Shogi Champ Fujii Presented with Custom Haori Coat; Crowdfunding behind Making of Gift to Ryuo Titleholder

The Yomiuri Shimbun

Champion shogi player Sota Fujii was officially recognized as the holder of the Ryuo title for the fourth consecutive year on Wednesday at a hotel in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo.

During the ceremony, he received a haori coat that was made with the support of a crowdfunding campaign to honor the winner of the prestigious title in its 37th year.


Fujii won the best-of-seven Ryuo championship, which ended in December, by four matches to two.



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Correction

This article previously misspelled the name of shogi’s Ryuo title. It has been corrected.