The final of the 107th National High School Baseball Championship was even more exciting than usual, so we’re bringing you a quick report!
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Before the Game
10 minutes before the game started. The crowd was incredible. There were even temporary buses running from Koshienguchi.
There was a line just to get into the stands. About 8 minutes or so. Still better than the Expo.
There was also a bus for the “Okinawa Shogaku High School cheering tour” parked there!
During the Game
About 50,000 people! It was a full house!
The stands for Okinawa Shogaku High School. Since Okinawa Prefecture is so far away, the brass band performance has been handled every year for the past 44 years by the Municipal Amagasaki High School Brass Band Club.
And here’s the moment they won! The excitement was unreal.
沖縄尚学、優勝の瞬間！ pic.twitter.com/56r66sHJhz
— 西宮苦楽園高校が舞台！涼宮ハルヒ情報局 (@kitakoh_haruhi) August 23, 2025
Closing Ceremony
Comments from Japan High School Baseball Federation Chairman Takara Kaoru. He’s an alumnus of Nishinomiya Kita High School and Taisha Junior High School!
Even if you win at Koshien, you can still take home some dirt! For the junior high and elementary school athletic meets, taking dirt home is not allowed.
After the closing ceremony, a wave started from the Okinawa Shogaku High School stands and went around three times. To tell the truth, waves are actually prohibited under Koshien Stadium rules…
閉会式後、スタンドでウェーブが始まって草 pic.twitter.com/qt2zJLonld
— 西宮苦楽園高校が舞台！涼宮ハルヒ情報局 (@kitakoh_haruhi) August 23, 2025
The Unusual Things That Happened in Okinawa After Reaching the Final
This time, because the Okinawa Prefecture representative advanced to the final, something unusual was happening in Okinawa.
The Mayor of Urasoe Issued an Unusual Warning
What does it mean that “all social activity other than electricity, water, and gas may drop significantly”!?
<注意喚起>
沖縄県では明日8/23の10:00から約3時間は電気、水道、ガス以外の全ての社会活動がかなり低下する可能性がございます。特に観光客の皆様はご注意下さい(笑) https://t.co/KHFV78XyYt— 松本哲治(浦添市長) (@tetsuji_matsu) August 22, 2025
People Disappeared from the Streets
Okinawa is a car-centric prefecture. Even though people mainly get around by car rather than trains or buses, once the game started, there were hardly any cars on the road.
優勝が決まった瞬間の国道58号線松山交差点#甲子園#高校野球#沖縄尚学#優勝おめでとう#沖尚決勝経済調査 pic.twitter.com/sVZV6hGPRJ
— ホテルニュー尾崎 (@ozaki_oki) August 23, 2025
Aeon Mall Was Packed with People
Aeon Malls in Okinawa were broadcasting the game, and when the championship was decided, huge cheers rang out!
イオンモール沖縄ライカム
沖縄尚学、優勝の瞬間！！！
おめでとうー！！ pic.twitter.com/C4uCbaFuHJ— Y(ﾕｰｷ) (@bbb_bgma) August 23, 2025
No One Could Focus on Work!
High school baseball came before their own jobs. Some stores even closed until the game was over.
髪切りにきた先輩からこれ送られてきて草#沖縄尚学 pic.twitter.com/eFWpF4GRic
— taka (@tsuretaka) August 23, 2025
Finally
There are all kinds of student sports tournaments besides baseball, but I think high school baseball may be the only one where an entire prefecture comes together to cheer in the final and celebrate the championship together. And that high school baseball tournament is held at Koshien in Nishinomiya. It really makes you feel that “Koshien” is truly special, and an incredible place.
