The Asahi Top Position was a Go competition.
The final of the Top Position tournament would be a best of five with 10 hours of thinking time. There was no komi, unless the match had to be played out all 5 games, which then would be played with a 4.5 komi. The preliminaries also had no komi. This tournament ran from 1955 to 1961 and was subsequently replaced by the Meijin and Judan titles. The sponsor was Asahi shimbun.
| Player | Years Held | |
|---|---|---|
| Sakata Eio | 1955, 1959, 1961 | |
| Kitani Minoru | 1957, 1958 | |
| Fujisawa Hideyuki | 1960 |
| Player | Years Lost | |
|---|---|---|
| Sakata Eio | 1957, 1960 | |
| Shimamura Toshihiro | 1958 | |
| Kitani Minoru | 1959 | |
| Fujisawa Hideyuki | 1961 |