Titleholder history

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This page lists all players who have held one of eight professional titles, from the formation of the Meijin title in 1937 (Showa 12) until now.

  • Players get a unique color if they have won 3 or more titles
  • T - Qualified for lifetime title
  • F - Player's first title
  • L - Player's last title (for retired players only)
  • ↑ - Tournament not held (refer to notes)
  • (Name) - Winner of non-title championship
Notes
  • Y - Youngest record
  • O - Oldest record
  • F - First in history

2015(Eio-sen formed) - now

Season Eio-sen
Apr - Jun
Meijin-sen
Apr - Jun
Kisei-sen
Jun - Jul
Oi-sen
Jul - Sep
Oza-sen
Sep - Oct
Ryuo-sen
Oct - Dec
Osho-sen
Jan - Mar
Kio-sen
Feb - Mar
Notes
Eio Meijin Kisei Oi Oza Ryuo Osho Kio
2023
(Reiwa 5)
Term 8
Sota Fujii
Term 81
Sota Fujii
Term 94
Sota Fujii
Term 64
Sota Fujii
Term 71
Sota Fujii
Term 36
Sota Fujii
Term 73
Sota Fujii
Term 49
Fujii S. or
Ito T.
Fujii becomes 7-crownY/Ryuo - MeijinY(5th)/8-crownF
Watanabe loses all titles after 19 years
2023
(Reiwa 4)
Sota Fujii Watanabe Akira Sota Fujii Sota Fujii Takuya Nagase Sota Fujii Sota Fujii Sota Fujii Tanigawa is crowned 17th Lifetime Meijin
2021
(Reiwa 3)
Sota Fujii Watanabe Akira Sota Fujii Sota Fujii Takuya Nagase Sota Fujii Sota Fujii Watanabe Akira Fujii defends his first titleY/becomes 3-crownY/4-crownY/5-crownY
2020
(Reiwa 2)
Masayuki Toyoshima Watanabe Akira Sota FujiiF Sota Fujii Takuya Nagase Masayuki Toyoshima Watanabe Akira Watanabe Akira Delayed start of Meijin-sen and Eio-sen (from June)
Fujii wins his first titleY(17 years 11 months)/becomes 2-crownY
2019
(Reiwa 1)
Takuya NagaseF Masayuki Toyoshima Watanabe Akira Kazuki KimuraF Takuya Nagase Masayuki Toyoshima Watanabe Akira Watanabe Akira Kimura wins his first titleO(46 years old)
Toyoshima becomes Ryuo - Meijin (4th)
2018
(Heisei 30)
Term 3
Taichi TakamiF
Amahiko Sato Masayuki ToyoshimaF Masayuki Toyoshima Shintaro SaitoF Akihito Hirose Watanabe Akira Watanabe Akira Eio-sen is promoted to title status
8 different players hold 8 titles (at end of Kisei-sen)
Habu loses all titles after 27 years and 9 months
2017
(Heisei 29)
Amahiko Sato Yoshiharu Habu Tatsuya SugaiF Taichi NakamuraF Yoshiharu HabuL Toshiaki Kubo Watanabe Akira Habu wins his 99th title and qualifies for Lifetime 7-crownF
2016
(Heisei 28)
(Term 2)
(Amahiko Sato)
Amahiko SatoF Yoshiharu Habu Yoshiharu Habu Yoshiharu Habu Watanabe Akira Toshiaki Kubo Watanabe AkiraL Ryuo challenger changed
2015
(Heisei 27)
(Term 1)
(Takayuki Yamasaki)
Term 73
Yoshiharu Habu
Term 86
Yoshiharu Habu
Term 56
Yoshiharu Habu
Term 63
Yoshiharu Habu
Term 28
Watanabe Akira
Term 65
Masataka Goda
Term 41
Watanabe Akira
Eio-sen is formed as a non-title championship
Season Eio Meijin Kisei Oi Oza Ryuo Osho Kio Notes
Eio-sen
Apr - Jun
Meijin-sen
Apr - Jun
Kisei-sen
Jun - Jul
Oi-sen
Jul - Sep
Oza-sen
Sep - Oct
Ryuo-sen
Oct - Dec
Osho-sen
Jan - Mar
Kio-sen
Feb - Mar

1988 (Ryuo-sen formed) - 2014

Season Meijin-sen
Apr - Jun
Kisei-sen
Dec - Feb
Jun - Jul
Oi-sen
Jul - Sep
Oza-sen
Sep - Oct
Ryuo-sen
Oct - Dec
Osho-sen
Jan - Mar
Kio-sen
Feb - Mar
Notes
Meijin Kisei Oi Oza Ryuo Osho Kio
2014
(Heisei 26)
Term 72
Yoshiharu Habu
Term 85
Yoshiharu Habu
Term 55
Yoshiharu Habu
Term 62
Yoshiharu Habu
Term 27
Tetsuro ItodaniF
Term 64
Masataka Goda
Term 40
Akira Watanabe
2013
(Heisei 25)
Toshiyuki Moriuchi Yoshiharu Habu Yoshiharu Habu Yoshiharu Habu Toshiyuki Moriuchi Akira Watanabe Akira Watanabe Habu wins his 21st Oza title
Noriuchi becomes Ryuo - Meijin (3rd)
2012
(Heisei 24)
Toshiyuki Moriuchi Yoshiharu Habu Yoshiharu Habu Yoshiharu Habu Akira Watanabe Akira Watanabe Akira Watanabe
2011
(Heisei 23)
Toshiyuki Moriuchi Yoshiharu Habu Yoshiharu Habu Akira Watanabe Akira Watanabe Yasumitsu Sato Masataka Goda
2010
(Heisei 22)
Yoshiharu Habu Yoshiharu Habu Akihito HiroseF Yoshiharu Habu Akira Watanabe Toshiaki Kubo Toshiaki Kubo Habu wins 19th Oza title in a row
2009
(Heisei 21)
Yoshiharu Habu Yoshiharu Habu Koichi Fukaura Yoshiharu Habu Akira Watanabe Toshiaki Kubo Toshiaki Kubo
2009
(Heisei 20)
Yoshiharu HabuT Yoshiharu Habu Koichi Fukaura Yoshiharu Habu Akira WatanabeT Yoshiharu Habu Toshiaki KuboF Nakahara is crowned Lifetime Oi - Lifetime Kisei
2007
(Heisei 19)
Toshiyuki MoriuchiT Yasumitsu Sato Koichi FukauraF Yoshiharu Habu Akira Watanabe Yoshiharu Habu Yasumitsu Sato Nakahara is crowned Lifetime Oza - 16th Lifetime Meijin
2006
(Heisei 18)
Toshiyuki Moriuchi Yasumitsu SatoT Yoshiharu Habu Yoshiharu Habu Akira Watanabe Yoshiharu HabuT Yasumitsu Sato
2005
(Heisei 17)
Toshiyuki Moriuchi Yasumitsu Sato Yoshiharu Habu Yoshiharu Habu Akira Watanabe Yoshiharu Habu Toshiyuki Moriuchi
2004
(Heisei 16)
Toshiyuki Moriuchi Yasumitsu Sato Yoshiharu Habu Yoshiharu Habu Akira WatanabeF Yoshiharu Habu Yoshiharu Habu
2003
(Heisei 15)
Yoshiharu Habu Yasumitsu Sato Koji Tanigawa Yoshiharu Habu Toshiyuki Moriuchi Toshiyuki Moriuchi Koji Tanigawa
2002
(Heisei 14)
Toshiyuki MoriuchiF Yasumitsu Sato Koji Tanigawa Yoshiharu Habu Yoshiharu Habu Yoshiharu Habu Tadahisa Maruyama
2001
(Heisei 13)
Tadahisa Maruyama Masataka Goda Yoshiharu Habu Yoshiharu Habu Yoshiharu Habu Yasumitsu Sato Yoshiharu Habu
2000
(Heisei 12)
Tadahisa MaruyamaF Yoshiharu Habu Yoshiharu Habu Yoshiharu Habu Takeshi Fujii Yoshiharu Habu Yoshiharu Habu
1999
(Heisei 11)
Yasumitsu Sato Koji Tanigawa Yoshiharu Habu Yoshiharu Habu Takeshi Fujii Yoshiharu Habu Yoshiharu Habu
1998
(Heisei 10)
Yasumitsu Sato Masataka Goda Yoshiharu Habu Yoshiharu Habu Takeshi FujiiF Yoshiharu Habu Yoshiharu Habu Yonenaga is crowned Lifetime Kisei
1997
(Heisei 9)
Koji TanigawaT Nobuyuki Yashiki Yoshiharu HabuT Yoshiharu Habu Koji Tanigawa Yoshiharu Habu Yoshiharu Habu Tanigawa becomes Ryuo - Meijin (2nd)
1996
(Heisei 8)
Yoshiharu Habu Hiroyuki MiuraF Yoshiharu Habu Yoshiharu HabuT Koji Tanigawa Yoshiharu Habu Yoshiharu Habu
1995
(Heisei 7)
Yoshiharu Habu Yoshiharu HabuT Yoshiharu Habu Yoshiharu Habu Yoshiharu Habu Yoshiharu Habu Yoshiharu Habu Habu becomes 7-crownF
Kisei-sen is now held once a year
1994
(Heisei 6)
Yoshiharu Habu Yoshiharu Habu Yoshiharu Habu Yoshiharu Habu Yoshiharu Habu Koji Tanigawa Yoshiharu HabuT Habu 6-crownF/Ryuo・MeijinF
Nakahara is crowned Lifetime 10-dan
Yoshiharu Habu
1993
(Heisei5)
Kunio YonenagaL Yoshiharu Habu Yoshiharu Habu Yoshiharu Habu Yasumitsu SatoF Koji Tanigawa Yoshiharu Habu
Yoshiharu Habu
1992
(Heisei 4)
Makoto NakaharaL Koji Tanigawa Masataka GodaF Yoshiharu Habu Yoshiharu Habu Koji Tanigawa Yoshiharu Habu Goda becomes lowest-ranked titleholder (4-dan)
Koji Tanigawa
1991
(Heisei 3)
Makoto Nakahara Koji Tanigawa Koji Tanigawa Bungo Fukusaki Koji Tanigawa Koji Tanigawa Yoshiharu Habu
Yoshikazu Minami
1990
(Heisei 2)
Makoto Nakahara Nobuyuki Yashiki Koji Tanigawa Koji Tanigawa Koji Tanigawa Yoshikazu Minami Yoshiharu Habu
Nobuyuki YashikiF
1989
(Heisei 1)
Koji Tanigawa Makoto Nakahara Koji Tanigawa Makoto Nakahara Yoshiharu HabuF Kunio Yonenaga Yoshikazu Minami
Makoto Nakahara
1988
(Showa 63)
Term 46
Koji Tanigawa
Makoto Nakahara Term 29
Keiji MoriL
Term 36
Makoto Nakahara
Term 1
Akira ShimaF
Term 38
Yoshikazu Minami
Term 14
Yoshikazu Minami
10-dan title is reformed into Ryuo
Term 52
Torahiko Tanaka
FL
Season Meijin Kisei Oi Oza Ryuo Osho Kio Notes
Meijin-sen
Apr - Jun
Kisei-sen
Dec - Feb
Jun - Jul
Oi-sen
Jul - Sep
Oza-sen
Sep - Oct
Ryuo-sen
Oct - Dec
Osho-sen
Jan - Mar
Kio-sen
Feb - Mar