Asasegawa Takeya, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Asasegawa Takeya

Sumo wrestler

Date of Birth: 04-May-1942

Place of Birth: Ōsaka, Ōsaka Prefecture, Japan

Date of Death: 22-Sep-2017

Profession: rikishi

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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.