Wakanohana Kanji I, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Sumo wrestler
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Place of Birth: Aomori Prefecture, Japan
About Wakanohana Kanji I
- Wakanohana Kanji I (??? ??, Wakanohana Kanji, March 16, 1928 – September 1, 2010) was a sumo wrestler, the sport's 45th yokozuna (the highest-ranking position). Wakanohana's younger brother (by twenty-two years) was the late former ozeki Takanohana Kenshi and he was the uncle of Wakanohana Masaru and Takanohana Koji.
- He won ten top division yusho or tournament championships during his career and at a fighting weight of around 100 kg was one of the lightest yokozuna ever.
- He had a long-standing rivalry with Tochinishiki and was one of the most popular wrestlers of the 1950s.
- After his retirement in 1962 he established Futagoyama stable and was also head of the Japan Sumo Association from 1988 until 1992.
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