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 ozeki.[1]

Asashio Taro
朝汐 太郎
Personal information
Born増原太 郎吉
Tarokichi Masuhara
1864
Uwa, Ehime Prefecture
DiedAugust 26, 1920(1920-08-26) (aged 55)
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in)
Weight102 kg (225 lb; 16 st 1 lb)
Career
StableOshiogawa → Takasago
Record144-78-103
32 draws-12 holds
(Makuuchi)
Debut1883
Highest rankOzeki (May, 1898)
RetiredJanuary, 1908
Elder nameSanoyama
Championships2 (Makuuchi, unofficial)
* Up to date as of Nov 4, 2022.
Asashio Tarō I, ukiyo-e 1901

Career

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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 and Konishiki. He was finally promoted to ozeki in May 1898 and was given a 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 1900, he participated in a local tour in Ehime Prefecture, and a performance was also held in his hometown of Yawatahama. He participated in the cooperation of wealthy local merchants to build an earthen bridge. The bridge came to be called "Asashio Bridge" and although the river and bridge are gone, the name of the place is still associated with Asashio Bridge in current Osaka.[2]

In January 1903, Asashio lost his rank of ozeki. In December 1904, he was granted a one-day yokozuna license and permitted to do a dohyo-iri by the Yoshida Tsukasa family, in recognition of his many years of service as an ozeki.

Retirement

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He retired at the age of 43. After his retirement, he assumed the name of Sanoyama. He first founded his own stable but disbanded it and returned to his original Takasago stable as a coach, where he notably recruited Komota Chokichi and passed down his shikona to him. He died in old age on August 26, 1920.[3]

Top division record

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Asashio I [4]
- Spring Summer
1890 West Jūryō #1
6–2–1
1d

 
East Maegashira #10
5–2–1
2d

 
1891 East Maegashira #3
6–2–1
1d

 
East Maegashira #2
1–2–6
 
1892 East Maegashira #3
6–2–1
 
East Maegashira #1
5–1–1
 
1893 East Sekiwake #1
7–1–1
1d

 
East Sekiwake #1
7–1–1
 
1894 East Sekiwake #1
2–5–1
1d

 
Sekiwake #1
8–1–1
1d
Unofficial

 
1895 East Sekiwake #1
6–1–1
 
Sat out
1896 East Sekiwake #1
4–3–1
1d

 
East Sekiwake #2
7–2–1
 
1897 East Sekiwake #2
6–2–1
1d

 
East Sekiwake #1
5–2–1
1d

 
1898 East Sekiwake #1
4–0–5
 
Ōzeki #1
7–1–1
1d
Unofficial

 
1899 East Ōzeki #1
6–1–1
1d

 
East Ōzeki #1
5–3–1
1d

 
1900 East Ōzeki #1
5–1–2
2d

 
East Ōzeki #1
3–4–2
1d

 
1901 East Ōzeki #1
0–2–8
 
West Ōzeki #2
5–2–1
2d

 
1902 West Ōzeki #2
2–5–1
2d

 
West Ōzeki #2
6–1–1
2d

 
1903 West Ōzeki #2
4–4–1
1d

 
West Sekiwake #1
4–4–1
1d

 
1904 West Komusubi #1
2–5–1
2d

 
East Komusubi #1
5–3–2
 
1905 Sat out East Maegashira #1
1–0–8
1d

 
1906 West Komusubi #1
1–5–1
3d

 
West Maegashira #4
1–3–6
 
1907 West Maegashira #6
2–5–1
1d

 
Sat out
1908 Sat out West Maegashira
Retired
0–0
Record given as win-loss-absent    Top Division Champion Top Division Runner-up Retired Lower Divisions

Key:d=Draw(s) (引分);   h=Hold(s) (預り)
Divisions: MakuuchiJūryōMakushitaSandanmeJonidanJonokuchi

Makuuchi ranks: YokozunaŌzekiSekiwakeKomusubiMaegashira

*Championships for the best record in a tournament were not recognized or awarded before the 1909 summer tournament and the above unofficial championships are historically conferred. For more information see yūshō.

References

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  1. ^ "Asashio Taro Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  2. ^ "八幡浜出身名力士の前田山、朝汐 地元で企画展". Sumo Reference. 8 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Asashio Taro (first generation)". Sumo Japanese digital dictionary. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Asashio Taro I Rikishi Information". Sumo Reference. Retrieved 2022-10-04.