- Highest rank
- makushita 幕下The third division, and the highest one that isn't salaried. More on makushita 39
- heya 部屋A stable: the house where wrestlers train, and where the juniors live. More on heya
- Takasago
- From
- Kanagawa-ken, Hiratsuka-shi
- Born
- 16 January 1981
- Height
- 177 cm
- Weight
- 146 kg
- Debut
- Haru 1996
- Retired
- 1 January 2005
Rank by basho 53 basho on the banzuke
MakushitaSandanmeJonidanJonokuchi
Career record
| Division | Basho | Won | Lost | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonokuchi | 1 | 5 | 2 | 71% |
| Jonidan | 10 | 41 | 29 | 59% |
| Sandanme | 34 | 122 | 111 | 52% |
| Makushita | 8 | 24 | 35 | 41% |
Defaults count as wins and losses. Playoff bouts don't, as in the official record.
How he wins top winning techniques
Most-faced opponents head to head
Latest bouts
- Lost to Ryushoyamatsukiotoshi
- Lost to Tokiryuyorikiri
- Lost to Tatsutsukasatsukiotoshi
- Beat Kotomisenoshidashi
- Beat Kankotsukidashi
- Beat Satsumanishikihikiotoshi
- Lost to Wakafujitasukuinage
- Beat Akotsukidashi
- Lost to Tokiryuyorikiri
- Lost to Kyokuryudakeuwatenage
- Beat Hisanoumiyorikiri
- Beat Seiryuoshidashi
- Lost to Hokutokuniyorikiri
- Lost to Fujimototsukiotoshi
- Lost to Daiyuchihikiotoshi
Ring names
- Asaobata Shoichi from Haru 1996
- Asahayate Shoichi from Hatsu 1999
- Asatoshi Shoichi from Nagoya 2004