▁number ▁meant ▁he ▁could ▁give ▁each ▁wrest ler ▁close ▁attention . ▁ ▁Sak ah oko ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 5 8 ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 9 . ▁The ▁stable ' s ▁wrest lers ▁and ▁to ko y ama ▁were ▁tempor arily ▁under ▁the ▁care ▁of ▁K ag ami y ama , ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Japan ▁Sum o ▁Association ▁and ▁fellow ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Tok its uk aze ▁group , ▁but ▁moved ▁to ▁Mich in oku ▁stable , ▁which ▁is ▁run ▁by ▁the ▁former ▁stable mate ▁of ▁Sak ah oko , ▁ex - ō ze ki ▁Kir ish ima . ▁and ▁originally ▁branch ed ▁off ▁from ▁Iz ut su ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁Ring ▁name ▁convent ions ▁Most ▁wrest lers ▁at ▁this ▁stable ▁took ▁ring ▁names ▁or ▁sh ik ona ▁that ▁begin ▁with ▁the ▁character ▁ <0xE9> <0xB6> <0xB4> ▁( two ▁alternative ▁read ings : ▁t sur u ▁and ▁k aku ), ▁meaning ▁c rane , ▁in ▁de ference ▁to ▁the ▁former ▁owner , ▁who ▁was ▁active ▁as ▁T sur ug am ine . ▁ ▁O wn ers ▁ 1 9 9 4 – 2 0 1 9 : ▁ 1 4 th ▁Iz ut su ▁( fu ku - ri ji , ▁former ▁se ki w ake ▁Sak ah oko ) ▁ 1 9 7 7 - 1 9 9 4 : ▁ 1 3 th ▁Iz ut su ▁( former ▁se ki w ake ▁T sur ug am ine ▁Ak io ) ▁