Kokugikan sumo arena
Akebono and wife greeting visitors

Akebono and wife greeting visitors (closeup)

Red-and-white ribbon name tags

Inside sumo arena

Souvenir shop
Akebono merchandise (dolls)

More Akebono merchandise

Makushita wrestlers on sumo ring

Akebono's large framed photo in arena

Comic sumo (shokkiri)

Sentoryu (Henry Armstrong Miller)

Putting on Akebono's rope belt (tsuna)

Finishing Akebono's rope belt (tsuna)

Akebono entering arena for dohyo-iri (ring-entering ceremony)

Akebono stepping up to sumo ring for dohyo-iri

Akebono passing his son to referee

Akebono's dohyo-iri

Akebono's dohyo-iri

Akebono puts down his son

Hairdressing demonstration

Sumo jinku

Moment of silence for terrorist victims

U.S. Ambassador Howard Baker speaks

French Ambassador speaks

Topknot cutting begins with U.S. Ambassador Howard Baker

Wide-angle view of arena

Topknot cutting by Akira Nakao and Ramos

Topknot cutting by Konishiki

Topknot cutting by Hawai'i friend

Topknot cutting by brother

Topknot cutting by Musashimaru

Topknot cutting by Takanohana

The final cut by Azumazeki

Akebono and Azumazeki bow

Flowers for daddy

Akebono sans topknot bows

Takamiyama and Mike Mansfield

Takamiyama's topknot cutting

Makunouchi dohyo-iri

Yokozuna Musashimaru dohyo-iri

Yumitori shiki

Retirement ceremony signs and poster

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