High school Go clubs in Kansai

High school Go clubs in Kansai are believed to be powerful rivals to High school Go clubs in Tokyo. This is because the Kansai region is a large scale metropolitan area like Tokyo with many Go players.

Facilities

The largest Go faclities in this area are the Kansai Ki-in, Nihon Ki-in Umeda Go Salon and the Nihon Ki-in Kansai Headquarters. All of them are located in the Osaka Prefecture, but since there are convenient railway services ( JR-West, Osaka Metro etc.), residents outside Osaka can reach them easily.

Notable clubs

The following tables summarizes the notable Go clubs in the Kansai region.

School Name	Gender	Type	Benesse Corporation Ratings (BCR)	Go club status
Nada	Male	Private	79 (Highest in Japanese private schools)	35 appearances at the High School Championship, 8-time high school champion (1989-1991 and 1995-1999). Two professionals, Sakai Hideyuki and Mitsunaga Junzo are its alumni.
Rakunan	Co-educational	Private	71-74 (Highest in Kyoto private schools)	28 appearances at the High School Championship, 3-time high school champion (1993, 2018-2019)
Hikone Higashi	Co-educational	Public	68	23 appearances at the High School Championship
Rakuhoku	Co-educational	Public	48-64	2009-2010 high school champion and winner at the High School Invitational Tournament, 9 appearances at the High School Championship
Shitenoji	Girls	Private	50-74	2013-2014 winner at the High School Invitational Tournament, 5 appearances at the High School Championship

See also: High school Go clubs in Japan