London Shogi Club workshop at Hyper Japan on 24-26 August 2026

These is no London shogi club meeting this month but we are running a shogi workshop at Hyper Japan from 24-26 July 2026. The next club meeting in August will be on 01.08.2026.

If you or your friends are interested in Japanese popular culture, you can find information on Hyper Japan here. Note that there is a lot going on at Hyper Japan and there is a charge for admission. Once in the festival there is no charge for the shogi workshop. Details on the shogi and other free workshops can be found at this page. 

London August 2026 meeting will be on 01.08.2026

There will be a meeting of the London Shogi Club on 01.08.2026. 

We hold these meetings monthly where possible, normally on the last Saturday of the month. However, we are at Hyper Japan on 24-26 July 2026, and the final weekend in August is a bank holiday weekend. There will also be a shogi tournament at the Mindsports Olympiad on 23 August 2026. So the only club meeting in July and August will be on 01.08.2026.

We are currently playing in the basement room at Starbucks on Cowcross St, Farringdon. Do check downstairs, as you probably won't see anyone upstairs. There should be someone around from 11.00am until at least 2pm.

Everyone is very welcome, regardless of strength or experience.

The nearest tube station is Farringdon. Barbican station is also close. It's best to check which lines are running with Transport for London.

If you want to confirm attendance or have a question, feel free to let us know by

• leaving a comment here (google+, wordpress, LJ or similar online ID required)
• posting or commenting on the Shogi London facebook page; or
• sending an email.

Reminder: London June 2026 meeting

There will be a meeting of the London Shogi Club on Saturday 27.6.2026. We hold these meetings monthly where possible, normally on the last Saturday of the month. Always check to see if we are meeting, and which day we are meeting on.

We are currently playing in the basement room at Starbucks on Cowcross St, Farringdon. Do check downstairs, as you probably won't see anyone upstairs. There should be someone around from 11.00am until at least 2pm.

Everyone is very welcome, regardless of strength or experience.

London June 2026 meeting will be on 27.06.2026

There will be a meeting of the London Shogi Club on 27.06.2026. We hold these meetings monthly where possible, normally on the last Saturday of the month. Always check to see if we are meeting, and which day we are meeting on.

We are currently playing in the basement room at Starbucks on Cowcross St, Farringdon. Do check downstairs, as you probably won't see anyone upstairs. There should be someone around from 11.00am until at least 2pm.

Everyone is very welcome, regardless of strength or experience.

The nearest tube station is Farringdon. Barbican station is also close. It's best to check which lines are running with Transport for London.

If you want to confirm attendance or have a question, feel free to let us know by

• leaving a comment here (google+, wordpress, LJ or similar online ID required)
• posting or commenting on the Shogi London facebook page; or
• sending an email.

Reminder: London May 2026 meeting

There will be a meeting of the London Shogi Club on Saturday 30.05.2026. We hold these meetings monthly where possible, normally on the last Saturday of the month. Always check to see if we are meeting, and which day we are meeting on.

We are currently playing in the basement room at Starbucks on Cowcross St, Farringdon. Do check downstairs, as you probably won't see anyone upstairs. There should be someone around from 11.00am until at least 2pm.

Everyone is very welcome, regardless of strength or experience.

London May 2026 meeting will be on 30.05.2026 / May tournament reminder

There will be a meeting of the London Shogi Club on Saturday 30.05.2026. We hold these meetings monthly where possible, normally on the last Saturday of the month. Always check to see if we are meeting, and which day we are meeting on.

We are currently playing in the basement room at Starbucks on Cowcross St, Farringdon. Do check downstairs, as you probably won't see anyone upstairs. There should be someone around from 11.00am until at least 2pm.

Everyone is very welcome, regardless of strength or experience.

The nearest tube station is Farringdon. Barbican station is also close. It's best to check which lines are running with Transport for London.

If you want to confirm attendance or have a question, feel free to let us know by

• leaving a comment here (google+, wordpress, LJ or similar online ID required)
• posting or commenting on the Shogi London facebook page; or
• sending an email.

There is also a tournament this weekend 9-10 May - the Inter-City Shogi Cup in Twickenham.

Reminder: London April 2026 meeting / May tournament / Kishin

There will be a meeting of the London Shogi Club on 25.04.2026. 

We are currently playing in the basement room at Starbucks on Cowcross St, Farringdon. Do check downstairs, as you won't see anyone upstairs. There should be someone around from 11.00am until at least 2pm. Everyone is very welcome, regardless of strength or experience.

The next tournament in the UK will be the Inter City Shogi Cup 2026 in London on the 9-10 May weekend.  Full information and registration pages can be found on the Inter City Shogi Cup website

Meanwhile the next qualification tournament of the 12th Shogi Wars Kishin Tournament will be played online in the Shogi Wars App on April 26th  from 12:00 – 14:00 UTC. All participants will be rewarded a digital “Shogi Wars item”. The final will be in Paderborn during the ESC/WOSC. 

More details are on the FESA website