The Tokyo-based school claimed the championship following the conclusion of the Tokyo tournament, marking the end of the qualifying cycle across all 10 districts of Japan.
Hokkai Secures Confirmed Selection for Hokkaido District
The following schools have emerged as the primary candidates from their respective districts, categorized by their performance in the autumn tournaments. Schools marked with a double circle are considered confirmed for selection, while those with a circle are categorized as strong candidates, and those with a triangle remain in a competitive position.
Hokkaido District (1 entry)
- Confirmed: Hokkai
Tohoku District (3 entries)
- Confirmed: Sendai Ikue (Miyagi)
- Strong: Aomori Yamada (Aomori)
- Contenders: Hachinohe Gakuin Kosei (Aomori), Tsuruoka Higashi (Yamagata)
Kanto and Tokyo Districts (6 entries)
- Kanto Confirmed: Yokohama (Kanagawa), Kenda Takasaki (Gunma)
- Kanto Strong: Keio (Kanagawa), Teikyo San (Yamanashi)
- Kanto Contenders: Kasumigaura (Ibaraki), Yamanashi Gakuin (Yamanashi), Jutoku (Gunma), Mizuki (Ibaraki)
- Tokyo Contender: Iwakura
Tokai District (3 entries)
- Contenders: Kakegawa Nishi (Shizuoka), Kindai Kosen (Mie)
Hokushin-etsu District (2 entries)
- Confirmed: Teikyo Nagaoka (Niigata)
- Strong: Kanazawa (Ishikawa)
- Contenders: Toyama Shogyo (Toyama), Tsuruga Kehi (Fukui)
Kinki District (6 entries)
- Confirmed: Kyoto International (Kyoto), Akashi Shogyo (Hyogo)
- Strong: Chiben Gakuen (Nara), Hotoku Gakuen (Hyogo)
- Contenders: Osaka Toin (Osaka), Hikone Sogo (Shiga), Chiben Wakayama (Wakayama), Hachiman Shogyo (Shiga)
Chugoku District (2 entries)
- Confirmed: Soshi Gakuen (Okayama)
- Strong: Kurashiki Shogyo (Okayama)
- Contenders: Sotoku (Hiroshima), Takagawa Gakuen (Yamaguchi)
Shikoku District (2 entries)
- Confirmed: Meitoku Gijuku (Kochi)
- Strong: Kochi (Kochi)
- Contenders: Kaifu (Tokushima), Anan Hikari (Tokushima)
Kyushu District (4 entries)
- Confirmed: Kagoshima Josei (Kagoshima), Yussei (Fukuoka)
- Strong: Soseikan (Nagasaki), Okinawa Shogaku (Okinawa)
- Contenders: Waseda Saga (Saga), Koza (Okinawa), Kobayashi Nishi (Miyazaki), Saga Kita (Saga)
Tournament Selection Criteria
Beyond the regional tournament winners and runners-up, there is one additional spot via the Jingu Tournament quota and two spots under the 21st Century Frame.
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