By TAKESHI SHIMAWAKI/ Staff Writer
January 12, 2023 at 06:30 JST
Pieces of a variant of “shogi” of the late 8-dan player Sutekichi Nakai, who hails from Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, are currently kept carefully by a student, Masahiko Urano, while the characters on them were worn off through matches with students at his shogi school. This photo was taken at the Takatsuki city office. (Takeshi Shimawaki)
TAKATSUKI, Osaka Prefecture--To make the game competitive, professional 8-dan shogi player Masahiko Urano spotted Takatsuki Mayor Takeshi Hamada an advantage when they played here in December 2017. [Read More]
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