Ōi (shogi)
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Ōi (王位) is one of the eight major titles in professional shogi. The word means "the king's rank".
Shogi pieces used during the fourth game of the 56th Oi sen in 2015.
Meijin (shogi)
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Meijin (名人) is one of the eight titles in Japanese professional shogi, and is the most prestigious title, along with Ryūō. The word meijin refers to a highly skilled master of a certain field.
Masao Tsukada (right) playing against Yasuharu Ōyama in 1948 for the Meijin title.
Sekine's Meijin Resignation Ceremony (将棋名人退就位式) in February 1938. Pictured sitting in the foreground are Sekine (left) and Kimura (right). (The person standing in the foreground is Kenosuke Kosuge.)
Kinjirō Sekine 關根金次郞 (1868–1946), the thirteenth Lifetime Meijin and last hereditary Meijin
Sankichi Sakata