Shogi is a traditional board game of Japan which carries out by two persons. The five-cornered wooden pieces used for the game have various posts (the king, a foot soldier, etc.) as a samurai, respectively. Operation of the piece is restricted by the post. 

About the victory or defeat of a game, if you get an enemy's king piece, you win in the game. Moreover, the pieces (pieces other than the king) of the enemy whom you got in the game can make a game enter again as your piece. That is interesting. 

A human shogi festival is held in Yamagata which is shogi pieces' producing district. In the festival, realistic samurais fight on a huge shogi board. It is very unique and elegant.