All Japan Female Amateur Championship
Keywords: Tournament
All Japan Female Amateur Championship (全日本女流アマチュア囲碁選手権大会) is the only Go tournament in Japan open to all female amateur players from any prefecture. It is sponsored by the Nihon Ki-in. Many participants eventually became professional players. ![[ext]](images/extlink.gif)
The Japanese Wikipedia includes a complete list of all professionals who attended the tournament before turning professional.
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Notable winners
Note that the 2020 tournament was cancelled due to COVID-19.
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 1965 | Ogawa Tomoko |
| 1970-1971 and 1975 | Kanai Kazuko |
| 1977-1978, 1980, 1985 and 1987 | Kamekura Yoshiko |
| 1981-1984 | Yoshie Yasuko |
| 1990-1991 and 1993-1995 | Sato Akiko |
| 1997 | Osawa Narumi |
| 2000-2001 | Nakajima Mieko |
| 2002 and 2013 | Osawa Maya (I) (Narumi's sister. The Osawa sisters are the first sisters to win at here) |
| 2003 | Mukai Kaori (Mukai Chiaki's sister, currently known as Mimura Kaori) |
| 2004 | Shimosaka Miori (W) |
| 2005 and 2007 | Ishii Akane (currently known as Tatsumi Akane at Kansai Ki-in) |
| 2008 | Oda Ayako (I) |
| 2014-2015 | Fujiwara Akiko (I) (W)* |
| 2016 | Oshima Reina (I) |
- Players marked * have also won the Female Student Honinbo.
- (W) = Waseda University Go Club alumni
- (I) = ex-Insei player
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Other participants who later turned pro
| Name | Notes |
|---|---|
| Chinen Kaori | Top 16 players in 1988 and 1989 |
| Kobayashi Izumi | Top 32 players in 1989 |
| Umezawa Yukari | 3rd place in 1995 |
| Fujisawa Rina | 4th place in 2009 |
| Deguchi Mariko | Runner Up in 2010 |
| Nyu Eiko | 3rd place in 2013 |
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