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People who have played for a long time, leaving behind what they have thought. We have gathered those still being written, and those that have stopped but are worth reading again.

23 entries. For a curated way in, Billiards in Depth is the place to start.

Still being written 10 entries

A blog in which a player who loves 14.1 keeps writing about matches, watching the game, and days spent with billiards friends. It includes an account of watching the 14-1 Summit Yokohama.

An amateur with twenty years at A-class keeps writing from an experienced player’s eye: how to run out, the differences between classes, form, and accounts of watching matches.

From a shop staff member: the “shots that make the impossible possible” series, safeties, 14.1, drills and cue introductions.

Steady writing on personal views of the game, manners at the table and practice. Much of it reads as a diary, and the days of someone who plays come into view.

Reports from a top pro’s overseas trips, news of the hall, and a corner for questions to the pro, such as how to practice from B-class to A-class.

The pro herself looks back on her matches and reports on events, including a look back at the 2026 Japan Open.

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Columns by a JPBA-certified lesson pro on the order in which to improve and on 4-stance theory, plus a self-made app for practicing fullness of hit.

Reflections on aiming systems, the bridge, side spin, banks and the draw shot, mixed with opinions on the industry.

The blog of Billiards Wallaby: house league results, lessons, and news of 3C, the JPA and the women’s pro tour. (mainly hall announcements)

The Sasakawa Sports Foundation’s encyclopedia, explaining the history of billiards, its three families of games, and equipment. A reference for history. (date of last update unknown)

Archive (on hiatus) 13 entries

The personal page of a faculty member at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies: the basics of playing three-cushion, and the billiards scene in Korea. (date of last update unknown; an old static page)

The “Billiards Physics” and “Billiards Anatomy” series ran to #90, covering jump shots and tip position, the movement of the wrist and more.

From a host with 36 years at the game: summaries of aiming, tip position, safeties, rail shots, systems and a glossary. A large body of writing.

Explains twelve ways of judging fullness of hit, a kick system (the Seven System), the differences between A-class and B-class, and more.

The site of Pro Kaori Ebe, with columns on aiming for fullness of hit, lessons and activity reports. The blog has stopped.

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From a former pool hall manager: a glossary in Japanese syllabary order, rules, and an index of techniques. Useful for putting the basics in order.

An account of the climb from B-class to A-class: practice methods, the break and cues, from a perennial B-class player who went on to win.

Articles from a host who plays A-class for the joy of it, on practice strokes, the stroke itself and equipment reviews. The host has announced the hiatus.

An amateur’s blog about the road to promotion to A-class, pair matches, modifying equipment and more.

The hard break, layouts, three-ball run-outs. Written in a spirit of re-examining billiards folklore scientifically. (new location unknown)

Physical studies of throw, jumps, tip position and more, covering both pocket and carom.

An engineer’s “Billiards and Physics” series, covering equipment, the four kinds of friction and more. (many non-billiards articles too)

Articles from a host with more than ten years at the game, on solo practice, the JPA league, costs and the nature of nine-ball as a game.

About these listings

The information here reflects each site and channel as we checked it on September 28, 2026. “Archive” marks those that have not been updated for more than a year but whose content we wanted to keep. Linked content is updated by its respective owners.

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