Tendo City, Yamagata Prefecture

☗ 70th Human Shogi Games ☗
Date: April 12 (Sat.) and 13 (Sun.), 2025

Venue: Mt. Maizuru summit plaza
(Tendo City Civic Cultural Center in case of stormy weather)
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Day 1 [April 12 (Sat.)]
10:00 Shogi Memorial Service
10:20 Opening Ceremony & Introduction of the Shogi Queen
10:40 Nya Shogi Ondo (Tendo Kindergarten, Tendo Komahachi)
10:50 Meiji Restoration Military Band (Tendo Nanbu Elementary School)
11:10 Game against the shogi robot “Denou Teoushou” Player: Comedian “Savanna”
Commentator: Kimura Kazuki, 9th Dan
Hostess: Yorimoto Nana, Women’s 1st Dan
Chess pieces: Students from Yamagata Prefectural Tendo High School and Sogakukan High School
12:30 Human Shogi (entry, performance, match)

Players: Yamaguchi Eriko, 3rd dan, Women’s VS Odaka Sakiko, 1st dan
Commentator: Kimura Kazuki, 9th dan
Hostess: Yorimoto Nana, 1st dan, Women’s comedian “Sabamba”
Chess pieces: Students from Yamagata Prefectural Tendo High School and Sogakukan High School

14:30 Victory and Resignation
15:00 Guidance time
Kazuki Kimura, 9th dan, Eriko Yamaguchi, female 3rd dan, Nana Yorimoto, female 1st dan, Sakiko Kodaka, female 1st dan
16:00 End
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Day 2 [April 13 (Sun.)]
10:30 Opening Ceremony and Introduction of the Shogi Queen
10:40 Tendo Hanakoma Dance
10:45 Lumberjack song (Tenseikai)
11:00 Talk show [Professional shogi player and talent “Tsuruno Takeshi”]
11:30 Presentation Ceremony of the Four Eternal Masters
11:50 Tendo Shogi Piece Exercise unveiled [Talent “Mitchie” Tendo Cheer Dance Team Smile Cherry’s]
12:30 Human Shogi (entry, performance, match)
Players: Toshiyuki Moriuchi, 9th dan VS Kazuki Kimura, 9th dan
Commentator: Koji Tanigawa, 17th Meijin
Hostess: Eriko Yamaguchi, 3rd dan female player and TV personality “Tsuruno Takeshi”
Chess pieces: Kenjiro Abe, 7th dan, Reo Okabe, 5th dan, selected by public

14:30 Victory and Resignation
14:45 70th Anniversary Event: Tendo 70-men Play
Koji Tanigawa, 17th Meijin, Toshiyuki Moriuchi, 9th Dan, Kazuki Kimura, 9th Dan, Kenjiro Abe, 7th Dan, Reo Okabe, 5th Dan, Eriko Yamaguchi, Women’s 3rd Dan, Nana Yorimoto, Women’s 1st Dan, Sakiko Odaka, Women’s 1st Dan

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Car Parking Lots
● Around Tendo City government office
● JA Tendo Honjo
● Tendo City Sports Center
※ The parking lot at the top of Mt. Maizuru is not available.
※ There are areas in parts of JA Tendo Honjo where parking is prohibited.

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Shuttle bus
● Departure and arrival point ●
Tendo City Government Office, JR Tendo Station, Tendo City Sports Center
Free parking lot available: Tendo City Government Office (surrounding area), Tendo City Sports Center
Paid parking lot only: JR Tendo Station

● Arrival and Departure Times ●
Day 1 [April 12 (Sat.)]: 9:00~16:30
Day 2 [April 13 (Sun.)]: 9:00~17:00

●Others●
・Please pay a 100 yen operation fee when boarding.
・Pets are not allowed on board.

❖ Tendo City Shogi Museum is open for free
Date : April 12th (Sat) and 13th (Sun)
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❖ Tendo Sakura Festival Shogi Tournament
Date : April 6 (Sun.)
Hours : 10:00~ (reception 9:30~)
Venue : Tendo Station Building Parte 2nd floor Civic Gallery
Eligibility : Elementary and junior high school students
Participation fee : 1,000 yen (collected on the day)
*Lunch and a participation prize will be provided for all participants.
Number of participants : First 100 people
(Recruitment has closed as we have reached capacity)
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🌸 Shidare-Sakura Evening
Date : April 11 (Fri,) and 12 (Sat.)
Venue : Tendo City Civic Cultural Center along the Kuratsu River

Contents
● Shidare-Sakura Concert
Date : April 11 (Fri.)
Time : 18:00~
Venue : Tendo City Civic Cultural Center, 2nd floor large meeting room
Cast : Soprano Toshiko Sasaki, piano Michiko Numazawa

● Traditional Arts Festival
Date : April 12 (Sat.)
Time : 18:00~
Venue : Around the plaza in front of Tendo City Civic Cultural Center, Takatama Lion Dance, Tendo Mikoshi Association Mikoshi Procession, Mukasari Procession, Ryujin Taiko Drum Performance

● Food stall village
Date : April 11 (Fri.) to 13 (Sun.)
Hours : 10:00~21:00
* Until 18:00 on April 13 (Sun.) only
Venue : Tendo City Civic Cultural Center Parking Lot
<<From April 5 (Sat.) to April 20 (Sun.), food stalls will be set up at the summit of Mt. Maizuru from 10:00 to 20:00>>
The opening date may change depending on the cherry blossoms.
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❖ Mt. Maizuru lantern light-up
Date : April 5 (Sat.) to May 6 (Tue.)
Time : 18:30 to dawn
Venue : Mt. Maizuru
(From Atago Numa Waterfront Space to Mt. Maizuru Summit Square)
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❖ Kuratsu River Shidare-Sakura Light-up
Date : April 5 (Sat.) to May 6 (Tue.)
Date : 18:30 to 22:00
Venue : Along the Kuratsu River
(From “Oshobashi” in front of the city hall to “Hishabashi” in front of the hot spring park)

Inquiry
Tendo Sakura Festival Committee
☎ 023-653-1680