Utaro Hashimoto

Utaro Hashimoto (橋本 宇太郎, Hashimoto Utarō; February 27, 1907 – July 24, 1994) was a 9-dan professional Go player since 1922. He is also known as the founder of Kansai Ki-in, and he was educated by Kensaku Segoe (with Go Seigen).

Notable results

Domestic
Title	Wins	Runners-up
Kisei (棋聖, Board Master)		Challenged to the defending champion in 1977
Honinbo (本因坊)	3 (1943, 1950, 1951)	2 (1945, 1952)
Judan (10-dan)	2 (1962, 1971)	2 (1963, 1972)
Oza (王座, King)	3 (1953, 1955, 1956)	2 (1971, 1972)
NHK Cup	2 (1956, 1963)	1 (1962)
Kansai Ki-in Championship	3 (1968, 1969, 1980)