Asashio Tarō II
| Asashio Tarō | |
|---|---|
| 朝潮 太郎 | |
Asashio in 1920 | |
| Personal information | |
| Born | Chokichi Komota April 19, 1879 Saijō, Ehime Prefecture Japan |
| Died | April 30, 1962 (aged 83) |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 113 kg (249 lb; 17.8 st) |
| Career | |
| Stable | Takasago |
| Record | 111-67-66-26d-7h |
| Debut | May 1901 |
| Highest rank | Ōzeki (January 1915) |
| Retired | May 1919 |
| Elder name | Takasago |
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 82.