Kaori Uekawa


is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 2-dan.

Personal life

Uekawa married professional shogi player Ayumu Matsuo in April 2005, and Uekawa announced that she would be competing professionally under her married name. On December 1, 2014, however, the Ladies Professional Shogi-players' Association of Japan announced that Uekawa would no longer be competing under the name "Matsuo".

Promotion history

Uekawa has been promoted as follows:
Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.