On 27 December 2023 the Sumo Association announced that Kakuryū would inherit the Otowayama
elder stock, which had been vacated earlier in the year by former
maegashira Tenkaihō. Creating the first incarnation of the Otowayama stable in 78 years. The stable is located in a three-story building in
Sumida, Tokyo that was previously used by the local government before being renovated for use by sumo wrestlers. In
April 2024 the stable inaugurated its nameplate featuring
calligraphy by Mori Kiyonori, the head priest at
Kiyomizu-dera in
Kyoto who is known for writing the emblematic
kanji of the year in Japan. During the same month, the stable housed the transfer of
ōzeki Kirishima and the former head coach of Michinoku stable (former
Kirishima Kazuhiro) following the closure of the latter after Kazuhiro reached the mandatory retirement age set by the
Japan Sumo Association. ==Owners==