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Shogi (1587)

Shogi: A Brief Introduction

Shogi is a two-player strategy board game that originated in India and was transmitted to Japan via China and Korea. It is part of the same family of games as Western chess, chaturanga, and Chinese xiangqi and is the most popular chess variant native to Japan. The game has been popular in Japan for a long time, and its popularity has been growing recently, especially among young people.

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