at 35 years of age he was the oldest in his division, Kirinji pulled out with a knee injury. He announced his retirement from sumo on the 14th day. He remained in the sumo world as a coach at Nishonoseki stable under the elder name Kitajin Oyakata. Although the stable closed in January 2013, the stable to which he moved, Matsugane, was renamed Nishonoseki stable in 2014. He reached the mandatory retirement age for coaches of 65 in March 2018 and left the Japan Sumo Association. On 13 April 2021, the Sumo Association announced that he had died of multiple organ failure on 1 March at the age of 67. Career record See also Glossary of sumo terms List of past sumo wrestlers List of sumo elders List of sumo tournament top division runners-up List of sumo tournament second division champions List of sumo record holders List of sekiwake References 1953 births 2021 deaths Japanese sumo wrestlers People from Kashiwa Sumo people from Chiba Prefecture Sekiwake