Takasago stable
By 2004 Asanowaka was no longer able to hold his own in the top division, and after a disastrous 1-14 score in the "jūryō" division in March 2005, he announced his retirement the following month. He had not missed a single bout in his career. He has remained in the sumo world as an elder, affiliated to the Takasago stable, and is now known as Wakamatsu Oyakata. He became a deputy director of the Sumo Association in 2020. He was reportedly in the running to take over Takasago stable following the retirement of his former stablemaster, the ex-Asashio Tarō IV, in December 2020, but lost out to the former Asasekiryū, another coach at the stable.