| Yukari Yoshihara | |
| Fullname: | Yukari Umezawa (梅沢 由香里) |
| Kanji: | 吉原 由香里 |
| Birth Date: | 4 October 1973 |
| Birth Place: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Residence: | Tokyo, Japan |
| Teacher: | Masao Kato |
| Turnedpro: | 1996 |
| Rank: | 6 dan |
| Affiliation: | Nihon Ki-in |
née is a Japanese Go professional.
Yukari Umezawa was born in Tokyo in 1973, and graduated from Keio University in 1996. She first played Go at the age of 6 and she became a professional Go player in 1996. She then attained the rank of 5-dan in 2002 at the age of 29, and was married in the same year. Umezawa supervised the production of Hikaru no Go, a manga about Go written by Yumi Hotta and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. She also became a consultant for the anime version of Hikaru no Go and hosted Go educational programs on NHK. Umezawa's sensei was Masao Kato. Umezawa is married to Shinya Yoshihara. They have a son (born 2011).
| Title | Years Held | |
|---|---|---|
| Current | 3 | |
 Women's Kisei | 2007, 2008, 2009 |