Masukawa Koichi
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Masukawa Koichi (増川宏一) is a leading Japanese expert on the history of games, including Go, Shogi, Japanese Backgammon (sugoroku), and all kinds of gambling.
Masukawa is particularly well-versed in the history of Shogi. Published several books on the history of Go, all in Japanese. Director of the Shogi Museum in Osaka and editor of Yugishi kenkyu (遊戯史研究), a periodical journal on the history of games. He stresses that Go and Shogi were popular due to the fact that they were played for money, in spite of the strict prohibitions against this practice in Japan.
Go related Literature:
- Masukawa Koichi, Go. Hosei Daigaku Shuppankyoku, Tokyo, 1987. ISBN 4-588-20591-9 (Jap.) 碁
- Masukawa Koichi, Gouchi Shougisashi no Tanjou. Heibonsha, Tokyo, 1995. ISBN 978-4582761191 (Jap.) 碁打ち将棋指しの誕生
- Masukawa Koichi, Gouchi Shougisashi no Edo. Heibonsha, Tokyo, 1998. ISBN 978-4582841800 (Jap.) 碁打ち将棋指しの江戸
- Masukawa Koichi, "Der Ursprung des japanischen Schachs." In: Homo ludens 4, 1995. (Ger.)
Essays in English:
The Castle Games of the Edo Period - An Eye-Witness Report (Published in a previous version also at
gobase.org)