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Author:  EdLee [ Mon Oct 17, 2011 4:44 am ]
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A few Go-related photos from a recent Japan trip (Oct 2 - 16, 2011):

Japan Airlines in-flight entertainment (Oct 2, 2011):
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Author:  EdLee [ Mon Oct 17, 2011 4:49 am ]
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Daily Go section in newspapers; Steve Jobs (Oct 6, 2011):
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Author:  EdLee [ Mon Oct 17, 2011 4:52 am ]
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Meijin (Iyama v. Yamashita, game 4) live on HDTV, Oct 6, 2011: :mrgreen:
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Author:  EdLee [ Mon Oct 17, 2011 4:56 am ]
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Kyoto Go club (affliated with the Nihon Kiin), Oct 8, 2011:
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Author:  EdLee [ Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:06 am ]
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Kyoto Go club (business hours; Go sets on tables), Oct 8, 2011:
Code:
Monday - Saturday: 11:30 am - 7 pm
Sunday: 11:30 am - 6 pm

8,000 yen: Monthly fee       
1,000 yen: Entry fee (Mon - Sat) (i.e. for men)
  800 yen: Ladies (Mon - Sat) 
  500 yen: Sunday
  500 yen: After 5:30 pm
  200 yen: drinks (tea?)
  110 yen: snacks (gum, fruits, etc.)
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Author:  EdLee [ Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:10 am ]
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Oct 9, 2011. NHK blitz tourney live on HDTV :mrgreen: :
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Author:  EdLee [ Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:12 am ]
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Oct 9, 2011. NHK blitz tourney live on HDTV (cont'd):
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Author:  EdLee [ Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:15 am ]
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Oct 9, 2011. (Not Go) Ultra-Man documentary on HDTV :):
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Author:  EdLee [ Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:20 am ]
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Oct 11, 2011. Kamakura (鎌倉) Go Club -- on the 3rd floor, above a McDonald's :):
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Author:  p2501 [ Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:32 am ]
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EdLee wrote:
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Thats a huge board :O
Author:  EdLee [ Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:39 am ]
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Oct 12, 2011. Tengen (天元) Go salon, Shinjuku (新宿).
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Ms. Liu 4p's simul price: 2,000 yen/person/game:
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Author:  EdLee [ Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:43 am ]
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Oct 13, 2011. Nihon Kiin. Street view, lobby, some amateur tourney:
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Author:  EdLee [ Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:51 am ]
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Oct 13, 2011. Nihon Kiin. Pro tourney list; street views:
(Yoda Morimoto 依田紀基 9p was playing in the Yuugen no Ma　幽玄の間, 5th floor;
Kobayashi Kouichi 小林光一 9p on the 7th floor;
we also ran into Michael Redmond 9p in the hallway :))
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Author:  gurujeet [ Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:53 am ]
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Thanks for the pics!

I saw what looked like a separate smoking section at one club. Is that the norm now?
Author:  EdLee [ Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:55 am ]
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Oct 13, 2011. Another Go club in Shinjuku:
(I accidentally walked to this club in Google maps a few weeks before the trip :))
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Author:  Dusk Eagle [ Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:56 am ]
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Those first few Go salons seem pretty empty...

Also, was that amateur tournament just for seniors? I hope that's not a reflection on the state of over-the-board Go playing in Japan.
Author:  EdLee [ Mon Oct 17, 2011 6:02 am ]
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Dusk Eagle wrote:
Those first few Go salons seem pretty empty...
We went to the Kyoto club on Saturday morning before they opened; the lady was still cleaning/preparing.
The Kamakura club was closed that day; we barged in while the poor gentleman was having lunch and watching some Go DVD on TV. :)
Dusk Eagle wrote:
Also, was that amateur tournament just for seniors?
The age range seems to be universal in all the Go clubs we visited. :-?
Author:  EdLee [ Mon Oct 17, 2011 6:07 am ]
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Oct 13, 2011. Yet ANOTHER Go club in Shinjuku, all within walking distance of the Shinjuku station:
(I had my Malkovich game reviewed by two pros for fun :mrgreen:):
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Author:  EdLee [ Mon Oct 17, 2011 6:13 am ]
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Oct 14, 2011. Yuugen no Ma. 幽玄の間. Nihon Kiin, 5th floor. Friday, non-tourney day. No goban or stones! :evil:
Mr. Sonoda Yasutaka 園田泰隆 9p opened the Yuugen no Ma for us; he was the last disciple of Kitani. :bow:
Kawabata Yasunari's calligraphy on the wall is not the original :P
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Author:  EdLee [ Mon Oct 17, 2011 6:20 am ]
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Oct 14, 2011. Nihon Kiin. Iwamoto Kaoru sensei's calligraphy; Goban signed by Kitani Minoru;
Kawabata Yasunari's calligraphy (in the basement; finally, the original? :))
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