In Seto City, Aichi Prefecture, the hometown of 1-year-old Sota Fujii, who won one of the eight major shogi titles and won his sixth title, citizens expressed their joy overnight.
Fujii won the fourth round of the "Shogi Championship" held in Tochigi Prefecture on the 19th, winning the title with a record of 4 wins and 3 loss, becoming the youngest player in history to win the Six Crowns.
On the 1th, at Seto City Hall in Aichi Prefecture, the hometown of Fujii Rokukaku, banners were hung with the words "Congratulations to Satoshi Fujii, the youngest player to win six crowns" and "Congratulations, the youngest player in history to win six crowns."
Locals and city officials gathered to clap and take pictures to share their joy.
Kana Iijima, who has been sticking pieces to the shutters of stores resembling large shogi boards in a shopping district in Seto City to liven up the game, said, "I am encouraged by Fujii's Rokukaku shogi, so I feel grateful for that.
The locals who visited said that they were happy to feel like their grandchildren, and that they would continue to support them in the hope that they would win the Eight Crown during this year.