title: Honorary Go titles
text: # Honorary Go titles
  
  Professional Go players in Japan are given the title of "Honorary" (or "Lifetime") title holder if they either win the title ten times in a row, or have won the title five times in a row or ten times in total and reach the age of 60 years or retire. Below is a list of the honorary title holders and which title they are honored for.
  
  ## Honorary Kiseis
  
  * Fujisawa Hideyuki won the Kisei 6 times in a row from 1976 to 1982.
  * Kobayashi Koichi won the Kisei 8 times in a row from 1986 to 1993.
  * Iyama Yuta won the Kisei 9 times in a row 2013 to 2021.
  
  ## Honorary Meijins
  
  * Cho Chikun won the Meijin 5 times in a row from 1980 to 1984.
  * Kobayashi Koichi won the Meijin 7 times in a row from 1988 to 1994.
  
  ## Honorary Honinbos
  
  * Takagawa Kaku won the Honinbo 9 times in a row from 1952 to 1960.
  * Sakata Eio won the Honinbo 7 times in a row from 1961 to 1967.
  * Ishida Yoshio won the Honinbo 5 times in a row from 1971 to 1975.
  * Cho Chikun won the Honinbo 10 times in a row from 1989 to 1998.
  * Iyama Yuta won the Honinbo 11 times in a row from 2012 to 2022.
  
  These players are called the 22nd / 23rd / 24th / 25th / 26th Honinbo, respectively.
  
  ## Honorary Judans
  
  * There have been no Honorary Judans.
  
  ## Honorary Tengens
  
  * Rin Kaiho won the Tengen 5 times in a row from 1988 to 1993.
  * Iyama Yuta won the Tengen 5 times in a row from 2015 to 2019.
  
  ## Honorary Ozas
  
  * Kato Masao won the Oza 8 times in a row from 1982 to 1989.
  
  ## Honorary Goseis
  
  * Otake Hideo won the Gosei 6 times in a row from 1980 to 1985.
  * Kobayashi Koichi won the Gosei 6 times in a row from 1988 to 1993.
  * Iyama Yuta won the Gosei 5 times in a row from 2012 to 2016.
  