Kansai Ki-in
The Kansai Ki-in is one of the professional go bodies in Japan, just like the Nihon Ki-in. Shortly after the second world war the Nihon Ki-in set up a Western Japan branch. The main driver for this was the increasing difficulty professionals from the Osaka region experienced during the war travelling to Tokyo for their professional activities. When a dispute over the Honinbo title arose between the Tokyo and Osaka branches, the latter declared itself independent in September 1950 and the Kansai Ki-in was born. The founder was Hashimoto Utaro.
You will find its official website here, but be aware that it is exclusively in Japanese.
--Stefan
(The Kansai is the region of Japan west of the old barrier at
Hakone, as opposed to the
Kanto region including Tokyo.)
See also Kansai Ki In Championship, and Professional Go Associations.