Nihon Ki-in

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The Nihon Ki-in is the principal Japanese go association. It is based in Tokyo and was formed in July 1924. The main driver was an earthquake in 1923, which caused great financial hardship on the existing go groups. Among the innovations were the organisation of the Oteai promotion system, the introduction of time limits and the introduction of amateur dan diplomas. There is another professional organisation in Japan, based in Osaka: the Kansai Ki-in.

The Nihon Ki-in has a website, the English part of which you'll find [ext] here.


See Outside the Ki-ins for various groupings of pros other than the two Ki-ins.



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