Shogi Meijin series begins

Shogi Meijin series begins

Defending champion Akira Watanabe faces off against shogi prodigy Sota Fujii in Game 1 of a best-of-seven series for the Meijin title at a hotel in Tokyo on April 5, 2023. If Fujii, 20, wins the series, he will have seven major shogi titles, becoming the youngest holder of the prestigious Meijin title that dates back to the early 1600s.(Pool photo)

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001259405
  • Registered date
  • 2023/4/05 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2023 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 3232 × 2033 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 240 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 1.27(MB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    Fujii earns lifetime status for Kisei title

    Fujii earns lifetime status for Kisei title

    Shogi player Sota Fujii (facing camera) reviews his match against Takayuki Yamasaki after beating him in the third of a best-of-five series of games to defend his Kisei title in Nagoya on July 1, 2024. The win earned Fujii, holder of six other titles, lifetime status for the Kisei, making the 21-year old the youngest player to get lifetime status for a shogi title.
      Fujii defends Meijin title

      Fujii defends Meijin title

      Sota Fujii, who holds all eight shogi titles, poses with a bouquet of flowers after defending the most prestigious Meijin title 4-1 in a best-of-seven series against Masayuki Toyoshima in Monbetsu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on May 27, 2024. With his first defense of Meijin, Fujii has won or defended all 22 title matches he has fought.
        Fujii defends Meijin title

        Fujii defends Meijin title

        Sota Fujii, who holds all eight shogi titles, poses with a bouquet of flowers after defending the most prestigious Meijin title 4-1 in a best-of-seven series against Masayuki Toyoshima in Monbetsu in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on May 27, 2024. With his first defense of Meijin, Fujii has won or defended all 22 title matches he has fought.
          Fujii defends Meijin title

          Fujii defends Meijin title

          Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii (L) reviews his match against Masayuki Toyoshima after defending the most prestigious Meijin title by beating him in Game 5 of the best-of-seven series in Monbetsu in Hokkaido, northern Japan. With his first defense of Meijin, Fujii, who holds all eight shogi titles, has won or defended all 22 title matches he has fought.
            Fujii defends Meijin title

            Fujii defends Meijin title

            Shogi prodigy Sota Fujii (L) reviews his match against Masayuki Toyoshima after defending the most prestigious Meijin title by beating him in Game 5 of the best-of-seven series in Monbetsu in Hokkaido, northern Japan. With his first defense of Meijin, Fujii, who holds all eight shogi titles, has won or defended all 22 title matches he has fought.
              Fujii defends Osho title

              Fujii defends Osho title

              Sota Fujii, who holds all eight shogi titles, poses after defending the Osho title 4-0 in a best-of-seven series against Tatsuya Sugai in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Feb. 8, 2024. Fujii clinched his first title, Kisei, in July 2020, and won or defended all 19 title matches he has fought since then.
                Fujii defends Osho title

                Fujii defends Osho title

                Sota Fujii, who holds all eight shogi titles, attends a press conference after defending the Osho title 4-0 in a best-of-seven series against Tatsuya Sugai in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Feb. 8, 2024. Fujii clinched his first title, Kisei, in July 2020, and won or defended all 19 title matches he has fought since then.
                  Fujii defends Osho title

                  Fujii defends Osho title

                  Sota Fujii, who holds all eight shogi titles, poses after defending the Osho title 4-0 in a best-of-seven series against Tatsuya Sugai in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Feb. 8, 2024. Fujii clinched his first title, Kisei, in July 2020, and won or defended all 19 title matches he has fought since then.
                    Fujii defends Osho title

                    Fujii defends Osho title

                    Sota Fujii, who holds all eight shogi titles, poses after defending the Osho title 4-0 in a best-of-seven series against Tatsuya Sugai in Tachikawa, western Tokyo, on Feb. 8, 2024. Fujii clinched his first title, Kisei, in July 2020, and won or defended all 19 title matches he has fought since then.
                      Shogi prodigy Fujii at ceremony

                      Shogi prodigy Fujii at ceremony

                      Eight-title-holding shogi player Sota Fujii receives a bouquet of flowers at a ceremony celebrating his recent defense of the game's most prestigious Ryuo title in Daisen in Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 5, 2023.