(born September 24, 1998) is a Japanese professional sumo wrestler from Shijonawate, Osaka. He made his debut in May 2021 and currently wrestles for Takasago stable. He reached the juryo division in September 2023. His highest rank as of May 2026 is Maegashira 7.

He is the older brother of Asasuiryū, a sumo wrestler from the same .

Early life Ishizaki began sumo wrestling during his third year at Kusunoki Elementary School in Shijonawate, Osaka. In addition to sumo wrestling, he practiced karate during his time in elementary school. Ishizaki went on to attend Meitoku Gijuku Junior & Senior High School and in his third year of junior high school he won the group championship at the prefectural tournament and took third place in the All-Japan Junior High School Sumo Tournament. After graduating high school, Ishizaki enrolled at Nippon Sport Science University's Faculty of Sport Science where he studied martial arts. In his first year at the school, Ishizaki won the East Japan Student Sumo Championship 115 kg weight class, and in his second year, he made the top 16 for the All Japan Sumo Championship. During his fourth year, he served as the captain of the sumo club and achieved third place at the National Student Sumo Championship. After graduating, Ishizaki opted to go pro and joined Takasago stable because the stablemaster (former sekiwake Asasekiryu) was an alumnus of Ishizaki's high school.

Career Due to Ishizaki's amateur accomplishments, he was granted status which allowed him to make his debut at the bottom of the division. He made his professional debut in May 2021 and won the championship with a perfect record in his first tournament. He was promoted to for the following July tournament where he won his first six matches before losing to Hokuseihō on the 13th day to finish with a record. Ishizaki was promoted to a career-best 1 rank for the January 2023 tournament, however, he finished with a poor record and was unable to capitalize on a promotion. In July 2023, he finished with a record at the rank of 5 and was promoted to for the following September 2023 tournament. Upon promotion to , Ishizaki was given the shikona . He finished with a record in his first tournament as a sekitori, but bounced back with a record in November 2023. After scoring 11 wins in September 2024, Asakōryū earned promotion to for the first time. He ended his debut tournament with a losing record and was demoted to , though he immediately earned a return to the top division.

During the 2025 May tournament, Asakōryū was listed as a potential recipient of the special prize for Fighting spirit, conditional on him achieving an eleventh victory on the final day of the tournament. Asakōryū lost to Endō and did not win the award. This would end up being the final match of Endō's career. In July 2025, Asakōryū's brother, who also wrestled under the ring name Ishizaki, was promoted to the division making the two wrestlers the twenty-fourth pair of brothers to reach the ranks in sumo history.

At the May 2026 tournament, Asakōryū was fighting at a career-high rank of 7. On Day 6, he suffered an injury in his match against former Shōdai. Asakōryū withdrew from the tournament on Day 7 to finish with a record of . Because he already had three wins, he was able to avoid demotion to the division.

When the for the September 2026 tournament was released, it was announced that Asakōryū's brother, Asasuiryū, was promoted in the division. The two brothers became the fourteenth pair of brothers to compete simultaneously in the top division in the history of the sport. They both finished the tournament with winning records.

Fighting style Asakōryū is proficient in both yotsu-sumo (grappling) and oshi-sumo (pushing and thrusting) techniques. His most often used winning kimarite is oshidashi (push out), followed by yorikiri (force out).

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