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{{short description|Japanese sumo wrestler}}▼
{{hatnote|In this Japanese [[shikona]] name, the surname is Asahishō.}}
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==Career==
He began sumo at the age of just three and won national championships for five consecutive years from the second to sixth years of elementary school. He joined professional sumo upon graduation from junior high school, recruited by [[Ōshima stable]]. At just {{height|cm=170}} tall he was accepted by passing the secondary exam for promising recruits who do not meet the primary height requirement. In his first few tournaments he fought under his own surname of Matsushima, but soon adopted the ''[[shikona]]'' of Asahishō. He won the ''[[makushita]]'' division championship or ''[[yūshō]]'' in September 2011 with a perfect 7–0 record and this performance saw him promoted to the elite ''[[sekitori]]'' ranks for the first time in the November 2011 tournament.<ref name="sumodb"/> He was the first ''sekitori'' from the city of Noda. In April 2012 his ''[[heya (sumo)|heya]]'' closed upon the retirement of his stablemaster, former ''[[Makuuchi#Ōzeki|ōzeki]]'' [[Asahikuni]], and he moved to [[Tomozuna stable]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nikkansports.com/sports/sumo/news/p-sp-tp3-20120325-922789.html|title=親方定年で大島部屋力士が友綱へ転属|date=March 25, 2012|work=Nikkan Sports|language=Japanese|accessdate=November 25, 2019}}</ref> In May 2012 he saw his longtime stablemate [[Kyokutenhō Masaru|Kyokutenhō]] win the top division championship at 37 years of age, and was overcome with emotion while waiting to congratulate him afterwards.<ref name="gunning1124"/>
In July 2012 he had his best performance to date, a 10–5 record at ''jūryō'' 4, and this earned him promotion to the top ''[[makuuchi]]'' division for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2012/08/28/sumo/harumafuji-on-east-side-for-yokozuna-challenge/#.XdwepOSWymQ|title=Harumafuji on east side for yokozuna challenge|date=August 28, 2012|work=Japan Times|accessdate=November 25, 2019}}</ref> He was the tenth wrestler who began at Ōshima stable to reach the top division. He came through with a winning record in his ''makuuchi'' debut, but two ''[[make-koshi]]'' or losing scores in his next two tournaments saw him demoted back to ''jūryō''.<ref name="sumodb"/> In July 2013 he somewhat fortuitously won promotion back to the top division despite only scoring 9–6 at ''jūryō'' 7, due to a large number of vacancies with five men being demoted from ''makuuchi'', and also many ''jūryō'' wrestlers around him under-performing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Banzuke.aspx?b=201307&heya=-1&shusshin=-1&snr=on|title=Nagoya 2013 Banzuke|work=Sumo Reference|accessdate=November 25, 2019}}</ref> However, in September he injured his elbow in a match with [[Shotenro]] on Day 9 and had to withdraw.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Rikishi_basho.aspx?r=6531&b=201309|title=Asahisho results by basho|work=Sumo Reference|accessdate=November 25, 2019}}</ref> Although he returned to the tournament on Day 13 and won two more matches he could not prevent demotion back to ''jūryō''. This has been his final appearance in the top division to date.<ref name="sumodb"/>
In 2017 Asahishō narrowly failed to get a majority of wins against losses in three straight tournaments, and his third 7–8 in May 2017 cost him his place in ''jūryō'', as only he and [[Takagenji]] had demotable records and [[Abi Masatora|Abi]] and [[Tobizaru Masaya|Iwasaki]] were both deserving of promotion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sumodb.sumogames.de/Banzuke.aspx?b=201705&heya=-1&shusshin=-1&snr=on|title=Natsu 2017 Banzuke|work=Sumo Reference|accessdate=November 25, 2019}}</ref> During this tournament he was reprimanded on Day 2 by the ringside [[judge (sumo)|judge]] Minato Oyakata, the former [[Minatofuji]], for giving Takagenji an extra shove after the match was already over.<ref name="sponichi">{{cite web|url=https://www.sponichi.co.jp/sports/news/2017/05/15/kiji/20170515s00005000226000c.html|title=新十両・貴源治に教育的一発！旭日松「なめんなよ」|date=May 15, 2017|work=Sponichi|accessdate=November 25, 2019}}</ref> Asahishō apologized for the "educational slap" afterwards, explaining that he was annoyed at Takagenji (then just 20 and in his first ''jūryō'' tournament) for disrespecting his opponents by not bowing properly.<ref name="sponichi"/> He was demoted to ''makushita'' after 34 tournaments as a ''sekitori'', and has not managed a return to the paid ranks since then.<ref name="sumodb"/> He was forced to sit out the January 2021 tournament after a wrestler at [[Tomozuna stable]] tested positive for [[COVID-19]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/14096186|title=SUMO/ 65 wrestlers to stay away from tourney as 5 test positive for virus|date=10 January 2021|work=Asahi Shimbun|accessdate=28 January 2021}}</ref>
[[File:Salt (15715088222).jpg|thumb|left|Salt-throwing routine from July 2014]]
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