Asahikuni Masuo

Sumo wrestler

旭國斗雄

Born

25 April 1947, Hokkaidō

Died

22 October 2024

Citizenship

Japan

Sport

sumo

Occupation

rikishi

Asahikuni Masuo (Japanese: 旭國 斗雄; April 25, 1947 – October 22, 2024), born Takeo Ōta (太田武雄, Ōta Takeo), was a Japanese sumo wrestler from Hokkaidō, Japan. His highest rank was ōzeki. After his retirement he set up Ōshima stable which he ran from 1980 until he left the Japan Sumo Association in 2012 upon reaching the age of 65.

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q4803391 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.