Hiromi Nakakura


is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 2-dan. She is the current representative director of the Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan.

Women's shogi professional

Promotion history

Nakakura's promotion history is as follows:
Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

LPSA representative director

Nakakura was selected to replace Sachio Ishibashi as representative director of the Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan in February 2014. She was re-elected as representative director in 2016,2018, 2020 and 2022.

Personal life

Nakakura's sister Akiko is a retired women's professional shogi player.