Yoshibayama Junnosuke - Retirement From Sumo

Retirement From Sumo

After his retirement, Yoshibayama became the 8th head coach of Miyagino stable. The previous head coach was the 24th yokozuna Ōtori Tanigorō, but Miyagino stable was closed once after his death in 1956. While still an active wrestler, he managed his makeshift stable. Ōtori's son-in-law Fukunosato Ushinosuke belonged to his stable. He officially renamed his stable to Miyagino stable in 1960. He developed a number of top division wrestlers, such as Myobudani. He was also a shinpan or judge of tournament bouts, and on the Japan Sumo Association's board of directors. He also opened a number of chankonabe restaurants that still operate today.

Future makuuchi wrestler Chikubayama also joined his stable, but could not reach the top makuuchi division by 1977 when Yoshibayama died. Chikubayama accepted future yokozuna Hakuhō when he was the Miyagino stablemaster. Yoshibayama performed the yokozuna dohyō-iri (ring entering ceremony) in the shiranui style. When Hakuho was promoted to yokozuna, he succeeded to Yoshibayama's style. At the Meiji Jingu shrine on June 1, 2007, Hakuhō performed dohyō-iri wearing Yoshibayama's keshō-mawashi and used a sword (tachi) of another yokozuna Ōtori.