| Tournament name |
NHK Cup |
| Sponsor |
NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) , The Nihon Ki-in , The Kansai Ki-in |
| Support |
- |
| Special assistance |
- |
| Assistance |
- |
| Special cooperation |
- |
| Cooperation |
- |
| Winner’s prize |
5,000,000 (Japanese yen) |
| Title match, play-off |
play-off game |
| Tournament system |
All-star tournament with 50 players. |
| Time allowance |
No time allowance. |
| Byo-yomi |
30 seconds a move, one-minute thinking time x ten times. |
| komi |
6.5 |
| Qualification for participation |
Previous winner, second-place-getter, Honorary NHK Cup Holder, titleholders, women titleholders, top players in prize-money rankings |
| Rules for retaining places and seeds |
- |
| Year of founding |
1953 |