The is a Go competition. The Women's Meijin is the female version of the Meijin title. This title is sponsored by Fuji Evening Newspaper and Nippon Life Insurance. The winner's purse is 5,100,000 Yen ($48,000).
The tournament was not held in 2020 due to loss of sponsorship, but resumed for the 32nd tournament in 2021 with a new sponsor.
Past winners
Winners in chronological order:
Year Winner Score Runner-up 1. 1989 Miyazaki Shimako 2. 1990 Aoki Kikuyo 3. 1991 Sugiuchi Kazuko 2–1 Aoki Kikuyo 4. 1992 2–0 Aoki Kikuyo 5. 1993 2–0 Aoki Kikuyo 6. 1994 2–1 Ogawa Tomoko 7. 1995 Kato Tomoko 2–0 Sugiuchi Kazuko 8. 1996 Nishida Terumi 2–1 Kato Tomoko 9. 1997 2–0 Ogawa Tomoko 10. 1998 2–0 Ogawa Tomoko 11. 1999 Aoki Kikuyo 2–0 Nishida Terumi 12. 2000 2–0 Kobayashi Izumi 13. 2001 Kobayashi Izumi 2–0 Aoki Kikuyo 14. 2002 Aoki Kikuyo 2–0 Kobayashi Izumi 15. 2003 Kobayashi Izumi 2–0 Aoki Kikuyo 16. 2004 2–0 Inori Yoko 17. 2005 Koyama Terumi 2–1 Kobayashi Izumi 18. 2006 Aoki Kikuyo 2–0 Koyama Terumi 19. 2007 Kato Keiko 2–1 Aoki Kikuyo 20. 2008 Xie Yimin 2–0 Kato Keiko 21. 2009 2–1 Chinen Kaori 22. 2010 2–0 Mukai Chiaki 23. 2011 2–1 Mukai Chiaki 24. 2012 2–0 Mukai Chiaki 25. 2013 2–0 Okuda Aya 26. 2014 2–1 Kato Keiko 27. 2015 2–0 Suzuki Ayumi 28. 2016 2–1 Aoki Kikuyo 29. 2017 Fujisawa Rina 2–0 Xie Yimin30.20182–0Yashiro Kumiko31.20192–1Xie Yimin32.20212–0Ueno Asami33.20222–0Nakamura Sumire34.2023Ueno Asami2–0Fujisawa Rina35.2024Fujisawa Rina2–0Ueno Asami36.2025Ueno Asami2–0Fujisawa Rina37.2026Ueno Asami2–0Fujisawa Rina
Winners by number of titles:
Player Titles Years Held Xie Yimin 9 2008–2016 Fujisawa Rina 6 2017–2022, 2024 Aoki Kikuyo 5 1990, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2006 Sugiuchi Kazuko 4 1991–1994 Kobayashi Izumi 3 2001, 2003, 2004 Nishida Terumi 3 1996–1998 Ueno Asami 3 2023, 2025–2026 Kato Keiko 1 2007 Kato Tomoko 1 1995 Koyama Terumi 1 2005 Miyazaki Shimako 1 1989
References
External links Nihon Ki-in archive (in Japanese)