Its first wrestler to reach the top makuuchi division was the Hawaiian born Yamato in 1997, followed by Gojōrō and Wakanojō, also in 1997.
However the stable had less success in later years, with its decline dating from the death of Magaki Oyakata's wife and okamisan in 2005.
[1] Russian maegashira Wakanohō was thrown out of sumo in 2008 after being accused of cannabis possession, charges which were eventually dropped.
In 2011, its highest ranked wrestler Wakatenrō [ja] was forced to retire because of accusations of match-fixing.
The stable had just three wrestlers remaining at this point, all in the lowest three divisions, although this did include future yokozuna Terunofuji (then known as Wakamishō).