The Hoensha was a Japanese
Go organization founded in 1879 by
Honinbo Shuho. The Hoensha was the successor to study groups set up by
Nakagawa Kamesaburo and other players. It was the major Go organization of the later
Meiji period
The was an era of Japanese history that extended from October 23, 1868, to July 30, 1912. The Meiji era was the first half of the Empire of Japan, when the Japanese people moved from being an isolated feudal society at risk of colonizatio ...
.
Like the many Go organizations today, the Hoensha awarded professional grades. The Hoensha house magazine was ''
Igo Shinpo''. The
Four Heavenly Kings
The Four Heavenly Kings are four Buddhism, Buddhist gods or Deva (Buddhism), ''devas'', each of whom is believed to watch over one cardinal direction of the world. The Hall of Four Heavenly Kings is a standard component of Chinese Buddhism, Ch ...
of Hoensha were
Kobayashi Tetsujiro,
Mizutani Nuiji,
Sakai Yasujiro
is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It has been one of the largest and most important seaports of Japan since the medieval era. Sakai is known for its ''kofun'', keyhole-shaped burial mounds dating from the fifth century. The ''kofun' ...
, and
Takahashi Kinesaburo. The Three Wunderkinder were
Ishii Senji,
Sugioka Eijiro, and Tamura Yasuhisa (
Honinbo Shusai). When
Nihon Ki-in
The Nihon Ki-in (), also known as the Japan Go Association, is the main organizational body for Go in Japan, overseeing Japan's professional system and issuing diplomas for amateur dan rankings. It is based in Tokyo. The other major Go associat ...
was established, the Hoensha was dissolved in 1924.
See also
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Kansai Ki-in
The Kansai Ki-in (), i.e., Kansai Go Association, is an organizational body for the game of Go in Japan, which was founded by Hashimoto Utaro in 1950. Though it is not as large as its chief rival, the Nihon Ki-in, it also issues diplomas to stro ...
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Hanguk Kiwon
The Korea Baduk Association, also known as Hanguk Kiwon (), is the organization that oversees Go (''baduk'') and Go tournaments in South Korea. It was founded in 1945 by Cho Namchul as the ''Hanseong Kiwon''.
Baduk is a game which was present i ...
(Korean Go Association)
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Zhongguo Qiyuan
China Qiyuan () is an official agency responsible for board games and card games such as Go (board game), go, Contract bridge, bridge, chess and Xiangqi, Chinese chess affairs under the All-China Sports Federation of the People's Republic of China ...
(Chinese Go Association)
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Taiwan Chi-Yuan (Taiwanese Go Association)
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American Go Association
The American Go Association (AGA) was founded in 1935, to promote the board game of Go in the United States.
Founded by chess master Edward Lasker and some friends at Chumley's restaurant in New York City, the AGA is one of the oldest Western ...
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European Go Federation
The European Go Federation (EGF) is a non-profit organization with the purpose of encouraging, regulating, co-ordinating, and disseminating the playing of the board game Go in Europe. The EGF was founded in 1957, the same year that the inaugural ...
References
External links
Sensei's Library page
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