National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament

The National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament of Japan, commonly known as "Spring Koshien" is an annual high school baseball tournament and was first held in 1924. The tournament is organized by the Japan High School Baseball Federation and Mainichi Shimbun. By invitation only, its field of 36 (as of 2013) is smaller than the nationwide National High School Baseball Championship. Although it is an invitational tournament, there are regional tournaments held in October & November of the prior year. Generally the top finishing schools receive the invitation from the JHSBF.

Since 1925 it has been held at Hanshin Koshien Stadium; the first tournament was held at Yamamoto Stadium in Nagoya, Aichi.

Finals Results

Tournament	Year	Teams	Date	Champion	Score	Runner-up	Notes
1	1924	8	April 5	Takamatsu Shogyo (Kagawa)	2 - 1	Waseda Jitsugyo (Tokyo)
2	1925	12	April 5	Matsuyama Shogyo (Ehime)	3 - 2	Takamatsu Shogyo (Kagawa)
3	1926	16	April 5	Koryo (Hiroshima)	7 - 1	Matsumoto Shyogo (Nagano)
4	1927	8	May 1	Wakayama (Wakayama)	8 - 3	Koryo (Hiroshima)
5	1928	16	April 5	Kwansei Gakuin (Hyogo)	2 - 1	Wakayama (Wakayama)
6	1929	16	April 5	Shinko Shogyo (Hyogo )	3 - 1	Koryo (Hiroshima)
7	1930	16	April 5	Shinko Shogyo (Hyogo )	6 - 1	Matsuyama Shogyo (Ehime)
8	1931	19	April 8	Hiroshima Shogyo (Hiroshima)	2 - 1	Chukyo Shogyo (Aichi)
9	1932	20	April 5	Matsuyama Shogyo (Ehime)	1 - 1	Akashi (Hyogo)
10	1933	32	April 13	Gifu Shogyo (Gifu)	1 - 1	Akashi (Hyogo )
11	1934	20	April 7	Toho Shogyo (Aichi)	2 - 1	Naniwa Shogyo (Osaka)
12	1935	20	April 7	Gifu Shogyo (Gifu)	5 - 4	Koryo (Hiroshima)
13	1936	20	April 6	Aichi Shogyo (Aichi)	2 - 1	Kiryu (Gumma)
14	1937	20	April 6	Naniwa Shogyo (Osaka)	2 - 1	Chukyo Shogyo (Aichi)
15	1938	20	April 4	Chukyo Shogyo (Aichi)	1 - 1	Toho Shogyo (Aichi )
16	1939	20	April 3	Toho Shogyo (Aichi )	7 - 2	Gifu Shogyo (Gifu)
17	1940	20	April 2	Gifu Shogyo (Gifu)	2 - 1	Kyoto Shogyo (Kyoto)
18	1941	16	March 28	Toho Shogyo (Aichi)	5 - 2	Ichinomiya (Aichi)
From 1942 to 1946 the tournament was not held due to World War II
19	1947	26	April 7	Tokushima Shogyo (Tokushima)	3 - 1	Kokura (Fukuoka)
20	1948	16	April 6	Kyoto Daiichi Shogyo (Kyoto)	1 - 1	Kyoto Daini Shogyo (Kyoto)
21	1949	16	April 6	Kitano (Osaka)	6 - 4	Ashiya (Hyogo)
22	1950	16	April 8	Nirayama (Shizuoka)	4 - 1	Kochi Shogyo (Kochi)
23	1951	16	April 9	Naruto (Tokushima)	3 - 2	Naruo (Hyogo)
24	1952	18	April 6	Shizuoka Shogyo (Shizuoka)	2 - 1	Naruto (Tokushima)
25	1953	19	April 6	Sumoto (Hyogo)	4 - 1	Naniwa Shogyo (Osaka)
26	1954	19	April 7	Iida Osahime (Nagano)	1 - 1	Kokura (Fukuoka)
27	1955	20	April 8	Naniwa Shogyo (Osaka)	4 - 3	Kiryu (Gumma)
28	1956	20	April 9	Chukyo Shogyo (Aichi)	4 - 1	Gifu Shogyo (Gifu)
29	1957	20	April 7	Waseda Jitsugyo (Tokyo)	5 - 3	Kochi Shogyo (Kochi)
30	1958	23	April 10	Seiseiko (Kumamoto)	7 - 1	Chukyo Shogyo (Aichi)
31	1959	23	April 10	Chukyo Shogyo (Aichi)	3 - 2	Gifu Shogyo (Gifu)
32	1960	23	April 8	Takamatsu Shogyo (Kagawa)	2 - 1	Yonago Higashi High School (Tottori)
33	1961	23	April 5	Hosei Daini (Kanagawa)	4 - 1	Takamatsu Shogyo (Kagawa)
34	1962	23	April 7	Sakushin Gakuin (Tochigi)	1 - 1	Nichidaisan (Tokyo)
35	1963	28	April 5	Shimonoseki Shogyo (Yamaguchi)	10 - 1	Hokkai (Hokkaido)
36	1964	23	April 5	Kainan (Tokushima)	3 - 2	Onomichi Shogyo (Hiroshima)
37	1965	24	April 4	Okayama Higashi Shogyo (Okayama)	2 - 1	Wakayama Shogyo (Wakayama)
38	1966	24	April 3	Chukyo Shogyo (Aichi)	1 - 1	Tosa (Kochi)
39	1967	24	April 6	Tsukumi (Oita)	2 - 1	Kochi (Kochi )
40	1968	30	April 6	Omiya Kogyo (Saitama)	3 - 2	Onomichi Shogyo (Hiroshima)
41	1969	26	April 6	Mie (Mie)	12 - 1	Horikoshi (Tokyo)
42	1970	26	April 5	Minoshima (Wakayama)	5 - 4	Hokuyo (Osaka)
43	1971	26	April 5	Nichidaisan (Tokyo)	2 - 1	Daitetsu (Osaka )
44	1972	27	April 7	Nichidai Sakuragaoka (Tokyo )	5 - 1	Nichidaisan (Tokyo)
45	1973	30	April 6	Yokohama (Kanagawa)	3 - 1	Hiroshima Shogyo (Hiroshima)
46	1974	30	April 6	Hotoku Gakuen (Hyogo)	3 - 1	Ikeda (Tokushima)
47	1975	29	April 6	Kochi (Kochi)	10 - 5	Tokaidai Sagami (Kanagawa)
48	1976	30	April 6	Sotoku (Hiroshima)	5 - 1	Oyama (Tochigi)
49	1977	30	April 7	Minoshima (Wakayama)	3 - 1	Nakamura (Kochi)
50	1978	30	April 5	Hamamatsu Shogyo (Shizuoka)	2 - 1	Fukui Shogyo (Fukui)
51	1979	30	April 7	Minoshima (Wakayama)	8 - 7	Naniwa Shogyo (Osaka)
52	1980	30	April 6	Kochi Shogyo (Kochi)	1 - 1	Teikyo (Tokyo)
53	1981	30	April 8	PL Gakuen (Osaka)	2 - 1	Inba (Chiba)
54	1982	30	April 5	PL Gakuen (Osaka )	15 - 2	Nisho Gakushadaifu (Tokyo)
55	1983	32	April 5	Ikeda (Tokushima)	3 - 1	Yokohama Shogyo (Kanagawa)
56	1984	32	April 4	Iwakura (Tokyo)	1 - 1	PL Gakuen (Osaka)
57	1985	32	April 7	Ino Shogyo (Kochi)	4 - 1	Teikyo (Tokyo)
58	1986	32	April 5	Ikeda (Tokushima)	7 - 1	Utsunomiya Minami High School (Tochigi)
59	1987	32	April 4	PL Gakuen (Osaka)	7 - 1	Kanto Daiichi (Tokyo)
60	1988	34	April 5	Uwajima Higashi (Ehime)	6 - 1	Toho (Aichi)
61	1989	32	April 5	Toho (Aichi)	3 - 2	Uenomiya (Osaka)
62	1990	32	April 4	Kindaifu (Osaka)	5 - 2	Nitta (Ehime)
63	1991	32	April 5	Koryo (Hiroshima)	6 - 5	Matsushou Gakuen (Nagano)
64	1992	32	April 6	Teikyo (Tokyo)	3 - 2	Tokaidai Sagami (Kanagawa)
65	1993	34	April 5	Uenomiya (Osaka)	3 - 1	Omiya Higashi (Saitama)
66	1994	32	April 4	Chiben Wakayama (Wakayama)	7 - 5	Joso Gakuin (Ibaraki)
67	1995	32	April 5	Kanonji Chuo (Kagawa)	4 - 1	Choshi Shogyo (Chiba)
68	1996	32	April 5	Kagoshima Jitsugyo (Kagoshima)	6 - 3	Chiben Wakayama (Wakayama)
69	1997	32	April 9	Tenri (Nara)	4 - 1	Chukyodai Chukyo (Aichi)
70	1998	36	April 8	Yokohama (Kanagawa)	3 - 1	Kandai Ichi (Osaka)
71	1999	32	April 8	Okinawa Shougaku (Okinawa)	7 - 2	Mito Shogyo (Ibaraki)
72	2000	32	April 4	Tokaidai Sagami (Kanagawa)	4 - 2	Chiben Wakayama (Wakayama)
73	2001	34	April 4	Joso Gakuin (Ibaraki)	7 - 6	Sendai Ikuei (Miyagi)
74	2002	32	April 5	Hotoku Gakuen (Hyogo)	8 - 2	Naruto Kogyo (Tokushima)
75	2003	34	April 3	Koryo (Hiroshima)	15 - 3	Yokohama (Kanagawa)
76	2004	32	April 4	Saibi (Ehime)	6 - 5	Aikodai Meiden (Aichi)
77	2005	32	April 4	Aikodai Meiden (Aichi)	9 - 2	Kamimura Gakuen (Kagoshima)
78	2006	32	April 4	Yokohama High School (Kanagawa)	21 - 0	Seiho (Nagasaki)
79	2007	32	April 3	Tokoha Kikugawa (Shizuoka)	6 - 5	Ogaki Nihondai (Gifu)
80	2008	32	April 4	Okinawa Shougaku (Okinawa)	9 - 0	Seibo Gakuen (Saitama)
81	2009	32	April 2	Seiho (Nagasaki)	1 - 0	Hanamaki Higashi (Iwate)
82	2010	32	April 2	Konan (Okinawa)	10 - 5 (12)	Nichidaisan (Tokyo)
83	2011	32	April 3	Tokaidai Sagami (Kanagawa)	6 - 1	Kyushu Kokusaidaifu (Fukuoka)
84	2012	32	April 4	Osaka Toin (Osaka)	7 - 3	Kosei Gakuin (Aomori)
85	2013	36	April 3	Urawa Gakuin (Saitama)	17 - 1	Saibi (Ehime)
86	2014	32	April 2	Ryukokudai Heian (Kyoto)	6 - 2	Riseisha (Osaka)
87	2015	32	April 1	Tsuruga Kehi (Fukui)	3 - 1	Tokaidai Sapporo (Hokkaido)
88	2016	32	March 31	Chiben Gakuen (Nara)	2 - 1	Takamatsu Shogyo (Kagawa)
89	2017	32	April 1	Osaka Toin (Osaka)	8 - 3	Riseisha (Osaka)
90	2018	36	April 4	Osaka Toin (Osaka)	5 - 2	Chiben Gakuen (Nara)
91	2019	32	April 3	Toho (Aichi)	6 - 0	Narashino (Chiba)
In 2020, no tournament was held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
93	2021	32	April 1	Tokaidai Sagami (Kanagawa)	3 - 2	Meiho (Oita)
94	2022	32	March 31	Osaka Toin (Osaka)	18 - 1	Ohmi (Shiga)
95	2023	32	April 1	Yamanashi Gakuin (Yamanashi)	7 - 3	Hotoku Gakuen (Hyogo)
96	2024	32	March 31	Kendai Takasaki (Gunma)	3 - 2	Hotoku Gakuen (Hyogo)