More than 4,000 people attend funeral of Satoru Iwata in Kyoto

Over 4000 people were present at the two-day funeral of former Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata. As announced this past Sunday, Iwata died of cancer due to a tumor in his bile duct at age 55.

According to a post on The Wall Street Journal, “At a temple, people wearing black and carrying umbrellas because of a nearby typhoon lined up to pass his coffin. Some even carried a Nintendo 3DS handheld game machine, which was introduced by Mr. Iwata.”

More than 2,600 people paid their respects during the first day of the final farewell to Satoru Iwata, followed by 1,500 attendees the following day.

During the eulogy, Mr. Genyo Takeda, one of the directors at Nintendo alongside Shigeru Miyamoto, stated he and Mr. Miyamoto would strive to complete the work that Mr. Iwata started. Takeda also mentioned that the seeds that Mr. Iwata planted would one day grow into flowers “that will make people around the world smile,” according to the WSJ post.

Farewell, Iwata-san.

Once again we thank everyone for sharing their personal memories and artistic condolences for Mr. Iwata this week. pic.twitter.com/KA08JsTYFM

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) July 17, 2015

Please understand that you are the best fans in the world. pic.twitter.com/YAi6YvcNMQ

— Nintendo of Europe (@NintendoEurope) July 17, 2015

.@Nintendo Thank you so much for honoring our late President Satoru Iwata with your kind condolences. Also, we'd like to express our…

— Cheesemeister 😷💉💉💉 (@Cheesemeister3k) July 17, 2015

.@Nintendo …heartfelt gratitude to everyone who came to the wake or funeral in spite of bad weather and busy schedules.

— Cheesemeister 😷💉💉💉 (@Cheesemeister3k) July 17, 2015

.@Nintendo For all of your kindness, we humbly offer our thanks. (Nintendo Co., Ltd.)

— Cheesemeister 😷💉💉💉 (@Cheesemeister3k) July 17, 2015

弊社取締役社長 故 岩田 聡の逝去に際し、皆様よりご丁重な弔意を賜り、誠にありがとうございます。また、悪天候の中、ご多用中にもかかわらず通夜ならびに葬儀にお運びいただきました皆様には、心より感謝申し上げます。ここに皆様のご厚情に対し、謹んで御礼申し上げます。（任天堂株式会社）

— 任天堂株式会社 (@Nintendo) July 17, 2015

Once again we thank everyone for sharing their personal memories and artistic condolences for Mr. Iwata this week. pic.twitter.com/KA08JsTYFM

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) July 17, 2015

We will honor his memory by putting smiles on people’s faces. Mr. Iwata inspired us all & had the heart of a gamer. pic.twitter.com/OPfctpUYmP

— Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) July 17, 2015

[Sources]: WSJ: Fans Remember Nintendo President Iwata at Funeral; Kyodo News: Funeral held for Nintendo President Iwata; @Nintendo, @NintendoAmerica; @Chessmeister3k.