Asashio Tarō II
Japanese sumo - wrestler
二代目朝潮太郎 · 朝潮太郎 (2代)
- Born
- 19 April 1879, Nii district
- Died
- 30 April 1961
- Citizenship
- Japan, Empire of Japan
- Sport
- sumo
- Occupation
- rikishi
Asashio Tarō (Japanese: 朝潮 太郎; born Chokichi Komota (薦田 長吉), April 19, 1879 – April 30, 1962) was a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Ehime Prefecture, Japan. He is the second wrestler to bear the shikona, or ring name, Asashio. He became the stablemaster of Takasago stable in 1915 while still active, and continued to run the stable after his retirement in 1919 until 1941, when he passed on the Takasago elder share to then ōzeki Maedayama. He died in 1962 at the age of 83.
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