Rather than chalk it up to a bad experience, I figured that I might as well post what I found, and here they are.

By the way, I did finally find our favorite girl, and I put her over here: Nakahara admits to affair with Hayashiba Naoko.

Hayashiba Naoko

Be sure to wait and go to the bottom of this page.

• Problems in the U.S. Shogi Championship
• Better Moves for Better Shogi by Teruichi Aono
• "Shogi girl in Thailand" Miss Tarin Clanuwat
• Irina Rachel Novikov, Girl Shogi Player
• What is the Logic to holding the Shogi World Championship in Armonk?
• Hayashiba Naoko, shogi champion, website
• NSR English home page
• Norwegian Shogi
• Eric Cheymol's page
• Java Shogi Board
• Shogi Dojo - Play shogi online
• New Site to Play Shogi
• Irina Rachel Novikov home page
• First St. Petersburg Shogi Tournament
• Hayashiba Naoko flees Japan and is now holed up in New York
• Brains and Beauty: Shimizu Ichio, apparently both the strongest and the most beautiful female Japanese chess player
• Nakahara Admits to Affair with Hayashiba Naoko
• Basic Rules of Shogi
• Micro-Shogi from Finland
• News from Tokyo Sports about the Shogisex scandal
• Latest News on the Shogisex Scandal from Yukon Fuji in Japan
• News from Tokyo Sports (Japanese only)
• Reijer Grimbergen Shogi News
• Japan Shogi Association Home Page - In Japanese, but with dozens of great photos
• Computer Shogi Tournament in Tokyo
• How to Defend in Shogi
• Pinups of Beautiful Female Japanese Shogi Players
• Lots of photos of shogi players and other personalities in Japan
• Latest shogi photos from Japan
• Beautiful Women send me their photos by e-mail