Shogi played with human pieces

Shogi played with human pieces

A shogi, or Japanese chess, game with "human pieces" is played on April 20, 2019, in the northeastern Japanese city of Tendo, Yamagata Prefecture, the largest producer in Japan of shogi pieces. High school students in armor or kimono moved on a 15-meter square shogi board under instructions from two female professional shogi players. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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