List of Famous people named Wakanohana

Here are some famous Wakanohanas:

Wakanohana Masaru

First Name Wakanohana
Born on January 20, 1971 (age 53)
Born in Japan, Tokyo

Masaru Hanada is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler. As an active wrestler he was known as Wakanohana Masaru , and his rise through the ranks alongside his younger brother Takanohana Kōji saw a boom in sumo's popularity in the early 1990s. He is the elder son of the former ōzeki Takanohana Kenshi, who was also his stablemaster, and the nephew of Wakanohana Kanji I, a famous yokozuna of the 1950s. Wakanohana was a long serving ōzeki who won five tournament championships, and eventually joined his brother at yokozuna rank in 1998, creating the first ever sibling grand champions. After a brief and injury plagued yokozuna career he retired in 2000, becoming a television personality and restaurant owner. The death of his father in 2005 saw a very public falling out with his brother.

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Wakanohana Kanji II

First Name Wakanohana
Born on April 3, 1953
Died on July 18, 2022 (aged 69)

Wakanohana Kanji II is a Japanese former professional sumo wrestler from Ōwani, Aomori. He was the sport's 56th yokozuna. After retirement he became head coach of Magaki stable. Due to poor health he left the Japan Sumo Association in December 2013.

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