The first floor has 12 rooms for playing shogi games including a spacious 21 tatami ... can use chairs instead of sitting in "seiza," or Japanese sitting style with the legs folding underneath ...

A native of Tokyo, Kitao developed enthusiasm for shogi, as a second-year senior high school student, when the game, a Japanese answer to chess, became popular among her classmates. She frequently ...

PureArts and Ubisoft have come together to make a special edition of the classic Shogi board game for Assassin’s Creed ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Checkmate! My Shogi Club President can't be this Cute! Have you ever wanted to learn how to play shogi (Japanese chess), but found the pieces intimidating?

Madoka Kitao, a Japanese professional shogi player, explaining the game Source: Madoka Kitao Shogi, Japanese chess, is a two-player strategy board game native to Japan. As each Shogi piece has ...

He was 17 years old. Funakoshi Akemi at her home in Dazaifu City, Fukuoka Prefecture Takafumi's passion was shogi, or Japanese chess. He dreamed of playing professionally and was accepted into an ...