Asashio Tarō I

Asashio Tarō I (朝汐 太郎, November 28, 1864 – August 26, 1920) was a sumo wrestler from Ehime Prefecture, Japan.

[1] 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.

In 1900, he participated in a local tour in Ehime Prefecture, and a performance was also held in his hometown of Yawatahama.

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.

[3] Key:d=Draw(s) (引分);   h=Hold(s) (預り) Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi *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.

Asashio Tarō I, ukiyo-e 1901