Japan

Also known as the land of the rising sun, it is the home to the Nihon Kiin and the Kansai Kiin, many famous professional players and is largely responsible for the popularization of Go worldwide. The current free-opening play was invented in Japan.

Organizations

• Edo era: Godokoro and Four Houses
• Meiji, Taisho and early Showa eras: see Outside the Kiins
• Current: Nihon Kiin and Kansai Kiin

Players

• 16 - 18th century
  • Honinbo Sansa
  • Honinbo Dosaku
  • Inoue Dosetsu Inseki
  • Honinbo Dochi
  • Yasui Senchi
• 19th century
  • Honinbo Genjo
  • Yasui Chitoku
  • Hayashi Genbi
  • Inoue Genan Inseki
  • Honinbo Jowa
  • Honinbo Shuwa
  • Honinbo Shusaku
  • Honinbo Shuho
  • Honinbo Shuei
  • see An Outline of Japanese Go (Nihon Igo Taikei) for other notable players.
• 20th century
  • Honinbo Shusai
  • Kitani Minoru
  • Hashimoto Utaro
  • Go Seigen (from China)
  • Fujisawa Kuranosuke
  • Takagawa Kaku
  • Sakata Eio
  • Fujisawa Hideyuki
  • Rin Kaiho (from Taiwan)
  • Otake Hideo
  • Ishida Yoshio
  • Takemiya Masaki
  • Kato Masao
  • Cho Chikun (from South Korea)
  • Kobayashi Koichi
  • see An Outline of Modern Go (Gendai Igo Taikei) for other notable players.
• 21st century
  • O Rissei (from Taiwan)
  • Yoda Norimoto
  • Yamashita Keigo
  • Cho U (from Taiwan)
  • Iyama Yuta
  • Ichiriki Ryo
• List of Japanese professionals

See also

• Professional tournaments and Obsolete titles pages contain sections on tournaments held in Japan, domestic and international.
• Japan cool places
  • Tokyo - capital of Japan
• Japanese language and Japanese Go terms
• Japanese Go books and Japanese Go journalists
• Studying Go in Japan
  • All Japan Student Go Federation
  • High School Go Clubs in Japan
    • High school Go clubs in Tokyo
    • High school Go clubs in Kansai
  • JILTA (Japan Igo Lecturer Training Association)
  • Japan Go Federation: national federation founded to represent Japan in Asian Games

Links

• http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan
• http://www.venturejapan.com/ business in Japan free information (although they seem to have added some paying services as well)

Japanese

• Translate English words to Japanese as you type: Via this link you can translate English words to Japanese, as you type ^[1] . It comprises also the English-Japanese Dictionary.

[1] Unfortunately, Go does not seem to have 囲碁 , igo as corresponding entry ...tderz.
However, using 'FOLDOC' (no idea what this acronym stands for - and it's not explained), 'Go' is explained in English.