Shogi played with human pieces

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Shogi played with human pieces

A shogi board game with "human pieces" is played on April 17, 2022, in the northeastern Japanese city of Tendo in Yamagata Prefecture, the largest producer in Japan of shogi pieces. People in armor or kimono moved on a 15-meter square shogi board under instructions from two professional shogi players.

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  • ILEA000956289
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  • 2022/4/17 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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