Wakanohana Kanji (Japanese: 若乃花 幹士, 3 April 1953 — 16 July 2022) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Ōwani, Aomori. He was the sport's 56th...

Wakanohana may refer to: Wakanohana Kanji I (1928–2010), sumo wrestler, the 45th Yokozuna Wakanohana Kanji II (1953–2022), sumo wrestler, the 56th Yokozuna...

Wakanohana Kanji (Japanese: 若乃花 幹士, Hepburn: Wakanohana Kanji, March 16, 1928 – September 1, 2010) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler. He was the...

敏満 24 Mihogaseki Sōbetsu, Hokkaido 1974 1985 Unryū Kitanoumi 56 Wakanohana Kanji II 若乃花 幹士 (二代) 4 Futagoyama Ōwani, Aomori 1978 1983 Unryū Magaki 57...

sumo wrestlers, formerly one of the Nishonoseki group of stables. Wakanohana Kanji II, the 56th yokozuna in sumo history, re-established the stable in...

politician 1953 – Sandra Boynton, American author and illustrator 1953 – Wakanohana Kanji II, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 56th Yokozuna (d. 2022) 1953 – James...

Preceded by Hiroshi Wajima 55th Yokozuna 1974–1985 Succeeded by Wakanohana Kanji II Yokozuna is not a successive rank, and more than one wrestler can...

2018. Futagoyama stable was established in 1962 by former yokozuna Wakanohana Kanji I, who branched off from Hanakago stable and converted his home near...

Futagoyama stable which had been set up his elder brother, former yokozuna Wakanohana Kanji I, three years previously. He initially fought under his own surname...

judo before turning to sumo. He was from the same area of Japan as Wakanohana Kanji II and the two entered professional sumo together in July 1968, joining...