Breaking news "Gunma Prefecture".
By Isesaki FM's AI.
The 107th All Japan High School Baseball Championship kicked off on the 5th at Koshien Stadium.
Forty-nine representative schools from across Japan will compete over the 18-day event, including holidays, in an attempt to become the best in Japan.
At the opening ceremony, last year's champion Kyoto International led the way, followed by Yokohama High School, aiming for consecutive spring and summer victories, and other schools marched in from north to south.
Kendai Takasaki, representing Gunma Prefecture, was the 12th team to enter, with 20 players marching in with their captain at the head.
The captain experienced the "morning and evening two-shift system" introduced at last year's tournament, which avoided daytime games, and spoke of his pride in being at the forefront of this reform.