Female Meijin

The Women's Meijin is a Go competition. The Women's Meijin is the female version of the Meijin title. This title is sponsored by Fuji Evening Newspaper and Nippon Life Insurance. The winner's purse is 5,100,000 Yen ($48,000).

Past winners

Player	Years Held
Miyazaki Shimako	1989
Aoki Kikuyo	1990, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006
Sugiuchi Kazuko	1991 - 1994
Kato Tomoko	1995
Koyama Terumi	1996 - 1998, 2005
Kobayashi Izumi	2001, 2003, 2004
Keiko Kato	2007
Xie Yimin	2008 - 2015

Japanese Go titles

Major	Kisei Meijin Honinbo Tengen Oza Judan Gosei

Minor	Agon Cup Ryusei NHK Cup Shinjin-O NEC Cup Okan Kansai Ki-in Championship Igo Masters Cup Daiwa Cup Daiwa Cup Grand Champion

Defunct	Acom Cup Asahi Pro Best Ten Asahi Top Eight Players Asahi Top Position Chikurin Dai-ichi Hayago Championship Hayago Meijin Hosu IBM Cup Igo Senshuken JAL Super Hayago Championship JT Cup Kakusei Kirin Cup NEC Shun-Ei Nihon Ki-In Championship Old Meijin Phoenix Cup Prime Minister Cup Ryuen Cup Shin-Ei Tatsujin

Women's	Female Honinbo Female Meijin Female Kisei Aizu Central Hospital Cup

Defunct	Female Nihon Ki-in Championship Female Kakusei Female JAL Super Hayago Female Saikyo Kansai Lady's Tournament

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