Asaarashi Daizaburō

Asaarashi Daizaburō (朝嵐 大三郎), born Junji Sasaki (笹木 淳二), was a former sumo wrestler from Higashiyodogawa, Osaka, Japan. He made his professional debut in March 1959, and reached the top division in May 1969. His highest rank was maegashira 12. Upon retirement from active competition, he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association, under the name Takadagawa. He later acquired the Furiwake name (used afterward by Takamisakari and Hōchiyama) and reached the Sumo Association's mandatory retirement age in July 2008.

Asaarashi died of a heart attack on 2 April 2023 at the age of 79.