 There were no active "yokozuna" at the time, so he was unable to follow the tradition of having "yokozuna" serve as his "tachimochi" and "tsuyuharai" for the event.Asahifuji has remained in the sumo world as a coach.He had married a niece of the former Kasugayama-"oyakata" (former "maegashira" Ōnobori) in 1988, and seemed set to revive Kasugayama stable, but instead he took over the Ajigawa stable in 1993 due to the poor health of the previous incumbent (former "sekiwake" Mutsuarashi).