The All Japan Student Go Federation () is a Japanese student Go organization for holding university Go championships. They have branches in each region (Kanto,Kanto Student Go Association Kansai, Kyushu,Kyushu Student Go Association TohokuTohoku Student Go Association etc.). For similar organizations, there is the American Collegiate Go Association in the United States. Differences with other organizations In Japan, most Go tournaments are operated by Nihon Ki-in or Kansai Ki-in. All Japan Student Go Federation and their branches are focused for university-based tournaments. They are not under direct control but have close relationship with them. Tournaments They are holding various tournaments with corporate sponsors.Pandanet (online Go gaming company)Go & Shogi TV Channel World Students Go Oza Championship This is a tournament to determine the student world champion since 2003.World Students Go Oza Championship at Sensei's LibraryWorld Students Go Oza Championship records by the American Go AssociationOza (王座) means King or Throne in Japanese. Representative players from each region (including Taiwan, Europe, Oceania etc.) will compete. The expected games in 2020 have been cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak. All Japan University Go Championship
This is a team competition by each university representatives. Teams that have cleared regional preliminaries can attend. Each team can send only five members and substitute players. The sponsor is Yomiuri Shimbun (as same as Yomiuri Giants)
SeasonYearWinner2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th11957 Chuo Kansai Gakuin Hokkaido Kagoshima Nanzan - - -21958 Keio Kansai Gakuin Kyushu Nagoya Hokkaido - - -31959 Keio Kyushu Hokkaido Nagoya Osaka Prefectural Univ. Hiroshima - -41960 Tokyo Kyushu Nagoya Ritsumeikan Toyama Hokkaido Hiroshima -51961 Chuo Nagoya Ritsumeikan Akita Kyushu Hiroshima Hokkaido Gakugei Univ. Toyama61962 Tokyo Nagoya Ritsumeikan Hiroshima Saga Hokkaido Niigata Tohoku71963 Keio Nagoya Kyoto Hokkaido Okayama Kyushu Tohoku Niigata81964 Meiji Kyoto Hokkaido Nagoya Okayama Ryukyu Yamagata Niigata91965 Hiroshima Tokyo Kyoto Hokkaido Nagoya Tohoku Fukuoka Niigata101966 Hokkaido Tokyo Osaka Tohoku Aichi Gakuin Matsuyama Commercial Kyushu Niigata111967 Kyoto Chuo Hokkaido Tohoku Aichi Gakuin Kyushu Kagawa Kanazawa121968 Nihon Osaka Hiroshima Hokkaido Ryukyu Yamagata Niigata Aichi Gakuin131969 Chuo Kyoto Hokkaido Nagoya City Univ. Yamagata Hiroshima North Kyushu Kanazawa141970 Waseda 151971 Waseda 161972 Waseda 171973 Waseda 181974 Kyushu 191975 Tokyo 201976 Kyushu 211977 Tokyo 221978 Keio 231979 Kyoto 241980 Keio 251981 Kyoto 261982 Tokyo 271983 Osaka 281984 Tohoku 291985 Tohoku 301986 Tohoku 311987 Tohoku Tokyo Kyoto Shinshu Hiroshima Nagoya Hokkaido Kyushu321988 Tokyo Tohoku Kyoto Hiroshima Kyushu Shinshu Hokkaido Nagoya331989 Tohoku Tokyo Hokkaido Osaka City Univ. Kanazawa Nagoya Kyushu Hiroshima341990 Tokyo Tohoku Hokkaido Kyoto Nagoya Yamaguchi Shinshu Kyushu351991 Tokyo Ritsumeikan Hokkaido Tohoku Nagoya Kanazawa Hiroshima Kyushu361992 Tokyo Kyoto Tohoku Shinshu Hokkaido Nagoya Kyushu Hiroshima371993 Hokkaido Waseda Tohoku Ritsumeikan Kumamoto Shinshu Nagoya Okayama381994 Tokyo Tohoku Kobe Hokkaido Nagoya Okayama Shinshu Kumamoto391995 Hokkaido Ritsumeikan Tokyo Tohoku Kumamoto Shinshu Okayama Nagoya401996 Waseda Hokkaido Ritsumeikan Kumamoto Tohoku Kanazawa Chukyo Hiroshima411997 Kyoto Keio Tohoku Kumamoto Shinshu Hokkaido Hiroshima Nagoya421998 Kyoto Tokyo Tohoku Shinshu Chukyo Kyushu Hokkaido Okayama431999 Tokyo Tohoku Kyoto Nagoya Shinshu Okayama Hokkaido Kyushu442000 Waseda Kyoto Tohoku Kyushu Okayama Nagoya Shinshu Hokkaido452001 Waseda Kyoto Tohoku Nagoya Kyushu Okayama Shinshu Hokkaido462002 Tokyo Ritsumeikan Tohoku Nagoya Kyushu Hokkaido Okayama Kanazawa472003 Tokyo Ritsumeikan Tohoku Kyushu Nagoya Kanazawa Hokkaido Okayama482004 Ritsumeikan Tokyo Kyushu Tohoku Kanazawa Hokkaido Okayama Nagoya492005 Ritsumeikan Tohoku Waseda Kyushu Hokkaido Kanazawa Meijo Hiroshima502006 Waseda Ritsumeikan Tohoku Kyushu Kanazawa Hokkaido Ehime Meijo512007 Waseda Ritsumeikan Tohoku Hiroshima Hokkaido Kyushu Gifu Kanazawa522008 Ritsumeikan Keio Tohoku Kyushu Hokkaido Okayama Nagoya Shinshu532009 Ritsumeikan Waseda Tohoku Hokkaido Kyushu Nagoya Shinshu Okayama542010 Waseda Ritsumeikan Okayama Hokkaido Shinshu Gifu Tohoku Kyushu552011 Waseda Ritsumeikan Okayama Gifu Hokkaido Tohoku Kyushu Shinshu562012 Ritsumeikan Waseda Okayama Hokkaido Shinshu Tohoku Kyushu Gifu572013 Waseda Ritsumeikan Okayama Tohoku Hokkaido Kyushu Kanazawa Chukyo582014 Waseda Ritsumeikan Okayama Chukyo Tohoku Kanazawa Hokkaido Kyushu592015 Ritsumeikan Keio Chukyo Hokkaido Okayama Kyushu Tohoku Kanazawa602016 Waseda Ritsumeikan Hokkaido Tohoku Kanazawa Kyushu Gifu Hiroshima612017 Ritsumeikan Waseda Tohoku Hokkaido Hiroshima Gifu Kyushu Kanazawa622018WasedaRitsumeikanTohokuKyushuHiroshimaKanazawaHokkaidoGifu632019RitsumeikanWasedaTohokuHokkaidoKyushuOkayamaKanazawaMie All Japan Female Student Honinbo
This is the only one tournament that limits participants by gender. The sponsor is Mainichi Shinbun. Some winners have eventually obtained professional status, or became top amateur players.
SeasonYearWinner321997Tomomi Hoshino (Waseda)331998Fu Hong Mei (Dokkyo)Fu Hong Mei at Nihon Ki-in34-351999-2000Mizuyo Kamasaki (Hiroshima)37 and 402002 and 2005Miki Aragaki (Waseda)Miki Aragaki at Sensei's Library382003Marie Unegawa (Waseda)392004Kozue Takakura (Chuo)412006Risa Sasago (Waseda)422006 Wang Jing Yi (Hosei)Wang Jing Yi at Nihon Ki-in432007Yin Shanchun (尹善渶, Keio)44-462008-2010Reiko Sekine (Taisho)Nihon Ki-in News in 2010472011Noriko Horimoto (Ritsumeikan)482012Go Risa (Ritsumeikan)492013Yuka Kimoto (Hoso)Yuka Kimoto at Kansai Ki-in50-512014-2015Karin Tsukada (Ritsumeikan)52-542016-2018Akiko Fujiwara (Waseda)Waseda Weekly interview in 2018Tournament report article in 2018 by The Asahi ShimbunAkiko Fujiwara at Sensei's Library552019Moeka Tsuji (Keio)
All Japan Student Go Best 10
This is the only one university championship that allows the attendance of high school and graduate students. It is held since 1964. The sponsor is The Asahi Shimbun.
References
External links Official Website Official Blog