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Shogi played with human pieces

Professional shogi player Momoko Kato (top) gives instructions as a shogi board game with "human pieces" is played on April 15, 2023, in the northeastern Japan city of Tendo in 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 Kato and another shogi pro, Miran Nohara.

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Shogi played with human pieces

Professional shogi player Miran Nohara gives instructions as a shogi board game with "human pieces" is played on April 15, 2023, in the northeastern Japan city of Tendo in 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 Nohara and another shogi pro, Momoko Kato.

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