46th Yokozuna Asashio Taro

Highest Rank     Yokozuna (March 1959)
Real Name        YONEKAWA Fumitoshi
Birth Date       November 13, 1929
Shusshin         Hyogo-ken, Kobe-shi
Death Date       October 23, 1988 (58 years)
Height and Weight189 cm 145 kg
Heya             Takasago
Shikona          Yonekawa Fumitoshi - Asashio Taro
Hatsu Dohyo      1948.10 (Shinjo)
Intai            1962.01
KabuAsashio Taro - Furiwake Fumitoshi - Takasago Uragoro

Career Record    501-270-101/766 (59 basho)
  In Makuuchi    431-248-101/674 (52 basho), 5 Yusho, 3 Jun-Yusho, 4 Shukun-Sho, 7 Kinboshi
   As Yokozuna   102-58-95/156 (17 basho), 1 Yusho, 1 Jun-Yusho
   As Ozeki      117-42-6/158 (11 basho), 2 Yusho, 2 Jun-Yusho
   As Sekiwake   94-56/150 (10 basho), 2 Yusho, 2 Shukun-Sho
   As Komusubi   47-43/90 (6 basho)
   As Maegashira 71-49/120 (8 basho), 2 Shukun-Sho, 7 Kinboshi
  In Juryo       14-1/15 (1 basho), 1 Yusho
  In Makushita   21-9/30 (2 basho)
  In Sandanme    22-8/30 (2 basho)
  In Jonidan     9-3/12 (1 basho)
  In Shinjo      4-1/5 (1 basho)

Yonekawa Fumitoshi
1948.10 Sj                      4-1
1949.01 Jd31e   O-OO*OOOO*O*O   9-3
1949.05 Sd26e   OO*OO*OOOO*O*OO 11-4
1949.10 Sd6e    OOOOOOO**OO**OO 11-4
1950.01 Ms16e   **O*OOOOOOOOO*O 11-4
1950.05 Ms3e    O*OOOO*OO**OO*O 10-5
1950.09 J11e    OOOOO*OOOOOOOOO 14-1   Yusho (1st)
1951.01 M20w    **O*OO*O*OO*O*O 8-7
1951.05 M19e    *O*O*OOO****O*O 7-8
1951.09 M20e    *O*OOO*OOOOO*O* 10-5
1952.01 M13e    OOOO**OOO*OO**O 10-5
Asashio Taro
1952.05 M7e     OO*O**OO*OO**O* 8-7
1952.09 M2w     O**O*OOOO*OOO*O 10-5   Shukun-sho (1st) 2 Kinboshi
1953.01 S1e     OO*OO*OOOOOO*O* 11-4   Shukun-sho (2nd)
1953.03 S1e     *OOOOOO**O*OOO* 10-5
1953.05 S1w     OO*O*OOOO***O** 8-7
1953.09 S1e     O*OOOOO*******O 7-8
1954.01 K2wHD   O*OO*O***OO**OO 8-7
1954.03 K1e     OO**OOO*****OOO 8-7
1954.05 K1w     OO*OO**O**O**OO 8-7
1954.09 K1e     O**OO*O****OO** 6-9
1955.01 M1e     **OOO**OOOO*O** 8-7    Shukun-sho (3rd) 3 Kinboshi
1955.03 M1e     *OOOOO*OOO*O**O 10-5   2 Kinboshi
1955.05 K1e     O*OOOO*O*O***O* 8-7
1955.09 K1w     OOOO*O****O*OOO 9-6
1956.01 S1w     O*OOO**OOO*OO** 9-6
1956.03 S1e     OOO*OO*O*OOOOOO 12-3   Yusho (1st) Shukun-sho (4th)
1956.05 S1e     *OOO*O***%O*OO* 8-7
1956.09 S1e     *OOOO******OOOO 8-7
1957.01 S1e     OOO*O**O*O*O*O* 8-7
1957.03 S1w     OOOOOOOOOOOO*O* 13-2   Yusho (2nd)
1957.05 O1w     O*OO*OOOO*%***O 9-6
1957.09 O1w     O*OO*OOOOOO*%*O 11-4
1957.11 O1w     OO**OOOOOO**O*O 10-5
1958.01 O1w     *OOO*OOOO*OO*O* 10-5
1958.03 O1e     OOOOOOOOO*O*OOO 13-2   Yusho (3rd)
1958.05 O1e     O*OOO*O*#------ 5-4-6
1958.07 O1w     OO*OOOOO*OOO*** 10-5
1958.09 O1w     OOOOOOOO*O*O**O 11-4
1958.11 O1w     OOOOOO*OOOOOOOO 14-1   Yusho (4th)
1959.01 O1e     *OOO*OOOOO*OO*O 11-4   Jun-Yusho (1st)
1959.03 O1e     O*OO*OOOOOOOOOO 13-2   Jun-Yusho (2nd)
1959.05 Y1wYO   OO*OOOO*OO*OO** 10-5
1959.07 Y2eHD   --------------- 0-0-15
1959.09 Y2eHD   --------------- 0-0-15
1959.11 Y2eHD   --------------- 0-0-15
1960.01 Y2eHD   OOO**OOOOO*OOO* 11-4
1960.03 Y1w     *O*OOO***#----- 4-6-5
1960.05 Y2eHD   *OO*OOOO*OOOO** 10-5
1960.07 Y1w     OOOOOOO*OO***** 9-6
1960.09 Y1w     *O*OOOOOO*OO*OO 11-4
1960.11 Y1w     **OOOOOOOOOO*O* 11-4
1961.01 Y1e     OOOOO*O**O**OO* 9-6
1961.03 Y1w     OOO*OOOOOOOOOO* 13-2   Yusho (5th)
1961.05 Y1e     ***#----------- 0-4-11
1961.07 Y1w     OOOOOOO*O*OOOO* 12-3   Jun-Yusho (3rd)
1961.09 Y1e     ***#----------- 0-4-11
1961.11 Y2w     *O*O**#-------- 2-5-8
1962.01 Y2w                     0-0-15