有名人 | 坂聖・日光

Hideyuki Fujisawa

A large framed calligraphy piece bearing the characters "Rairai" (meaning "bold and uninhibited") by Honorary Kisei Fujisawa, who has captured numerous titles including Meijin, Kisei, Oza, and Tengen, and has led the shogi world from the Showa to the Heisei era, is displayed in our banquet hall.
In the lobby, there is a collection of messages from people celebrating the 70th birthday of the Honorary Kisei (Shogi Master).
"The Extreme North of Competition," co-authored with Kunio Yonenaga, is based on a dialogue that took place at this museum.

Honinbo Shūwa

The 14th Honinbo (whose childhood name was Tsuchiya Shunpei), who was active from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji era and is considered one of the four great masters of Go, was from this area.
His birthplace is in a village called Koshimoda, about a 15-minute drive south of our museum, and a monument inscribed by the 23rd Honinbo Sakata Eio stands at the nearby Saifuku-ji Temple.
The Honinbo match held at our museum in 1988 (Showa 63) was held to commemorate the 170th anniversary of Hidekazu's birth.

Hanato Kako

In 1948, he participated in the formation of the independent theater group Ningenza in Otsu, and later founded Bungeiza, engaging in theatrical activities.
He presides over the theater companies "Warai no Oukoku" and "Kigeki," and in 1968 he received the Minister of Education Award at the Arts Festival for "Hida Kokei," and in 1982 he received the first Shiga Prefecture Blue Lake Award.
"Crying is part of life, laughter is part of training, and winning requires perseverance" is my life motto.

Yasuo Uchida

Our museum hosted the first Honinbo title match in 1988 (Showa 63). It was part of a commemorative campaign to mark the 170th anniversary of the birth of Honinbo Shuwa, who was from this area. Mr. Uchida wrote the match commentary for this game.
Mystery writer Yasuo Uchida is a skilled Go player and has even achieved the titles of Honinbo and Meijin in the literary world. Whenever a Honinbo match is held at our museum, he visits as a writer to observe the game and writes a match report for the Mainichi Shimbun.