Kansai Ki-in

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Chinese: 关西棋院
Japanese: 関西棋院
Korean: -

The Kansai Ki-in is one of the professional go bodies in Japan, just like the Nihon Ki-in. Shortly after the Second World War the Nihon Ki-in set up a Western Japan branch. The main driver for this was the increasing difficulty professionals from the Osaka region experienced during the war traveling to Tokyo for their professional activities. When a dispute over the Honinbo title arose between the Tokyo and Osaka branches, the latter declared itself independent in September 1950 and the Kansai Ki-in was born. The founder was Hashimoto Utaro.

Here is the link to [ext] Kansai Kiin's official website; be aware that it is exclusively in Japanese.

Publisher of Igo Shincho and Gekkan Gogaku magazines.

(The [ext] Kansai is the region of Japan west of the old barrier at [ext] Hakone, as opposed to the [ext] Kanto region including Tokyo.)

[ext] Kansai Kiin location


See also Kansai Ki In Championship, and Professional Go Associations.


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