Hiroshi Yamashiro
# Hiroshi Yamashiro

Hiroshi Yamashiro (山城宏, Yamashiro Hiroshi, born August 12, 1958) is a professional Go player.

## Biography

Yamashiro grew up with Go, as he became a professional in 1972. He eventually joined the Nagoya branch of the Nihon Ki-in. He has challenged for many of Japan's biggest titles, but he has not won any of them. He became a 9 dan in 1985, after winning the Okan, but has not won any other titles.

## Titles and runners-up

Domestic :

| Title | Wins | Runners-up |
| - | - | - |
| Kisei | | 1 (1992) |
| Honinbo | | 3 (1986, 1987, 1993) |
| Tengen | | 1 (1992) |
| Oza | | 1 (1984) |
| Shinjin-O | | 1 (1979) |
| Okan | 16 (1977, 1981, 1982, 1984–1987, 1992–1996, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2010) | 11 (1978, 1983, 1988, 1997, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2011) |
| Total | 16 | 18 |
