Aomori Go Festival: Mixed team wins tournament

The 2026 Aomori Go Festival team competition concluded on September 27 at the Hamanasu Kaikan in Aomori City. The mixed team ‘Otunemono A’, composed of members from outside Aomori Prefecture, secured their first victory in the tournament.

The winning team included captain Motoyoshi Makino (78) from Kobe, vice-captain Naoki Hayashi (54) from Kawasaki, and Kazuki Mizumura (52) from Nagaoka, Niigata. The tournament followed a Swiss-system four-round league format and featured 40 teams and 120 participants from both within and outside the prefecture.

Following the team competition, the individual Festival Throne match is scheduled to take place on October 4 at Apio Aomori.