The of Japan, commonly known as "Winter Kokuritsu" (冬の国立 Fufu no Kokuritu), is an annual nationwide high school association football tournament. It is the largest scale amateur sport event in Japan, even as soccer continues to gain more attention.

The tournament, organized by the Japan Football Association

Japan Football Association

The Japan Football Association, sometimes known as the Japan Soccer Association , is the governing body responsible for the administration of association football in Japan. It is responsible for the national team as well as club competitions....

, All Japan High School Athletic Federation and Nippon Television

Nippon Television

is a television network based in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and is controlled by the Yomiuri Shimbun publishing company. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is commonly known as , contracted to , and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX".-Offices:*The Headquarters : 6-1,...

, takes place during the winter school vacation period, culminating in a two-week final tournament stage with 48 teams in December to January at National Olympic Stadium

Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)

or National Stadium is a stadium in Kasumigaoka, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan that served as the main stadium for the 1964 Summer Olympics. It currently serves as the stadium where the Japan national football teams home matches and major football club cup finals are held.-History:The stadium was...

 and National Capital Region

National Capital Region (Japan)

The of Japan refers to the Greater Tokyo Area as defined by the of 1956, which defines it as "Tokyo and its surrounding area declared by government ordinance." The government ordinance defined it as Tokyo and all six prefectures in the Kantō region plus Yamanashi Prefecture...

 side.

Current venues

• National Olympic Stadium
  Olympic Stadium (Tokyo)
  or National Stadium is a stadium in Kasumigaoka, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan that served as the main stadium for the 1964 Summer Olympics. It currently serves as the stadium where the Japan national football teams home matches and major football club cup finals are held.-History:The stadium was...
  
  
• Nishigaoka National Stadium
  Nishigaoka National Stadium
  Nishigaoka Soccer Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kita, Tokyo. Officially the stadium's capacity is listed as 10,000, though other estimates range between 9,500 and 9,800. Most matches hosted at the stadium involve Japanese youth national teams. Occasionally the stadium would play host to...
  
  
• Komazawa Stadium
  Komazawa Stadium
  Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Tokyo, Japan. It is currently used mostly for football matches . The stadium holds 22,892 people....
  
  
• Saitama Stadium
• Urawa Komaba Stadium
  Urawa Komaba Stadium
  is an athletic stadium in Urawa-ku, Saitama, Saitama, Japan. It accommodates 21,500 spectators.- Usage :The J. League football club Urawa Red Diamonds currently use this stadium for lower profile home matches while in the 2005 to 2007 J...
  
  
• Kashiwa no Ha Park Stadium
  Kashiwa no Ha Park Stadium
  Kashiwanoha Park Stadium is a multi-use stadium in north-west area of Kashiwa, Japan. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 20,000 people and was built from 1995, and served from 1999....
  
  
• Ichihara Seaside Stadium
  Ichihara Seaside Stadium
  is a football and athletics stadium located in Ichihara, Japan. Completed in 1987, the stadium consists of a large main stand and several smaller stands in a ring. Approximately 500 seats are covered; the cold Ichihara winds tend to create an uncomfortable experience for most patrons.From 1993...
  
  
• Todoroki Athletics Stadium
  Todoroki Athletics Stadium
  is a multi-purpose stadium located in Todoroki ryokuchi in Kawasaki, Japan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Kawasaki Frontale. Until the early 2000s it also hosted major clubs in the city, such as Verdy Kawasaki , Toshiba and NKK F.C.. The stadium...
  
  
• Fukuda Denshi Arena
  Fukuda Denshi Arena
  , known commonly as Fuku-Ari , is a football stadium in Chiba, Japan.　It was completed in 2005 and is home to the J. League club JEF United Ichihara Chiba following their move from the Ichihara Seaside Stadium. This stadium has 18,500 seats and 1,281 standings...
  
  
• Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium
  Hiratsuka Athletics Stadium
  is a multi-purpose stadium in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Shonan Bellmare. The stadium has a seating capacity for 18,500 spectators.- External links :*...
  
  

Key

*	Match went to extra time
†	Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time

Results

Season	Winner	Score	Runners–up	Participating famous players
1991	Teikyo Yokkaichi Chuoh Kogyo	2-2
1992	Kunimi	2-0	Yamashiro
1993	Shimizu Shogyo Shimizu Commercial High School is a co-educational commercial high school located in Shimizu ward, Shizuoka city, Japan. The school was founded in 1921. It has a strong soccer program and has won the All Japan High School Soccer Tournament three times...	2-1	Kunimi	Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi , sometimes referred to as Yoshi Kawaguchi, is a Japanese footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. He is a former captain of the Japan national team.-Biography:... , Hidetoshi Nakata Hidetoshi Nakata , is a retired Japanese football player. He was one of the most famous Asian footballers of his generation.Nakata began his professional career in 1995 and won the Asian Football Confederation Player of the Year award in 1997 and 1998, the Scudetto with A.S...
1994	Ichiritsu Funabashi	5-0	Teikyo	Seigo Narazaki Seigo Narazaki is a Japanese football player, who currently plays for J. League Division 1 side Nagoya Grampus. He is a goalkeeper and a member of the Japanese national football team.-Playing career:...
1995	Kagoshima Jitsugyo Shizuoka Gakuen	2-2
1996	Ichiritsu Funabashi	2-1	Tōkō Gakuen	Shunsuke Nakamura Shunsuke Nakamura is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Yokohama F. Marinos in J. League Division 1. He is one of the most prominent and successful Asian players to have played in Scotland and on 13 September 2006 became the first Japanese player to score in the UEFA Champions League and the second Asian...
1997	Higashi Fukuoka	2-1	Teikyo	Yasuhito Endō Yasuhito Endo is a Japanese footballer, who currently plays for the J. League team Gamba Osaka. His older brother Akihiro, who retired in 2008, was also a professional footballer.-Career:... , Koji Nakata Koji Nakata Kōji Nakata is a Japanese football player who played at both the Football World Cup 2002, and the Football World Cup 2006. He currently plays for Kashima Antlers in the J...
1998	HIgashi Fukuoka	4-2	Teikyo	Keiji Tamada Keiji Tamada is a Japanese football player, who currently plays for the J. League team Nagoya Grampus.-Club career:Tamada entered Kashiwa Reysol from the Narashino High School in 1999. He accomplished the debut by the game against Avispa Fukuoka on March 13, 1999. He experiences the acquisition of the title of...
1999	Ichiritsu Funabashi	2-0	Kagoshima Jitsugyo	Daisuke Matsui Daisuke Matsui is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for Dijon in Ligue 1.-Early years:In 2000, Matsui graduated from and began his professional career with Kyoto Purple Sanga of the J. League.-Kyoto Purple Sanga:...
2000	Kunimi	3-0	Kusatsu Higashi	Marcus Tulio Tanaka Marcus Tulio Tanaka , formerly name ; Marcus Túlio Lyuji Murzani Tanaka is a Brazilian-born Japanese footballer who plays for the J. League Division 1 club Nagoya Grampus.-Career:... , Yoshito Ōkubo Yoshito Okubo is a Japanese football player, he is a forward and currently plays for Vissel Kobe.- Career :On January 3, 2009, Vissel announced his transfer to VfL Wolfsburg of the 1. Bundesliga...
2001	Kunimi	3-1	Gifu Kogyo
2002	Ichiritsu Funabashi	1-0	Kunimi
2003	Kunimi	6-0	Chikuyo Gakuen	Sōta Hirayama Sota Hirayama , is a Japanese footballer who currently plays for FC Tokyo. He has represented Japan's U-20 team at the 2003 and 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, and the U-23 team at the 2004 Olympics.-Career:...
2004	Kagoshima Jitsugyo	†0–0 †	Ichiritsu Funabashi	Shinji Okazaki Shinji Okazaki Shinji Okazaki is a Japanese football player currently playing for VfB Stuttgart of the German Bundesliga.-Career:...
2005	Yasu	†2-1 *	Kagoshima Jitsugyo	Takashi Inui Takashi Inui is a Japanese football player who currently plays for the 2. Bundesliga team VfL Bochum. He is a midfielder who controls attacks by sharp dribbles and through passes to fatal spots. He has a brilliant sense of attacking and scoring, often with unpredictable shots....
2006	Morioka Shogyo	2-1	Sakuyo
2007	Ryutsu Keizai University Kashiwa	4-0	Fujieda Higashi	Genki Omae Genki Omae Genki Omae is a Japanese football player currently playing for J. League Division 1 team Shimizu S-Pulse. Omae has made several appearances for Japan’s under 19 national team.-Career statistics:...
2008	Hiroshima Minami	3-2	Kagoshima Josai	Yuya Osako Yuya Osako is a Japanese footballer. He currently plays for Kashima Antlers.-Club:Statistics accurate as of match played 17 August 2011-International:-Club:Kashima Antlers*J...
2009	Yamanashi Gakuin University high school	1-0	Aomori Yamada
2010	Takigawa Daini	5-3	Kumiyama	Ryo Miyaichi Ryo Miyaichi is a Japanese footballer who plays as an attacker for Arsenal.-Early life:He comes from a sporting family, with father Tatsuya being a former baseball player who played for and later managed the Toyota Motors baseball club, and brother Tsuyoshi also being a football player. Miyaichi started playing... , Gaku Shibasaki Gaku Shibasaki is a Japanese footballer who plays for Kashima Antlers.-Club:Statistics accurate as of match played 29 April 2011-International:-External links:* at Kashima Antlers official site* at Yahoo! Japan sports...

See also

• Zenkoku Kōkō Soccer Senshuken '96 - Super Famicom video game based on the Japanese High School Soccer Tournament