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{{Short description|Japanese Go player}}
{{distinguish|Shoji Hashimoto}}
{{Infobox go player
| name=Utaro Hashimoto
| image=Hashimoto-Utaro-1.jpg
| caption=Utaro Hashimoto in 1955
| fullname=Utaro Hashimoto
| kanji=橋本宇太郎
| birth_date={{birth date|1907|2|27|mf=y}}
| birth_place=[[Osaka]], [[Japan]]
| death_date={{death date and age|1994|7|24|1907|2|27|mf=y}}
| death_place=[[Japan]]
| teacher=[[Segoe Kensaku]]
| rank=9 dan
}}

{{nihongo|'''Utaro Hashimoto'''|橋本 宇太郎|Hashimoto Utarō|extra=February 27, 1907 – July 24, 1994}} was a 9-dan [[Go players|professional Go player]].<ref name="lib">[https://senseis.xmp.net/?HashimotoUtaro Hashimoto Utaro at Sensei's Library]</ref><ref name="base">[https://gobase.org/information/players/?pp=Hashimoto%20Utaro Hashimoto Utaro at GoBase]</ref><ref name="rat">[https://www.goratings.org/en/players/588.html Hashimoto Utaro at Go Ratings]</ref>

== Biography ==
Hashimoto became a pro in 1922 when he was 15. He won the [[Honinbō]] 3 times before finally reaching 9p in 1954.<ref name="lib"/><ref name="base"/><ref name="rat"/> He founded the [[Kansai Ki-in]] in 1950.

== Titles and runners-up==
{|  class="wikitable"
|-
!colspan=3|Domestic
|-
!Title || Wins || Runners-up
|-
| [[Kisei (go)|Kisei]] || || 1 (1977)
|-
| [[Honinbo Tournament|Honinbo]] || 3 (1943, 1950, 1951) || 2 (1945, 1952)
|-
| [[Judan (Go)|Judan]] || 2 (1962, 1971) || 2 (1963, 1972)
|-
| [[Oza (go)|Oza]] || 3 (1953, 1955, 1956) || 2 (1971, 1972)
|-
| [[NHK Cup (Go)|NHK Cup]] || 2 (1956, 1963) || 1 (1962)
|-
| [[Kansai Ki-in Championship]] || 3 (1968, 1969, 1980) ||
|-
| [[Hayago Championship]] || 1 (1970) || 1 (1971)
|-
| [[Asahi Pro Best Ten]] || 1 (1970) || 
|- align="center" 
| '''Total''' || '''15''' || '''9'''
|-
|}

==References==
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{{Honinbo}}
{{Oza}}
{{Judan}}

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[[Category:1907 births]]
[[Category:1994 deaths]]
[[Category:Japanese Go players]]


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