Yoda Norimoto
| Norimoto Yoda | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Norimoto Yoda |
| Kanji | 依田紀基 |
| Born |
February 11, 1966 Iwamizawa, Japan |
| Residence | Tokyo, Japan |
| Teacher | Takeo Ando |
| Turned pro | 1980 |
| Rank | 9 dan |
| Affiliation | Nihon Ki-in |
Norimoto Yoda (依田 紀基 Yoda Norimoto?, born February 11, 1966, in Iwamizawa, Japan) is a professional Go player.
Yoda is a student of Takeo Ando. He has won 35 titles so far in his career, the seventh highest in Japan. He became a professional in 1980, and reached 9 dan in 1993. In 2006, he was the heart of the Japanese team in international tournaments, steering them to a win over Team Korea in the 7th Nongshim Cup.
Ranks #7 in total amount of titles in Japan.
The climactic go game played between the fictional players Fujiwara-no-Sai and Toya Meijin in the anime and manga series Hikaru no Go was in fact a real 1997 game between Norimoto and Rin Kaiho. Norimoto played the winning white side attributed to Sai.
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