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Hon'inbō Shūsaku
Shusaku (本因坊秀策, Yasuda Eisai, Kuwahara Shusaku, ''Invincible Shusaku'', born Kuwabara Torajiro (桑原虎次郎); June 6, 1829 – September 3, 1862) was a Japanese professional Go player during the 19th century. He is known for his undefeated streak of 19 games during the annual castle games; his thirty-game match with Ota Yuzo; the eponymous Shusaku opening; and his posthumous veneration as a "Go sage". Next to his teacher, Hon'inbō Shūwa, he is considered to have been the strongest player from 1847/8 to his death in 1862. He was nicknamed ''Invincible Shusaku'' because of his castle games performance. Biography He was nicknamed "Invincible" after he earned a perfect score for 19 straight wins in the annual castle games. Some say that he was not stronger than his teacher, Honinbō Shuwa. Out of respect for his teacher, Shusaku refused to play with white against his teacher thus there is no clear gauge of the difference in strength between them. Shusaku, fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innoshima, Hiroshima
is an island and former city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. The island is located within the Geiyo Islands of the Seto Inland Sea. The city was founded on May 1, 1953. , the city had an estimated population of 27,465 and a population density of 690.77 persons per km2. The total area was 39.76 km². On January 10, 2006, Innoshima, along with the town of Setoda (from Toyota District), was merged into the expanded city of Onomichi. Local government Tourist site *Mount Shirataki *Innoshima Park Geographic information Transportation *There is a ferry which comes/goes from/to Onomichi Station Onomichi, Hiroshima and Setoda, Hiroshima, Sagi, Hiroshima from/to Shigei-higashi Port in this island． *There is a ferry which comes/goes from/to Mihara Station Mihara, Hiroshima from/to, Ikina, Hiroshima, from/to Shigei-nishi Port,Innoshima Mall and Habu Port in this island． *There is a ferry which comes/goes from/to Imabari Station Imabari, Ehime 270px, Imabari City Hall 270 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onomichi, Hiroshima
is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, facing the Inland Sea. The city was founded on April 1, 1898. As of April 30, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 141,811 and a population density of 497.8 persons per km2. The total area is 284.85 km2. It is well known for being featured in the 1953 film ''Tokyo Story'', the 1960 film ''The Naked Island'', and the 2016 video game '' Yakuza 6: The Song of Life''. History * 1168: The city's port opened and for the next 500 years served as a rice shipment center and port for all trades with foreign countries. Its commercial significance somewhat wavered during the Tokugawa period. * 1898: Onomichi Town in Mitsugi District becomes the second city in Hiroshima Prefecture. * 1935: The RMS ''Adriatic'' was scrapped in Onomichi. * 1937: The town of Kurihara and the village of Yoshiwa, both in Mitsugi District incorporated. * 1939: The village of Sanba from Numakuma District incorporated. * 1951: The village of Fukada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akai Gorosaku
Akai ( ja, 赤井, ) is a Hong Kong manufacturer of consumer electronics. It was founded as Akai Electric Company Ltd in Tokyo, Japan, in 1946. Grande Holdings in Hong Kong purchased the Akai brand, and now distributes various electronic products such as LED TV, washing machines, clothes dryers, air conditioners and smart phones, through collaborations with other electronics companies bearing relevant expertise. inMusic Brands in the United States took over Akai's brand, starting the ‘Akai Professional’ label, that distributes high-end audio electronics products. Corporate history Akai was founded by Masukichi Akai and his son, Saburo Akai (who died in 1973) as , a Japanese manufacturer in 1929 or 1946. Although reliable sources are not yet found, according to the several sourceskotobank.jp :ja:Akai Professional), Masukichi Akai established ''Akai Press Industry'' in 1923, then his son, Saburo Akai established ''Akai Electric Company Ltd.'' in 1946, and Masukichi served ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hattori Seitetsu
is a Japanese surname. Notable people * , mathematician *, Japanese footballer * , Japanese samurai * , Japanese classical composer * , manga artist * , Japanese classical violinist * , Japanese racing driver and journalist * , Japanese basketball player * , Japanese racing driver * , Imperial Japanese Army officer * , Japanese samurai * , Japanese footballer * , Sumo wrestler * , Japanese television personality * , a Japanese student shot and killed in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States * , Japanese businessman * , Japanese businessman and watchmaker, founder of Seiko Fictional characters *, a character from Japanese manga ''Case Closed'' (Detective Conan) * Ninja Hattori-kun, a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by duo Fujiko Fujio Other uses * Hattori Hanzō (other) * Hattori–Stong theorem * Hattori Nutrition College, a cooking school in Tokyo * Hattori Racing Enterprises, a NASCAR team * Hattori Ryokuchi Park in Osaka * Hattori Shoten, a Tokyo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakaguchi Sentoku
is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alicja Sakaguchi (born 1954), Polish linguist *Ango Sakaguchi (1906–1955), Japanese novelist and essayist * Anri Sakaguchi (born 1991), Japanese entertainer *Chikara Sakaguchi (born 1934), Japanese politician *Daisuke Sakaguchi (born 1973), Japanese voice actor *, Japanese swimmer *Hironobu Sakaguchi (born 1962), Japanese game designer, game director and game producer * Hiroyuki Sakaguchi (born 1965), Japanese baseball player *Kenji Sakaguchi (actor) (born 1975), Japanese actor * Kenji Sakaguchi (footballer) (born 1975), former Japanese football player *, Japanese model and actor *Kinichiro Sakaguchi ( 1897- 1994), Japanese agricultural chemist and microbiologist *Kōichi Sakaguchi, Japanese voice actor * Maki Sakaguchi (born 1989), Japanese field hockey player *, Japanese women's footballer *, Japanese women's footballer *, Japanese shogi player *Seiji Sakaguchi (born 1942), retired Japanese professional wrestler *S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ito Showa
Ito may refer to: Places * Ito Island, an island of Milne Bay Province, Papua New Guinea * Ito Airport, an airport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo * Ito District, Wakayama, a district located in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan * Itō, Shizuoka People * Itō (surname), for people with the Japanese surname Itō * , Japanese voice actor * Princess Ito (died 861), Japanese imperial princess * Ito Giani (1941–2018), Italian sprinter * Ito (footballer, born 1975), full name Antonio Álvarez Pérez, Spanish footballer * Ito (footballer, born 1992), full name Jorge Delgado Fidalgo, Spanish footballer * Ito (footballer, born 1994), full name Mario Manuel de Oliveira, Angolan footballer * , Japanese fashion model and actress (born 1995), Japanese fashion model and actress *Ito Smith (born 1995), American football player * Ito Curata (1959–2020), Filipino fashion designer * Ito Morabito (born 1977), French designer * Ito Ogawa (born 1973), Japanese novelist, lyricist, and translato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasui Sanchi
Yasui Sanchi (安井算知, 1617–1703) was a Japanese professional Go player, and second head of the Yasui house. He became ''Meijin''-''godokoro'' in 1668. It has always been said''Go Monthly Review'' 1963/5 p.54 that this promotion was achieved by a backstairs route, with influence exerted by the head of the Matsudaira clan. A related anecdote has Hon'inbō San'etsu facing down Lord Matsudaira during an earlier official '' oshirogo'' against Sanchi. The Hon'inbō house did not take this lying down. From 1668 to 1675 Hon'inbō Dōetsu played a twenty-game match against Sanchi (they had played in 1649, but after that there was a dearth of competitive games). Dōetsu had the better of it with Black, earning the right to a game with White (as at ''sen-ai-sen Professional Go handicaps were a system developed in Japan, in the Edo period, for handicapping professional players of the game of Go against each other. With the abolition of the Oteai system, which from the 1920s had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ear-reddening Game
The is a game of Go (board game), go of the Edo period of Japan, played on September 11, 1846, between Honinbo Shusaku (black) and Inoue Genan Inseki (white). The game is probably Shusaku's most notable game as it contains the "ear-reddening move"—so named when a doctor who had been watching the game took note of Genan as his ears flushed red when Shusaku played the move, indicating he had become upset. Shusaku met Genan Inseki in July 1846 when he returned to Edo after staying in Onomichi, Hiroshima, Onomichi for eighteen months. Shusaku was 17 years old and a 4-Go ranks and ratings, dan player at the time, while Genan was nearing his fifties and was ranked at 8-dan. The first game they played, Genan allowed Shusaku to play with a Go handicaps, two stone handicap. Realizing he had no chance of winning, Genan suspended the game without finishing it, and played another one with Shusaku simply playing black without handicap. Shusaku made a mistake early on in the taisha joseki, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gennan Inseki
was a Japanese professional go (game), go player, and head of the Inoue house from 1824–1846. He proposed a changed numbering that made him the eleventh head (rather than tenth), by including Doseki at the head of the list. At various times he was known as Hattori Rittetsu, Inoue Ansetsu, Intetsu, Gennan Inseki, Inoue Gennan Inseki. A talented player at the highest level, but unlucky in practical terms. He was involved in one of the most famous games, the so-called Ear-reddening game against Hon'inbō Shūsaku. External linksArticle at Sensei's Library 1798 births 1859 deaths Japanese Go players 19th-century Go players {{Japan-Go-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Go Ranks And Ratings
There are various systems of Go ranks and ratings that measure the skill in the traditional board game Go. Traditionally, Go rankings have been measured using a system of dan and kyu ranks. Especially in amateur play, these ranks facilitate the handicapping system, with a difference of one rank roughly corresponding to one free move at the beginning of the game. This system is also commonly used in many East Asian martial arts, where it often corresponds with a belt color. With the ready availability of calculators and computers, rating systems have been introduced. In such systems, a rating is rigorously calculated on the basis of game results. Kyu and dan ranks Traditionally, the level of players has been defined using ''kyu'' and ''dan'' ranks. Kyu ranks are considered ''student'' ranks. Dan ranks are considered ''master'' ranks. Beginners who have just learned the rules of the game are usually around 30th kyu. As they progress, they advance numerically downwards through th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honinbo
In the history of Go in Japan, the four Go houses were four major schools of Go instituted, supported, and controlled by the state, at the beginning of the Tokugawa shogunate. (There were also many minor houses.) At roughly the same time shogi was organised into three houses. Here "house" implies an institution run on the recognised lines of the ''iemoto'' system common in all Japanese traditional arts. In particular, the house head had, in three of the four cases, a name handed down: Inoue Inseki, Yasui Senkaku, Hayashi Monnyu. References to these names, therefore, mean to the contemporary head of the house. The four houses were the Honinbo, Hayashi, Inoue, and Yasui. They were originally designed to be on a par with each other, and competed in the official castle games called '' oshirogo''. The houses Hon'inbō The Hon'inbō house (本因家) was easily the strongest school of Go for most of its existence. It was established in 1612 and survived until 1940. Upon the closure ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
