▁st ables . ▁Its ▁last ▁inc arn ation ▁was ▁in ▁existence ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁▁ ▁The ▁stable ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁the ▁Me iji ▁era ▁by ▁former ▁y ok oz una ▁N ish in ou mi ▁K aj ir ō ▁I , ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁y ok oz una , ▁who ▁became ▁the ▁ 7 th ▁Iz ut su - oy ak ata . ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁N ish in ou mi ▁K aj ir ō ▁II , ▁the ▁ 2 5 th ▁y ok oz una ▁who ▁ran ▁the ▁stable ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 . ▁The ▁latest ▁inc arn ation ▁of ▁Iz ut su ▁stable ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁family , ▁having ▁been ▁founded ▁as ▁Kim ig ah ama ▁stable ▁by ▁his ▁grand son - in - law ▁T sur ug am ine ▁Ak io ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁and ▁subsequently ▁renamed ▁Iz ut su ▁stable ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁after ▁T sur ug am ine ▁obtained ▁the ▁stock ▁from ▁former ▁y ok oz una ▁K itan of u ji ▁( who ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁K ok ono e ▁stable ). ▁T sur ug am ine ▁Ak io ▁had ▁previously ▁attempted ▁to ▁obtain ▁the ▁Iz ut su ▁stock ▁from ▁the ▁wid ow ▁of ▁his ▁old ▁stable master , ▁the ▁former ▁ma eg ash ira ▁T sur ug am ine