Participants of International Shogi Festival 2008
| Country | Player in Dan tournament | Player in Kyu tournament |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | Jeff Stroud | ---------- |
| US | Alan Baker | Eric Kuniholm |
| Brazil | Sigetaka Sato | Johnny Kitani |
| Paraguay | Monica Escher Dresow | ---------- |
| Austria | Thomas Pfaffel | Marco Dietmayer |
| Belarus | Sergey Korchitskij | Andrei Kasperovich |
| Belgium | Bart de Schepper | Harold Heeffer |
| Finland | Jouni Tolonen | Sauli Huovinen |
| France | Frederic Pottier | Anh Tuan Nguyen |
| Germany | Jochen Drechsler | Andreas Pietz |
| Italy | Nicola Caridi | ---------- |
| Netherlands | Arend van Oosten | Wouter de Haas |
| Norway | Terje Christoffersen | Asle Olufsen |
| Russia | Victor Zapara | Igor Sinelnikov |
| Sweden | Christer Hartman | Nils Carlsson |
| UK | Tony Hosking | Kingsley Pratt |
| Ukraine | Artem Kolomiyets | Alexander Shcherbina |
| China | 蔡 文豪 | |
| Japan | ||
| Thailand | Wisit Ngaolertroy | Wisuwat Teerapabpaisit |
| New Zealand | ---------- |
Michael Mackinven |
Information from Japan Shogi Association