Nanami Naka

is a Japanese women's professional shogi player ranked 3-dan.

Early life, amateur shogi and apprentice professional Naka was born on August 7. 1998, in Kobe, Japan. She learned how to play shogi from her older brother when she was a first-grade elementary school student. While in elementary school, Naka was Hyōgo Prefecture's representative in several national elementary school tournaments for girls, and won the in 2008 as a fourth-grade student and in 2009 as a fifth-grade student. She also represented Hyōgo Prefecture in the (for boys and girls) in 2008 (33rd Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament), 2009 (34th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament) and 2010 (35th Elementary School Student Meijin Tournament), finishing tied for third in the 2010 tournament after losing to future professional shogi player in the tournament's semi-finals.

Naka entered the 's apprentice professional school in September 2011 at the rank of apprentice professional 6-kyū as a first-year junior high school student under the mentorship of shogi professional Keita Inoue. She was promoted to apprentice professional 1-dan in 2018, and apprentice professional 2-dan in February 2020. (Kana Fukuma was promoted to apprentice professional 3-dan in December 2013 and Tomoka Nishiyama was promoted to apprentice professional 3-dan in December 2015.) until the 75th 3-dan League (April 2024September 2024), but was required to leave the apprentice school after turning 26 years old due to apprentice professional school age requirements. (Apprentice professionals who reach the rank of 3-dan are required to obtain promotion to full-professional status before turning 26 years old per rules.)

Women's shogi professional Naka's debut game as a women's professional came on December 19, 2024, when she faced Saki Kawamata in a Women's Meijin league preliminary round game; Naka won the game in 92 moves. Naka won her next five games before losing to in the semi-finals of a 52nd Women's Meijin preliminary block tournament on February 19, 2025.

On September 13, 2025, Naka defeated women's professional 6-crown title holder Kana Fukuma in the finals of the challenger determination round for the 47th Women's Ōshō tournament to advance to a major title match for the first time. (The game between Naka and Fukuma was actually played on August 12, 2025; the Women's Osho challenger determination round games, however, are recorded for later broadcast on the , and the results are not made public until after a game has been broadcast.)

Playing style Naka has stated she does not really have a favorite shogi opening, 3-dan: November 1, 2024 Note: All ranks are women's professional ranks.

Titles and other championships Naka has appeared in a women's professional shogi major title match once but has yet to win a major title.