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GO PRIZE MONEY · 2ND OF 2 NATIONS

Japan Go prize money

Japan's players have won £10,942,193 between 21 players, 37.0% of all the Go prize money we hold. Ichiriki Ryo leads on £2,696,284.

PRIZE MONEY£11m
PLAYERS21
YEARS TOP6
NATION RANK2nd

Japan's players

By career Go prize money

Japan's Go players ranked by prize money.
# PLAYER WORLD YEARS TOP PRIZE MONEY
1 Ichiriki Ryo 3 3 £2,696,284£2.7m
2 Iyama Yuta 4 3 £2,612,813£2.6m
3 Shibano Toramaru 7 0 £1,535,059£1.5m
4 Ueno Asami 11 0 £804,665£805k
5 Fujisawa Rina 12 0 £780,691£781k
6 Kyo Kagen 13 0 £726,709£727k
7 Seki Kotaro 19 0 £284,478£284k
8 Yamashita Keigo 21 0 £250,310£250k
9 Kono Rin 22 0 £240,465£240k
10 Ueno Risa 23 0 £191,930£192k
11 Hane Naoki 27 0 £127,668£128k
12 Fukuoka Kotaro 28 0 £124,046£124k
13 Hirata Tomoya 33 0 £83,573£84k
14 Ida Atsushi 35 0 £74,799£75k
15 Miura Taro 36 0 £66,916£67k
16 Cho U 37 0 £60,326£60k
17 Nakamura Sumire 38 0 £57,928£58k
18 Niu Eiko 39 0 £57,903£58k
19 Shida Tatsuya 40 0 £57,446£57k
20 Motoki Katsuya 41 0 £56,879£57k
21 Sakai Yuki 42 0 £51,305£51k

Japan's top 15

Ichiriki Ryo £2.7m Iyama Yuta £2.6m Shibano Toramaru £1.5m Ueno Asami £805k Fujisawa Rina £781k Kyo Kagen £727k Seki Kotaro £284k Yamashita Keigo £250k Kono Rin £240k Ueno Risa £192k Hane Naoki £128k Fukuoka Kotaro £124k Hirata Tomoya £84k Ida Atsushi £75k Miura Taro £67k

Japan's years at the top

6 years at the top, newest first

Go years at the top of Japan's players.
YEAR TOP EARNER PRIZE
2025 Japan Go Money List Ichiriki Ryo £632,177£632k
2024 Japan Go Money List Ichiriki Ryo £613,948£614k
2023 Japan Go Money List Ichiriki Ryo £603,398£603k
2022 Japan Go Money List Iyama Yuta £461,563£462k
2021 Japan Go Money List Iyama Yuta £674,600£675k
2020 Japan Go Money List Iyama Yuta £647,738£648k

Japan against other nations

Go prize money by nation, the countries either side

Nations ranked around Japan by Go prize money.
# NATION PLAYERS PRIZE MONEY
1 South Korea 22 £18,636,320£18.6m
2 Japan 21 £10,942,193£10.9m
South Korea £19m Japan £11m

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money have Japan's players won?

£10,942,193 between 21 players, 2nd of the 2 nations on our Go money list.

Who is Japan's highest earning player?

Ichiriki Ryo, with £2,696,284 and 3 years at the top.

How many years at the top has Japan had?

6 years at the top in the years we hold, most recently Ichiriki Ryo at the 2025 Japan Go Money List.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on Go prize money, and across every individual sport on prize money by nation.