p.boxed Shogi on a 5 x 5 board. figure.diagram-container .diagram | fen:rbsgk/4p/5/P4/KGSBR: figcaption Initial position. p. Minishogi is essentially shogi on a 5x5 board. The game was invented (or rediscovered) around 1970 by Shigenobu Kusumoto of Osaka, Japan. p | The rules are the same as in a(href="/variants/Shogi") Shogi | . Unlike standard shogi, there is no knight or lance. | Promotion is only done in the last rank. p | See also a(href="https://www.pychess.org/variant/minishogi") Minishogi |  on pychess-variants.