Yukari Yoshihara
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| Yukari Yoshihara | ||
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| Full name | Yukari Yoshihara | |
| Kanji | 吉原由香里 | |
| Date of birth | October 4, 1973 (age 33) | |
| Place of birth |  Tokyo, Japan |
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| Residence | Tokyo, Japan |
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| Teacher | Masao Kato | |
| Turned pro | 1996 | |
| Rank | 5 dan | |
| Affiliation | Nihon Ki-in | |
Yukari Yoshihara (吉原由香里 Yoshihara Yukari?, born October 4, 1973) née Yukari Umezawa (梅沢由香里 Umezawa Yukari?) is a Japanese Go professional.
[edit] Biography
Umezawa became a professional Go player in 1996. She then attained the rank of 5-dan in 2002 at the age of 29, and was married in the same year. Umezawa supervised the production of Hikaru no Go, a manga about Go written by Yumi Hotta and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. She also became a consultant for the anime version of Hikaru no Go and hosted Go educational programs on NHK. Umezawa's sensei was Masao Kato. Umezawa is currently married to Shinya Yoshihara.
[edit] Titles
| Title | Years Held |
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| Current | 1 |
| Women's Kisei |
2007 |
[edit] External links
- Yukari Umezawa's home page
- Sensei's Library's page on Yukari Umezawa
- A webpage about Umezawa at Nihon Ki-in's website
- A Nipponia article about Umezawa
Female Honinbo - Kumiko Yashuro
Female Kisei - Yukari Yoshihara
Female Saikyo - Xie Yimin
Kansai Lady's - Konishi Kazuko
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