 The official logo of The Competition | |
| Sport | Baseball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1915 |
| No. of teams | 49 (56 in special editions) |
| Country |  Japan |
| Venue(s) | Hanshin Koshien Stadium |
| Most recent champion(s) | Kyoto International (106th - 2024) |
| Most titles | Chukyōdai Chukyō (7 titles) |
| TV partner(s) | NHK, ABC |
| Streaming partner(s) | SportsBull, Yahoo JP, Abema |
| Related competitions | The National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament |
| Official website | https://vk.sportsbull.jp/koshien/ https://baseball.yahoo.co.jp/hsb_vk/ |
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.
The tournament, organized by the Japan High School Baseball Federation and Asahi Shimbun, takes place during the summer school vacation period, culminating in a two-week final tournament stage with 49 teams in August at Hanshin Koshien Stadium (阪神甲子園球場, Hanshin Kōshien Kyūjō) in the Koshien district of Nishinomiya City, Hyōgo, Japan.