Japanese Chess - can anyone tell me about this?

Question

I've seen a Japanese game sometimes on some films that seems to be a little like chess, though the pieces are flat with characters on them. Can anyone tell me more about this game and where I can find rules/pieces?

Answer 1

i neva heard of Japanese chess before..

Answer 2

yes you can only play sideways

Answer 3

You're talking about Shogi. You can probably find out some general information from sites like Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shogi

or more specific information from sites like

http://www.shogi.net/shogi.html

If you want to play try some online games after learning the basics then you can go to

http://www.playok.com/intl/en/

Some aspects of the game are similar to Western Chess but there are many many differences which make it more than just a Japanese version of Chess.

Answer 4

All I know is it's called Shogi. Check wikipedia.

Answer 5

Maybe that is Chinese chess.

Here is the consult

http://www.cchess.com/indexcn.html

Answer 6

Do you mean shogi?

Try here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shogi

Answer 7

Mahjong

Answer 8

Perhaps you mean Go? It's featured in Hikaru no Go (an anime and manga).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_%28board...