'Devil of the Dohyo' Wakanohana dies at 82

'Devil of the Dohyo' Wakanohana dies at 82

TOKYO, Japan - The original Wakanohana (R), former grand champion, as Japan Sumo Association chairman hands a trophy to his nephew Takahanada, who won the January 1992 tournament in Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan. Wakanohana, whose real name was Katsuji Hanada, died of kidney cancer Sep. 1, 2010 at the age of 82.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001151123
  • Registered date
  • 2010/9/01 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2010 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 1484 × 1303 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 867.31(KB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    Former sumo grand champion Akebono dies at 54

    Former sumo grand champion Akebono dies at 54

    Photo shows sumo wrestler Akebono holding the Emperor's Cup after winning his first top-division championship as a sekiwake at the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan in May 1992. The former grand champion died at 54 in early April, 2024, of heart failure.
      New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

      New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

      Yokozuna Terunofuji receives the Emperor's Cup from Japan Sumo Association head Hakkaku after clinching his ninth career top-division championship at the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 28, 2024.
        New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

        New Year Grand Sumo Tournament

        Yokozuna Terunofuji receives the Emperor's Cup from Japan Sumo Association head Hakkaku after clinching his ninth career top-division championship at the 15-day New Year Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 28, 2024.
          Sumo: Topknot cutting ceremony

          Sumo: Topknot cutting ceremony

          Former sekiwake-ranked sumo wrestler Okinoumi (C), now stablemaster Kimigahama, gets his topknot cut off by Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku during a ceremony at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2023.
            Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

            Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

            Ozeki Takakeisho receives the Emperor's Cup from Japan Sumo Association head Hakkaku after clinching his fourth career top-division championship at the 15-day Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Sept. 24, 2023.
              Sumo: Terunofuji wins summer tourney

              Sumo: Terunofuji wins summer tourney

              Yokozuna Terunofuji (L) receives the Emperor's Cup from Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku after winning the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 28, 2023.
                Sumo: Terunofuji wins summer tourney

                Sumo: Terunofuji wins summer tourney

                Yokozuna Terunofuji (L) receives the Emperor's Cup from Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku after winning the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 28, 2023. (Pool photo)
                  Summer Grand Sumo Tournament

                  Summer Grand Sumo Tournament

                  Grand champion Terunofuji (R) defeats sekiwake Kiribayama on the 14th day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 27, 2023, clinching his eighth Emperor's Cup in a comeback from injury.
                    Summer Grand Sumo Tournament

                    Summer Grand Sumo Tournament

                    Grand champion Terunofuji (R) defeats sekiwake Kiribayama on the 14th day of the 15-day Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 27, 2023, clinching his eighth Emperor's Cup in a comeback from injury.
                      Sumo: Summer tournament

                      Sumo: Summer tournament

                      Japan Sumo Association head Hakkaku (C), flanked by sanyaku-level wrestlers, steps on the ring to greet fans on the opening day of the Summer Grand Sumo Tournament at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan on May 14, 2023.