In every January the championship of Meijin-sen (literally, 'master tournament') for male players and the championship of Queen-sen for female players are held at Omi-jingu Shrine in Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, and the games are broadcasted by NHK.
毎年1月には、滋賀県大津市の近江神宮において、日本一を争う男性部門の名人戦と、女性部門のクイーン戦の決勝が行われ日本放送協会で放送されている。