Takanohana visits elementary school

Takanohana visits elementary school

FUKUOKA, Japan - Sumo stablemaster and former yokozuna (grand champion) Takanohana does sumo warm-up exercises with children at an elementary school in Fukuoka on Dec. 3, 2010. Takanohana was invited as a guest teacher to the school as part of a program organized by the Japan Football Association.

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