Japanese Go Books
The following is a list of Japanese go books that some SL deshis are familiar with. It is by no means a comprehensive list.
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Modern Books
- 24 Basic Joseki by Takemiya Masaki (1992)
- 80 Questions for Getting Strong at Actual Play - Haruyama Isamu
- An Outline of Japanese Go (日本囲碁大系)
- An Outline of Modern Go (現代囲碁大系)
- Bessatsu Igo Kurabu
- Cho U no Tokusen Tsumego
- Cho U's Tsumego
- Cosmic Style - Takemiya Masaki, A selection of Enjoyable Games - Takemiya Masaki & Nakayama Noriyuki
- Famous Tsumego Dictionary by Hashimoto Shoji
- Fujisawa Tesuji Dictionary
- Fuseki Riron - Otake Hideo
- Go Reader For True 5 Dan Books
- Go Super Books
- Immediately Helpful Vital Points of Life and Death
- The Invasions that Amateurs Don't Know - Awaji Shuzo
- Kihon Fuseki Jiten - Rin Kaiho
- Maeda Tsumego 3 volumes by Maeda Nobuaki
- Masterpiece Tsumego Dictionary
- NHK Lectures Series
- Nihon Ki-in Dan Level Series
- Oshiro Gofu
- Practical Life and Death Training Drill - Aragaki Takeshi
- Segoe Tesuji Dictionary - Go Seigen & Segoe Kensaku
- Segoe Tsumego Dictionary
- Selected Readings for Dan-level Players
- Semeai Tesuji
- Shikatsu Myoki
- The World's New Joseki
- Yoda Note
- Yose at a Glance (ひと目のヨセ)
Pre-Modern
- Dai Nihon Igo Kaishaku[1] (大日本囲碁解釈) by Inoue Yasunobu
- Ekisei Tsubiho[1] (奕正通微補) by Ko Kisei (revsied by Chen Jiru, expanded by Saito Masatsugu)
- Fuseki Kogo Shinpo[1] (布石攻合新法) by Abe Kamejiro
- Godate Kinu Burui[1] (碁立絹篩) by Yamamoto Hokuzan
- Godate Shijuban[1] (碁立四十番) by Gengensai Shujin
- Godate Shinan Taisei[1] (碁立指南大成) by Inshi Santoku
- Gokyo Kyokuki[1] (碁経局機) by Gengensai Shujin
- Gokyo Seimyo[1] (碁經精妙, Best of the Go Classics) by Hayashi Genbi
- Gokyo Sensui[1] (碁経選粋) by Gengensai Shujin
- Gokyo Shumyo[1] (碁経衆妙) by Hayashi Genbi
- Gotate Kinuburui[1] (碁立絹篩) by Sen'ekitei Keishi
- Hamete 1000 Dai[1] (はめ手千態) by Nakane Hojiro
- Hyakuban Go[1] (百番碁) by Torii Inchu
- Igo Jissen 50 Ban[1] (囲碁実戦五十番) by Inagaki Kentaro
- Igo Joseki Shu[1] vols 1 & 2 (囲碁定石集) by Gengensai Shujin
- Igo Kappo[1] (囲碁活法) by Kobayashi Kentaro
- Igo Hatsuyoron (囲碁 発陽論) by Dosetsu Inseki
- Igo Hiketsu Yose to Ko[1] (囲碁秘訣侵分と劫) by Seki Genkichi
- Igo Hitoriannai[1] (囲碁独案内) by Ninomiya Shukai & Nagai Tadanori
- Igo Myoden[1] (囲碁妙伝) by Gennan Inseki
- Igo Shinan[1] (囲碁指南) by Nomura Suetomo
- Igo Shinpo[1] (囲碁新報) by Honinbo Shuho
- Igo Shoho[1] (囲碁初歩) by Kobayashi Kentaro & Kobayashi Tetsubo
- Igo Shokei[1] (囲碁捷径) by Yasui Sanchi
- Igo Shoshin no Tebiki[1] (囲碁初心の手引) by Abe Kamejiro
- Igo Shukairoku by Gennan Inseki
- Ishikubari Jizai[1] (石配自在) by Hattori Yusetsu
- Joseki Igo Shinpo[1] (定石囲碁新法) by Honinbo Shuei
- Kachi Seikyoku[1] (佳致精局) by Yasui Sanchi
- Kinko Meijin Uchigoshu[1] (近古名人打碁集) by Kobayashi Tetsujiro
- Kokon Meika Uchigoshu[1] (古今名家打碁集) by Kobayashi Tetsujiro & Kobayashi Kentaro
- Kokugi Kanko[1] (国技観光) by Honinbo Jowa
- Kuden Igo Hitorigeiko[1] (口伝囲碁独稽古) by Yamagata Shichizo
- Okigo Jizai[1] (置碁自在) by Hattori Inshuku
- Okigo Joseki Shinpo[1] (置碁定石新法) by Abe Kamejiro
- Onko Chishin Goroku[1] (温古知新棊録) by Hattori Inshuku
- Rankado Kiwa (爛柯堂棋話) by Hayashi Genbi
- Shinan Igo Hitorimanabi[1] (新案囲碁独まなび) by Iwasa Kei
- Shinan Tsumego Shikatsu Myoki[1] (新案詰碁死活妙機) by Honinbo Shusai
- Shinsen Igo Nyumon[1] (新撰囲碁入門) by Takasaki Taisaku
- Shiroto Kikan Jissen Shokai[1] (素人棋鑑) by Honinbo Shusai
- Shinshiki Igo Hiden[1] (新式囲碁秘伝) by Karigane Junichi
- Shokai Igo Joseki[1] (詳解囲碁定石) by Kobayashi Kentaro
- Tagaisen Joseki Shinpo[1] (互先定石新法) by Abe Kamejiro
- Urotsuki Shinsen Gokyo[1] (烏鷺杖紀) by Inagaki Kentaro
[1] Free digital copies of these books are available online via a link on the book's page.
tchan001: I really don't think all the old Japanese books should be classified as classics. It's not a matter of digital availability from an online library. There has to be more reasons beyond just being old. For example, classics are still referred to by modern books such as Fujisawa's Tesuji Dictionary. Perhaps we should limit the classics to a more selective list such as those in this Italian list: http://blog.libero.it/IgoWeichiBaduk/5189468.html
Maybe we should classify according to their period in go history such as Edo, Meijin, Showa and Pre-WWII, and After WWII (Modern). This is the way the famous Japanese used bookstore, Akasiya-Shoten, classifies their go book collection.
tderz: Hence, canonical books become classics, even when not old.
valerio: a list of Edo books is here. Surely, many titles and names are wrong and I hope to correct them lately.
tchan001: There is another Japanese list of Edo books at http://hup.k-server.org/koten/edobooks.html
valerio: this list is the basis of mine. I translated the titles and the names of the authors (and added some other title: 97 instead of 81); I also added references to some website. I will translate also another list