Japan Shogi Association

This is a public interest foundation that aims to promote the development of the traditional game of Go, contribute to the improvement of culture, and spread the game both domestically and internationally. It was founded in 1924 (Taisho 13) with the support of Baron Okura Kishichirou (1882-1963) through the merger of the Honinbo School, Houensha, and Hiseikai. This is said to be the "Great Go World Merger" that put an end to the chaotic state of the Go world that had continued since the collapse of the Iemoto system along with the feudal domain system. The activities of the foundation cover all aspects of Go, from running and managing various Go tournaments, managing the training of professional Go players, to spreading the game both domestically and internationally, running and managing amateur Go tournaments, certifying Go skills and issuing Go certificates, and publishing Go-related books, magazines, and newspapers, as well as providing Internet services. Since the 1990s, the foundation has also been working with the Chinese Go Association and the Korean Go Association to hold more international professional Go tournaments. It also serves as the secretariat for the International Go Federation (IGF), which has 74 member countries and regions (as of 2012), and hosts the World Amateur Go Championship every year. As of April 2013, it has 326 professional players from 1st to 9th dan and 56 staff members. In Japan, it has the Tokyo main branch in Ichigaya, the Tokyo Yurakucho Go Center, headquarters in Osaka and Nagoya, and four overseas Go centers in Amsterdam, New York, Seattle and Sao Paulo as bases for promoting Go.

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"The Encyclopedia of Joseki, Volumes 1 and 2 (1986-1987)" ▽ "The Encyclopedia of Fuseki (1989)" ▽ "The Encyclopedia of Techniques (1992)" ▽ "The Cultural History of Go, by Mizuguchi Fujio (2001, both published by the Nihon Ki-in)" ▽ "Modern Go Series: An Outline of the History of Modern Go and a Chronology of the History of Modern Go" (1984, Kodansha)" ▽ "The World of Go, by Nakayama Noriyuki (1986, Iwanami Shoten)" ▽ "Go Knowledge: An Introductory Edition, by Hiramoto Yasei (2001, Shueisha)" ▽ "Showa Go Chronicles, Volumes 1 and 2 (2003, Iwanami Shoten)" ▽ "The Complete Book of Real Go Storytelling, by Nakayama Noriyuki (2003, Iwanami Shoten)" ▽ "Weekly Go, Weekly" ▽ "Monthly Go World" (monthly) "Go Future" (monthly) "Go Yearbook" (various annual publications) (all published by the Japan Go Association)

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伝統ある囲碁の発達を図り、文化の向上に資するとともに、国内外への普及を目的とする公益財団法人。1924年（大正13）に本因坊派、方円社、稗聖会(ひせいかい)の諸団体が合併し、男爵大倉喜七郎(きしちろう)（1882―1963）の援助により創立された。これは幕藩体制とともに家元制度が崩壊して以来続いていた、囲碁界の混乱状態に終止符を打つ「碁界大合同」といわれている。事業内容は、各種棋戦の実施運営、プロ棋士養成等のマネジメントから、国内外への普及、アマチュア囲碁大会の実施運営、棋力の認定と免状の発行、そのほか囲碁に関する書籍、雑誌、新聞の発行とインターネットでのサービスなど、囲碁全般にわたる。1990年代以降は、中国棋院、韓国棋院と連携して、国際プロ棋戦の実施も増えている。加盟国・地域74（2012年時点）を数える国際囲碁連盟（IGF： International Go Federation）の事務局を兼ね、世界アマチュア囲碁選手権戦を毎年主催している。2013年（平成25）4月の時点で、初段から九段まで326名のプロ棋士と56名の職員を擁す。国内では市ヶ谷の東京本院のほか、東京・有楽町(ゆうらくちょう)囲碁センター、大阪と名古屋に総本部が置かれ、海外ではアムステルダム、ニューヨーク、シアトル、サンパウロの4か所の囲碁センターを普及の拠点としている。

［日本棋院広報］

『『定石大事典』上下（1986～1987）』▽『『布石大事典』（1989）』▽『『手筋大事典』（1992）』▽『水口藤雄著『囲碁の文化誌』（2001・以上、日本棋院）』▽『『現代囲碁大系　現代囲碁史概説・現代囲碁史年表』（1984・講談社）』▽『中山典之著『囲碁の世界』（1986・岩波書店）』▽『平本弥星著『囲碁の知・入門編』（2001・集英社）』▽『中山典之著『昭和囲碁風雲録』上下（2003・岩波書店）』▽『中山典之著『完本　実録囲碁講談』（2003・岩波書店）』▽『『週刊碁』週刊』▽『『月刊碁ワールド』月刊』▽『『囲碁未来』月刊』▽『『囲碁年鑑』各年刊（以上、日本棋院）』

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