From: yamato-t ya2 so-net ne jp Date: 17 nov 2006 Subject: Pro.Players visit in England Hello everyone! This is Yamato. How are you? I have an information to you.(Especially people who live in England) This is a big chance to play SHOGI with Pro. and meet Japanese BEAUTIFUL= =20 ladies. :-) ************************************************************* Game evening:=20 The Art of SHOGI in UK 2006 Discover the new world of Japanese chess Wednesday 29 November at Asia House=09 Start 6:45pm ~8:45pm 63 New Cavendish Street, London W1G, 7LP Nearest tube: Oxford Circuis, Great Portland Street, Regents Park Booking: 020 7307 5454, Euquiries asiahouse co uk All tickets =A35 Lecture, Demonstration, and Open match led by Shoji Segawa, Saori=20 Shimai, Hiromi Nakakura, and Kanako Bando followed by reception with=20 premium sake and sushi. Recently Shogi, or =91Japanese Chess=92, has been enjoying a quiet boom=20 internationally, which has given fuel by the internet. Traditional chess= =20 players often become enthusiastic converts to Shogi with its more=20 complex rules and movement patterns of pieces. Shogi is not just a game:= =20 it encompasses the unique Japanese attitude in combat - patience,=20 propriety and respect to the enemy - Rei.=20 Shoji Segawa is a huge phenomenon in Japan. Originally a salaryman, he=20 harbored a life-long dream to become a professional Shogi player. There=20 are, however, extremely strict rules decreeing that professional status=20 must be achieved before the age of 26. In 2005, 35 year old Segawa=92s=20 bold challenge to this regulation paid off and the Japan Shogi=20 Association certified him as a professional player. His campaign gained=20 huge support from salarymen, the media, the young and old all over Japan= =20 and was regarded as a small revolution in the rigid codes of traditional= =20 society. Segawa will be joined by three top young female players Saori=20 Shimai, Hiromi Nakakura, and Kanako Bando, who likewise challenges the=20 old ways. An introductory talk will be followed by a demonstration and=20 open match. The reception with Japanese sake and sushi refreshment is=20 kindly sponsored by Toshiba. Contact:[mu:] Promoting music and culture from Japan Akiko Yanagisawa akiko5 btinternet com +44(0)7782343632 *************************************************************** --^---------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: = shogi-l shogi net EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a2i6Ys.= aBsjvI.= c2hvZ2kt Or send an email to: shogi-unsubscribe topica com For Topica's complete suite of email marketing solutions visit: http://www.topica.com/?p=3DTEXFOOTER --^----------------------------------------------------------------