Asashio Tarō (other)
Asashio Tarō may refer to: *Asashio Tarō I (1864-1920), Japanese sumo wrestler; ozeki, real name Tarokichi Masuhara *Asashio Tarō II (1879-1961), Japanese sumo wrestler; ozeki and 3rd Takasago-oyakata, real name Chokichi Komota *Asashio Tarō III (1929-1988), Japanese sumo wrestler; 46th yokozuna and 5th Takasago-oyakata *Asashio Tarō IV was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Muroto, Kōchi, Japan. His highest rank was '' ōzeki''. A former amateur champion, he turned professional in 1978. He won one top division tournament championship and was a runner-up on four other occasions ...

Asashio Tarō I
Asashio Tarō I (朝汐 太郎, November 28, 1864 – August 26, 1920) was a sumo wrestler from Ehime Prefecture, Japan. His highest rank was Makuuchi#Ōzeki, ozeki. Career In 1881, at the age of 17, he entered Osaka sumo's Oshiogawa stable, and took part to his first tournament in 1883 under the name of ''Asashio''. Unsatisfied, Tarokichi moved to Tokyo in 1889 and was recruited by the Takasago stable to join Tokyo sumo . In Tokyo sumo, he debuted in January 1890 as a Juryo. He was promoted to sekiwake in January 1893 and served as such for 11 consecutive tournaments (five years), when the tournaments were dominated by Nishinoumi Kajirō I, Nishinoumi and Konishiki Yasokichi I, Konishiki. He was finally promoted to ozeki in May 1898 and was given a Mawashi#Keshō-mawashi, kesho-mawashi decorated with the Date family crest, "Bamboo and Sparrow," by Date Munenari, the former lord of the Uwajima Domain. Asashio served as an ōzeki for 5 years (10 tournaments) until January 1903. In ...
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Asashio Tarō II
was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Ehime Prefecture, Japan. He is the second wrestler to bear the ''shikona'', or ring name, Asashio. He became the stablemaster of Takasago stable in 1915 while still active, and continued to run the stable after his retirement in 1919 until 1941, when he passed on the Takasago toshiyori, elder share to then ''ōzeki'' Maedayama. He died in 1962 at the age of 82. Early life and career Asashio was born in Saijō, Ehime, Saijō in the Ehime Prefecture. At the age of 20, it is said he had the strength to lift a load nearly three times his body weight, and was expected to become a sumo wrestler. He entered the Takasago stable and became the protege of toshiyori, coach Sanoyama (former ''ōzeki'' Asashio Tarō I, Asashio). He entered his first tournament in 1901 under the ''shikona'', or ring name, but was later given the name , the former ring name of his mentor, when he was promoted to ''sekiwake''. He was a popular wrestler because he ha ...
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Asashio Tarō III
was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Tokunoshima in the Amami Islands. He was the sport's 46th ''yokozuna''. He was also a sumo coach and head of Takasago stable. Career He was born on Tokunoshima in the Amami Islands. Due to the Amami Islands being occupied by the United States, in 1948 he stowed away on a cargo ship and was supported by a relative in Hyogo Prefecture. Making his professional debut in October 1948, he at first fought under his real name. He was billed in sumo as being from Kobe in Hyogo until the United States returned the Anami Islands to Japan in 1953, and was thereafter billed as being from Kagoshima Prefecture. In September 1950 he reached the second highest ''jūryō'' division and won the championship with a 14–1 record. This earned him immediate promotion to the top ''makuuchi'' division in January 1951. He adopted the ''shikona'' or ring name of Asashio Tarō in 1952. In his early career he earned seven ''kinboshi'' or gold stars for def ...
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