The process was started in 1923 with the foundation of the '' Hiseikai '' group by Karigane , Tamejiro Suzuki , Dohei Takabe , and Segoe Kensaku . This prompted the amalgamation of the Honinbo school and the Hoensha , in January 1923 , in the Chūō Kiin . This arrangement was however temporary , and the two constituent organizations split three months later . The 1923 Great Kantō earthquake brought hardship to a number of Go organizations , and many of them faced closure . Under the guidance of Baron Kishichiro Okura , the Nihon Ki-in was founded in May 1924 to merge existing organizations into a single entity . Shusai was an important member of this new organization
1923 Great Kantō earthquake
1923 Great Kantō earthquake
Hon'inbō Shūsai