Izutsu stable

Sakahoko's nephew, Fukuzono Yoichiro, was a wrestler at the stable from 1988 until 2007, reaching a highest rank of jūryō 9.

The stable declined from around 20 wrestlers when Sakahoko inherited it to just three as of 2019, of whom the sole sekitori was Kakuryū, who reached the yokozuna rank in March 2014.

Sakahoko commented in 2008 that it was difficult to attract new recruits as "there are many heyas nowadays" but that as he was the only coach in the stable, a relatively small number meant he could give each wrestler close attention.

The stable's wrestlers and tokoyama were temporarily under the care of Kagamiyama, a director of the Japan Sumo Association and fellow member of the Tokitsukaze group,[2] but moved to Michinoku stable, which is run by the former stablemate of Sakahoko, former ōzeki Kirishima,[3] and originally branched off from Izutsu in 1974.

Most wrestlers at this stable took ring names or shikona that begin with the character 鶴 (two alternative readings: tsuru and kaku), meaning crane, in deference to the former owner, who was active as Tsurugamine.