# Asasegawa Takeya

Asasegawa Takeya (born 4 May 1942 as Kenji Kameyama, died 22 September 2017) was a sumo wrestler from Naniwa-ku, Osaka, Japan. He made his professional debut in May 1957 and reached the top division in March 1964. His highest rank was maegashira 1. Upon retirement from active competition he became an elder in the Japan Sumo Association under the name Urakaze. He left the Association in January 1975.

## Career record

* The Nagoya tournament was first held in 1958.
Asasegawa Takeya :
| Year | January Hatsu basho, Tokyo | March Haru basho, Osaka | May Natsu basho, Tokyo | July Nagoya basho, Nagoya | September Aki basho, Tokyo | November Kyūshū basho, Fukuoka |
| 1957 | x | x | (Maezumo) | Not held | West Jonokuchi #11 5–3 | East Jonidan #87 5–3 |
| 1958 | East Jonidan #62 5–3 | West Jonidan #43 5–3 | East Jonidan #17 4–4 | West Jonidan #14 2–6 | West Jonidan #26 5–3 | East Jonidan #1 4–4 |
| 1959 | West Sandanme #104 4–4 | West Sandanme #93 Sat out due to injury 0–0–7 | West Jonidan #14 5–3 | West Sandanme #100 6–2 | East Sandanme #78 6–2 | West Sandanme #45 6–2 |
| 1960 | West Sandanme #17 3–5 | West Sandanme #19 6–2 | East Makushita #81 3–5 | West Sandanme #1 2–5 | East Sandanme #16 2–5 | East Sandanme #32 5–2 |
| 1961 | East Sandanme #14 4–3 | East Sandanme #5 6–1 | East Makushita #56 3–4 | West Makushita #63 2–5 | West Makushita #74 3–4 | West Makushita #79 2–5 |
| 1962 | West Sandanme #8 6–1 | East Makushita #36 5–2 | East Makushita #47 7–0 Champion | East Makushita #4 6–1 | West Makushita #1 4–3 | West Jūryō #18 8–7 |
| 1963 | East Jūryō #12 8–7 | East Jūryō #7 4–11 | West Jūryō #15 11–4 | West Jūryō #8 12–3 | East Jūryō #2 5–10 | West Jūryō #6 9–6 |
| 1964 | East Jūryō #1 10–5 | West Maegashira #14 6–9 | West Jūryō #3 12–3 Champion | West Maegashira #13 10–5 | East Maegashira #6 9–6 | East Maegashira #2 8–7 ★ |
| 1965 | East Maegashira #1 4–11 | East Maegashira #6 9–6 | East Maegashira #2 6–9 | East Maegashira #4 8–7 | West Maegashira #3 4–11 | East Maegashira #9 9–6 |
| 1966 | West Maegashira #4 9–6 ★ | East Maegashira #2 8–7 T★ | East Maegashira #1 0–4–11 | West Maegashira #11 10–5 | East Maegashira #4 3–12 | West Maegashira #9 7–8 |
| 1967 | East Maegashira #11 11–4 | East Maegashira #3 6–9 ★ | West Maegashira #6 1–14 | West Jūryō #1 6–9 | East Jūryō #4 Sat out due to injury 0–0–15 | East Makushita #1 1–6 |
| 1968 | West Makushita #19 7–0 Champion | West Jūryō #11 10–5 | East Jūryō #4 12–3 | East Maegashira #10 6–9 | East Jūryō #1 10–5 | East Maegashira #11 2–13 |
| 1969 | East Jūryō #7 9–6 | East Jūryō #3 12–3 Champion | East Maegashira #10 8–7 | East Maegashira #8 9–6 | West Maegashira #2 3–12 | East Maegashira #9 8–7 |
| 1970 | West Maegashira #4 6–9 | West Maegashira #6 9–6 | East Maegashira #3 2–13 | East Maegashira #12 7–8 | West Jūryō #1 5–10 | West Jūryō #6 5–10 |
| 1971 | West Jūryō #12 9–6 | East Jūryō #8 7–8 | East Jūryō #9 Retired 2–13 |
| Record given as wins–losses–absences Top division champion Top division runner-up Retired Lower divisions Non-participation Sanshō key: F=Fighting spirit; O=Outstanding performance; T=Technique Also shown: ★=Kinboshi; P=Playoff(s) Divisions: Makuuchi — Jūryō — Makushita — Sandanme — Jonidan — Jonokuchi Makuuchi ranks: Yokozuna — Ōzeki — Sekiwake — Komusubi — Maegashira |||||||