Murashima Yoshinori

(村島誼紀)(1905-1983) Nihon Ki-in professional 9 dan Emeritus. He was a pupil of Kubomatsu Katsukiyo at first, then moved to Tokyo and became a pupil of Honinbo Shusai. His former name (to 1932) was Murashima Yoshikatsu (義勝). He invented the handicap system used in the Oteai where one stone corresponds to three-dan difference. Later in 1945, he began working as the Editor in Chief of the restarted magazine Kido. Authored the "Ko Dictionary" published by Seibundo Shinkosha.

His pupils were Kitamura Hiroshi, Sakamaki Kosuke, and Sakakibara Shoji