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The Traveling Board: Bart Jacob finds a Go Kaisho in Tokyo

While in Tokyo recently on business, Bart Jacob found his way to "this very nice Go Kaisho near my hotel in Nihonbashi" where he played a couple of games with Soma-san (right). "I believe the street is shin-ohashi, near the suitengumae station and a short walk from the Royal Park Hotel." On his last day in Tokyo, Jacob found "very nice boards, stones and bowls" at Nakamura Goban Ten. "One special board sold for around $100,000 (Yes..that is USD). Others were in the 10,000 range. I was going to buy a set of slate and she'll stones for $300...but they only took cash." Store details: TEL03-3351-5360, 東京都港区新橋４丁目３１－７, TOKYOTO NINATOKU SHINBASHI 4-31-7