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Hiromitsu Kanki

is a Japanese retired professional shogi player who achieved the rank of 7-dan.

He is known for wearing colorful suits on television programs as a shogi expert.

Shogi professional

Promotion history

The promotion history for Kanki was as follows:

  • 1-kyÅ«: 1978
  • 1-dan: 1979
  • 4-dan: July 26, 1983
  • 5-Dan: January 17, 1988
  • 6-dan: April 11, 1996
  • 7-dan: April 1, 2010
  • Retired: June 1, 2011

Awards and honors

Kanki received the Japan Shogi Association’s received the "25 Years Service Award" in 2008 for being an active professional for 25 years.

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