Female Honinbo
The Women's Honinbo is a Go competition.Outline
The Women's Honinbo is the female version of the Honinbo. It is sponsored by the Kyodo News Agency and Sompo Japan Insurance. The winner's purse is 5,800,000 Yen.Past winners
Winners in chronological order:
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up |
| 1. | 1982 | Honda Sachiko | 2-1 | Kobayashi Reiko |
| 2. | 1983 | Kusunoki Teruko | 2-1 | Honda Sachiko |
| 3. | 1984 | Honda Sachiko | 2-0 | Kusunoki Teruko |
| 4. | 1985 | Kusunoki Teruko | 2-1 | Honda Sachiko |
| 5. | 1986 | Ogawa Tomoko | 2-0 | Kusunoki Teruko |
| 6. | 1987 | Kusunoki Teruko | 2-1 | Ogawa Tomoko |
| 7. | 1988 | Kusunoki Teruko | 2-0 | Ogawa Tomoko |
| 8. | 1989 | Kusunoki Teruko | 2-0 | Ogawa Tomoko |
| 9. | 1990 | Nakazawa Ayako | 2-1 | Kusunoki Teruko |
| 10. | 1991 | Nakazawa Ayako | 2-1 | Kobayashi Chizu |
| 11. | 1992 | Kato Tomoko | 2-0 | Nakazawa Ayako |
| 12. | 1993 | Yoshida Mika | 2-1 | Kato Tomoko |
| 13. | 1994 | Yoshida Mika | 2-0 | Tsukuda Akiko |
| 14. | 1995 | Yoshida Mika | 3-1 | Chinen Kaori |
| 15. | 1996 | Yoshida Mika | 3-0 | Nakazawa Ayako |
| 16. | 1997 | Chinen Kaori | 3-1 | Yoshida Mika |
| 17. | 1998 | Chinen Kaori | 3-0 | Kato Tomoko |
| 18. | 1999 | Chinen Kaori | 3-1 | Kobayashi Izumi |
| 19. | 2000 | Inori Yoko | 3-2 | Chinen Kaori |
| 20. | 2001 | Kobayashi Izumi | 3-1 | Inori Yoko |
| 21. | 2002 | Kobayashi Izumi | 3-2 | Chinen Kaori |
| 22. | 2003 | Kobayashi Izumi | 3-1 | Yashiro Kumiko |
| 23. | 2004 | Chinen Kaori | 3-1 | Kobayashi Izumi |
| 24. | 2005 | Yushiro Kumiko | 3-0 | Chinen Kaori |
| 25. | 2006 | Yushiro Kumiko | 3-1 | Inori Yoko |
| 26. | 2007 | Xie Yimin | 3-1 | Yushiro Kumiko |
| 27. | 2008 | Xie Yimin | 3-1 | Suzuki Ayumi |
| 28. | 2009 | Xie Yimin | 3-1 | Aoki Kikuyo |
| 29. | 2010 | Xie Yimin | 3-0 | Mukai Chiaki |
| 30. | 2011 | Xie Yimin | 3-1 | Mukai Chiaki |
| 31. | 2012 | Xie Yimin | 3-0 | Okuda Aya |
| 32. | 2013 | Mukai Chiaki | 3-2 | Xie Yimin |
| 33. | 2014 | Fujisawa Rina | 3-0 | Mukai Chiaki |
| 34. | 2015 | Xie Yimin | 3-2 | Fujisawa Rina |
| 35. | 2016 | Fujisawa Rina | 3-1 | Xie Yimin |
| 36. | 2017 | Xie Yimin | 3-2 | Fujisawa Rina |
| 37. | 2018 | Fujisawa Rina | 3-1 | Xie Yimin |
| 38. | 2019 | Ueno Asami | 3-1 | Fujisawa Rina |
Winners by number of titles:
| Player | Titles | Years Held | |
| Xie Yimin | 8 | 2007 - 2012, 2015, 2017 | - |
| Kusunoki Teruko | 5 | 1983, 1985, 1987 - 1989 | - |
| Yoshida Mika | 4 | 1993 - 1996 | - |
| Chinen Kaori | 4 | 1997 - 1999, 2004 | - |
| Kobayashi Izumi | 3 | 2001 - 2003 | - |
| Fujisawa Rina | 3 | 2014, 2016, 2018 | - |
| Honda Sachiko | 2 | 1982, 1984 | - |
| Nakazawa Ayako | 2 | 1990 - 1991 | - |
| Yashiro Kumiko | 2 | 2005 - 2006 | - |
| Ogawa Tomoko | 1 | 1986 | - |
| Kato Tomoko | 1 | 1992 | - |
| Inori Yoko | 1 | 2000 | - |
| Mukai Chiaki | 1 | 2013 | - |
| Ueno Asami | 1 | 2019 | - |
