National High School Rugby Tournament

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The National High School Rugby Tournament is held annually since 1917 at Higashi Osaka Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Higashi Osaka, Japan, from the end of December to early January.^[1] All 47 Prefectures of Japan are represented, with four extra teams (one from Hokkaidō, one from Tokyo, and two from Osaka prefecture) to make up the numbers.