Female Honinbo

The Women's Honinbo (女流本因坊戦, Joshi Honinbo-sen) is a Go competition.

Outline

The Women's Honinbo is the female version of the male Honinbo. It is sponsored by the Kyodo News Agency and Sompo Japan Insurance. The winner's purse is 5,800,000 Yen ($55,000).

Past winners

Player	Years Held
Honda Sashiko	1982, 1984
Kusunoki Teruko	1983, 1985, 1987 - 1989
Ogawa Tomoko	1986
Nakazawa Ayako	1990, 1991
Kato Tomoko	1992
Yoshida Mika	1993 - 1996
Chinen Kaori	1997 - 1999, 2004
Inori Yoko	2000
Kobayashi Izumi	2001 - 2003
Yashiro Kumiko	2005 - 2006
Xie Yimin	2007 - 2008

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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