Meijin (shogi) — Meijin (名人?) is one of the seven titles in Japanese professional shogi, and is the most prestigious title, along with Ryu oh. The word meijin means an excellent person in a certain field. ( mei (名) = excellent, artful) ( jin (人) = person) The… … Wikipedia
Go (game) — This article is about Go, the board game. For other uses, see Go (disambiguation). Goe redirects here. For other uses, see GOE (disambiguation). Go Go is played on a grid of black lines (usually 19×19). The playing pieces, called stones, are… … Wikipedia
Meiji period — History of Japan Meiji Constitution promulgation Paleolithic 35,000–14,000 BC Jōmon period 14,000–300 BC Yayoi period 300 BC–250 AD Kofun period 250–538 … Wikipedia
Honinbo Shusaku — Infobox Go player playername=Honinbo Shusaku fullname=Kuwabara Torajirō kanji=本因坊秀策 dateofbirth=birth date|1829|6|6|mf=y cityofbirth= countryofbirth=Japan dateofdeath=death date and age|1862|8|10|1829|6|6 cityofdeath= countryofdeath=Japan teacher … Wikipedia
Honinbō — (本因坊, Hon inbō ) was the name of one of the four major schools of Go in Japan. Easily the strongest school of Go for most of its existence, it was established in 1612 and survived until 1940. Upon the closure of the school, the title Honinbō came … Wikipedia
Taiji, Wakayama — nihongo|Taiji|太地町|Taiji chō is a town located in Higashimuro District, Wakayama, Japan.As of 2007, the town has an estimated population of 3,444 and a density of 577.85 persons per km². The total area is 5.96 km². Taiji is the smallest local… … Wikipedia