Asahisato Kenji
Japanese sumo wrestler
旭里 憲治 · 旭里憲治
- Born
- 9 November 1965, Osaka Prefecture
- Citizenship
- Japan
- Sport
- sumo
- Occupation
- rikishi
- Height
- 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
- Weight
- 140 kg (309 lb)
Asahisato Kenji (born 9 November 1965 as Kenji Masuda) is a former sumo wrestler from Ikeda, Osaka, Japan. His sumo career spanned 17 years where he competed in 102 tournaments from 1981 until 1998. His highest rank was maegashira 14. Upon his retirement he became an elder of the Japan Sumo Association. He took charge of Nakagawa stable in January 2017 and ran it until July 2020. After he was found to have mistreated wrestlers in the stable, he was demoted two rungs in the Sumo Association's hierarchy.
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