Sumo: Record-setting champion Hakuho's retirement ceremony

Sumo: Record-setting champion Hakuho's retirement ceremony

Former yokozuna Hakuho, who won a record 45 grand sumo tournament titles, gets a final cut from his former stablemaster Magaki (back, R), during his topknot cutting ceremony at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on Jan. 28, 2023, a ritual that marks his formal retirement. Some 280 people took part in the ritual that marks the wrestler's formal retirement. (Pool photo)

Stablemaster Magaki visits JSA after arrest of Russian wrestler

Stablemaster Magaki visits JSA after arrest of Russian wrestler

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo stablemaster Magaki visits the Japan Sumo Association on Aug. 19, a day after Russian sumo wrestler Wakanoho, who belongs to Magaki's stable, was arrested on suspicion of possessing marijuana.

Stablemaster Magaki visits JSA after arrest of Russian wrestler

Stablemaster Magaki visits JSA after arrest of Russian wrestler

TOKYO, Japan - Sumo stablemaster Magaki visits the Japan Sumo Association on Aug. 19, a day after Russian sumo wrestler Wakanoho, who belongs to Magaki's stable, was arrested on suspicion of possessing marijuana. (Kyodo)

The hundred-step Otokozaka slope at Mt. Atago

The hundred-step Otokozaka slope at Mt. Atago

The stone stairs leading to Atago Shinto Shrine at the top of Mt. Atago. The steps in the centre, Otoko-zaka (Man Slope), are mentioned in old stories and songs as the place where Magaki Heikuro ascended and descended on horseback. The inclination of about 40 degrees seems too steep for a horse. The gently-sloping staircase on the right is Onna-zaka (Woman Slope). There was a third slope called Shin-zaka (New Slope) at the other side of the mountain. One of the photographs in the album sold by Baron Raimund von Stillfried Rathenitz, this may have been taken by Felix Beato in the early years of the Meiji Period.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:R. Stillfried, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number78‐24‐0]