Nihon Ki-in Hall of Fame

The Nihon Ki-in Hall of Fame was created in 2004 as part of the Nihon Ki-in's 80th anniversary celebrations, and housed in the basement of its headquarters in Ichigaya.^[1]

Inductees are selected by the eight-member Go Hall of Fame Awards Committee, of which Otake Hideo, the Nihon Ki-in chairman, and Rin Kaiho, the Professional Go Players Association chairman, are both members.^[2] According to the Nihon Ki-in, those inducted need not be the most renowned players, since even "non-professionals who have contributed to the development of Go will also be honoured."^[3]

Inductees

Listed in reverse chronological order.

2009

• Segoe Kensaku

2008

• Honinbo Shuei
• Honinbo Shusai

2007

• Honinbo Shuho

2006

• Honinbo Shuwa
• Baron Okura Kishichiro

2005

• Honinbo Jowa

2004

• Honinbo Sansa
• Honinbo Dosaku
• Honinbo Shusaku
• Tokugawa Ieyasu

References

1. ^ "Nihon Ki-in announces Go Hall of Fame". http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/english/topics/04/topics2004_01.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-12. 
2. ^ "Most recent induction". http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/english/topics/09/topics2009_09.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-12. 
3. ^ "Nihon Ki-in announces Go Hall of Fame". http://www.nihonkiin.or.jp/english/topics/04/topics2004_01.htm. Retrieved 2010-02-12. 

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