Okan 3740000 114247393 2007-03-11T06:28:14Z CanbekEsen 525001 /* Past winners */ added {{Japanese go titles}} The '''Okan''' (王冠) is a [[Go competitions|Go competition]] conducted by the [[Japanese people|Japanese]] [[Nihon-Kiin]]. There is a single game played between the title holder and a challenger. Unlike other tournaments which are open to all players, only players in the [[Nagoya]] branch of the Nihon-Kiin can compete. The winner's purse is a small 1,700,000 Yen ($15,000). ==Winners== {| class="wikitable" !Player || Years Held |- | [[Sakai Toshio]] | 1950 - 1955 |- | [[Shimamura Toshihiro]] | 1957 - 1965, 1974, 1975 |- | [[Iwata Tatsuaki]] | 1967 - 1970, 1976, 1979, 1980 |- | [[Hane Yasumasa]] | 1972, 1983, 1992 |- | [[Yamashiro Hiroshi]] | 1977, 1981, 1982, 1984 - 1987, 1993 - 1996, 2000, 2001, 2005 |- | [[Ogata Masaki]] | 1988 - 1991 |- | [[Nakano Hironari]] | 1997, 1998 |- | [[Hane Naoki]] | 1999, 2002, 2004 |- | [[Hideki Matsuoka]] | 2006 |} {{Japanese go titles}} [[Category:Go competitions|Okan]] [[ja:王冠戦]]