Kotaro Fukuoka

There's something quietly remarkable about Kotaro Fukuoka — born in 2005, still a teenager, and already holding a professional go license. Go is one of those games where the deeper you look, the more bottomless it gets; the fact that he earned pro status at all puts him in a very small, very serious club. Growing up in Tokyo and dedicating himself to a board game that most of his peers probably never touched takes a certain kind of stubborn, unhurried confidence, which honestly feels very Capricorn of him. He's not the type to end up on a variety show, and that's kind of the point — there's something refreshing about a young person going all-in on a centuries-old craft just because the craft matters. I have no idea yet what style of player he'll become, but I'm low-key looking forward to finding out.

Kotaro Fukuoka is a Japanese professional Go player born on December 22, 2005, in Tokyo, Japan. He turned professional as a teenager, making him one of the younger active professional Go players in Japan. Details about his agency, education, and personal life are not publicly disclosed.

Name (English)

Kotaro Fukuoka

Name (Japanese)

福岡航太朗

Reading

ふくおか こうたろう

Born

December 22, 2005 (age 20)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Rooster (酉)

Origin

Tokyo, Japan

Occupation

Professional Go Player

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%A6%8F%E5%B2%A1%E8%88%AA%E5%A4%AA%E6%9C%97

Tags

• From Tokyo
• Professional Go Player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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