Asaarashi Daizaburō

In this Japanese name, the surname is Asaarashi.

Asaarashi Daizaburō (Japanese: 朝嵐 大三郎; 8 July 1943 – 2 April 2023), born Junji Sasaki (笹木 淳二, Sasaki Junji), was a former sumo wrestler from Higashiyodogawa, Osaka, Japan. He made his professional debut in March 1959, and reached the top division in May 1969. His highest rank was maegashira 12. Upon retirement from active competition, he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association, under the name Takadagawa. He later acquired the Furiwake name (used afterward by Takamisakari and Hōchiyama) and reached the Sumo Association's mandatory retirement age in July 2008.^[2]

Asaarashi Daizaburō
朝嵐 大三郎
Personal information
Born	Junji Sasaki (1943-07-08)8 July 1943 Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka, Japan
Died	2 April 2023(2023-04-02) (aged 79) Koshigaya, Japan[1]
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	110 kg (240 lb)
Career
Stable	Takasago
Record	403-425-7
Debut	March, 1959
Highest rank	Maegashira 12 (May, 1969)
Retired	March, 1973
Elder name	Takadagawa Furiwake

Asaarashi died of a heart attack on 2 April 2023 at the age of 79.^[1]

Career record

Asaarashi Daizaburō^[3]

Year	January Hatsu basho, Tokyo	March Haru basho, Osaka	May Natsu basho, Tokyo	July Nagoya basho, Nagoya	September Aki basho, Tokyo	November Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka
1959	x	(Maezumo)	(Banzukegai)	(Maezumo)	West Jonokuchi #24 4–4	East Jonidan #148 0–8
1960	East Jonokuchi #11 4–4	East Jonidan #130 4–4	East Jonidan #106 2–6	East Jonidan #116 5–2	East Jonidan #71 1–6	East Jonidan #97 2–5
1961	East Jonidan #108 5–2	West Jonidan #34 2–5	East Jonidan #70 4–3	West Jonidan #27 3–4	West Jonidan #37 6–1	East Sandanme #84 5–2
1962	East Sandanme #43 3–4	West Sandanme #50 4–3	West Sandanme #38 3–4	East Sandanme #42 5–2	West Sandanme #6 6–1	East Makushita #72 2–5
1963	East Makushita #95 5–2	West Makushita #65 4–3	West Makushita #58 2–5	East Makushita #71 5–2	West Makushita #47 3–4	East Makushita #54 3–4
1964	East Makushita #58 3–4	East Makushita #59 1–6	West Makushita #84 5–2	West Makushita #66 4–3	West Makushita #57 3–4	East Makushita #63 4–3
1965	West Makushita #57 4–3	West Makushita #50 5–2	East Makushita #30 4–3	West Makushita #26 4–3	West Makushita #24 5–2	East Makushita #10 4–3
1966	East Makushita #7 3–4	West Makushita #8 5–2	West Makushita #2 5–2	East Jūryō #18 9–6	West Jūryō #9 7–8	West Jūryō #9 6–9
1967	West Jūryō #13 6–9	East Jūryō #17 5–10	West Makushita #9 5–2	West Makushita #3 6–1	West Jūryō #10 6–9	East Jūryō #13 7–8
1968	East Makushita #1 4–3	West Jūryō #13 3–12	East Makushita #5 4–3	West Makushita #2 5–2	West Jūryō #13 8–7	East Jūryō #11 9–6
1969	West Jūryō #5 9–6	East Jūryō #1 8–7	East Maegashira #12 5–10	West Jūryō #4 6–9	Jūryō #8 8–7	West Jūryō #5 7–8
1970	West Jūryō #7 9–6	West Jūryō #3 8–7	East Jūryō #2 5–10	East Jūryō #9 5–10	West Jūryō #13 9–6	East Jūryō #9 8–7
1971	West Jūryō #5 6–9	West Jūryō #11 4–11	East Makushita #7 4–3	West Makushita #4 4–3	West Makushita #1 6–1	East Jūryō #11 8–7
1972	East Jūryō #9 6–9	East Jūryō #11 8–7	West Jūryō #6 6–9	West Jūryō #9 8–7	East Jūryō #6 7–8	East Jūryō #7 5–10
1973	West Jūryō #11 3–12	East Makushita #9 Retired 0–0–7	x	x	x	x
Record given as wins–losses–absences    Top division champion Top division runner-up Retired Lower divisions Non-participation Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique     Also shown: ★=Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s) Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna — Ōzeki — Sekiwake — Komusubi — Maegashira

See also

• Glossary of sumo terms
• List of past sumo wrestlers