 Kitabayama retired from active competition in May 1966, following two losing scores in his last two tournaments (a third would have seen him demoted from the "ōzeki" rank).He remained in the sumo world as an elder under the "toshiyori" name Edagawa and worked as a coach at Tokitsukaze stable.He was also on the board of Directors of the Japan Sumo Association and worked as a judge of tournament bouts.