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Livestream the 2023 tournament here! Official Name : 全国高等学校野球選手権大会 ( Zenkoku Kōtō Gakkō Yakyū Senshuken Taikai) = National High School Baseball Championship. Also Known As: Natsu no Koshien, Natsu no Kōkō Yakyu, Natsu no Senshuken. Sponsored by: Asahi Newspaper and the Japan High School Baseball Federation.
Aug 10, 2021 · The summer edition of the national high school baseball tournament, Japan's iconic amateur sporting event, reopened Tuesday after it was canceled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
- The Japan Times
The National High School Baseball Championship (全国高等学校野球選手権大会, Zenkoku Kōtō Gakkō Yakyū Senshuken Taikai) of Japan, commonly known as " Summer Koshien " (夏の甲子園, Natsu no Kōshien), is an annual nationwide high school baseball tournament. It is the largest scale amateur sport event in Japan.
Also known as: センバツ (Sembatsu), 春の甲子園 (Haru no Koshien) = Spring Koshien. Sponsored by: Mainichi Newspaper and the Japan High School Baseball Federation. Tournament dates in 2024: March 18 – 31 (11 game days) Number of Participating Schools: 32.
The koshien is the biggest tournament in the world, even topping march madness. It's the mecca of baseball. The koshien tournament gets around 18 million viewers on average which is absolutley insane for a high school tournament.
Mar 26, 2024 · The 103th National High School Baseball Championship featured a total of 3,603 schools competing for 49 spots in the finals at Koshien. In the championship game, Chiben Wakayama High School ( Wakayama) defeated Chiben Gakuen High School ( Nara) by a score of 9 - 2.
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Jul 27, 2021 · Every spring and summer, baseball fever hits Japan. But it's not a professional league keeping people glued to their screens -- it's high-school baseball, in a country where the sport borders on a religion.
