Yanagihara Saki

(柳原 咲輝, b. Oct 2010) Female Nihon Ki-in professional, who began playing professional games in February 2023 (formally qualify in April 2023).

Saki learnt Go at three years old and became a student of Kansai Ki-in professional Hon Seisen at his Tokyo school. She took second place in the U-12 section of the World Youth Goe Championship. She is the youngest professional of the Nihon Ki-in and the youngest female professional in Japan.

She played her first professional game on the 27th February 2023 against Takemiya Masaki (!) and lost.