is a Japanese professional shogi player ranked 7-dan. Early life Muranaka was born on March 12, 1981, in Kita, Tokyo. He entered the Japan Shogi Association's apprentice school at the rank of 6-kyū as a student of shogi professional in 1992. He was the last apprentice taken on by Takayanagi. Muranaka was promoted to the rank of 1-dan in 1996 and obtained full professional status and the rank of 4-dan in October 2004 after finishing tied for first in the 35th 3-dan League (April 2004September 2004) with a record of 14 wins and 4 losses. Promotion history The promotion history for Muranaka is as follows: 6-kyū: 1992 1-dan: 1996 4-dan: October 1, 2004 5-dan: September 15, 2009 6-dan: October 16, 2009 7-dan: October 4, 2019 Personal life On December 13, 2022, the announced on its official website that Muranaka had married tarento on November 22, 2022. References External links ShogiHub: Professional Player Info · Muranaka, Shuji blog: マイペースなブログ YouTube: 【Professional Shogi (Japanese Chess) Player】Mura Channel · videos have English captioning Japanese shogi players Living people Professional shogi players Professional shogi players from Tokyo 1981 births People from Kita Shogi YouTubers Japanese YouTubers