81dojo.com is a good place to play live Shogi. It even has a server dedicated to Chu Shogi, although that isn't very busy.
Shogi and Xiangqi websites similar to chess.com?
It has been a while since I played there, but clubxiangqi.com was quite good for xiangqi. Its matching system wasn't as good as chess.com, but you can't expect miracles with such a much smaller base of players. I could usually find an appropriately matched game within a minute.
But it someone opens a chat window, it will likely be in Vietnamese.
Anybody play Shogi and/or Xiangqi online? Are there websites for playing these games that offer matching by ranking, live and turn-based, a nice UI, and other things that are good about chess.com?