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2017 dates set for Maeda's Osaka Go Camp and Japan Go Congress

Ryo Maeda's annual Osaka Go Camp will be held June 25th to July 13th in Osaka, Japan. This year’s camp will have new content, says Maeda, a 6-dan pro from the Kansai-Kiin who's been a regular attendee at the US Go Congress for the past 17 years. "We have league games in the mornings and full teaching programs in the afternoons by professional players every day, " he says. The teaching programs will be in English. "On holidays, we will also organize some day trips to places like downtown Osaka, Kyoto, Nara, and a two-day trip to Kyoto, Friendship Tournament with Kyoto Go players and sightseeing." The second Japan Go Congress will be held July 14th to July 17th in nearby Takarazuka City, so camp participants can participate in both, if they want. Register by the end of February and receive a 5,000-yen discount (only available for those who participate in the Osaka Go Camp for the full term). "I promise that everyone can improve quite a lot through the Camp and the Congress and will have a lot of fun!" adds Maeda.