noun
National High School Baseball Championship; Summer Koshien
Official name of the annual nationwide high school baseball tournament held in August at Hanshin Koshien Stadium. Commonly referred to as 夏の甲子園 or simply 甲子園.
全国高等学校野球選手権大会は、毎年8月に阪神甲子園球場で開催される。
The National High School Baseball Championship is held every August at Hanshin Koshien Stadium.
彼は全国高等学校野球選手権大会で優勝した。
He won the National High School Baseball Championship.
The Spring Koshien invitational tournament, held in March, while this word refers to the Summer Koshien championship.
Common shorthand for the stadium and both high school baseball tournaments; this word is the formal name of the summer championship.
Compound of 全国 (nationwide), 高等学校 (high school), 野球 (baseball), 選手権 (championship), and 大会 (tournament).