Rakuten Eagles announced on the 6th that they will hold the "Rakuten Eagles Cup Junior High School Hardball baseball Tournament 2026 Supported by Choei Kogyo" on Saturday, November 14th, Sunday, November 15th, and Saturday, November 21st.

This tournament is held as a competition to determine the number one team of the generation, bringing together representative teams from various junior high school hardball baseball leagues in Tohoku across their respective boundaries. By facilitating extensive interaction among top-level athletes in Tohoku, the event aims to provide dreams and hope to junior high school baseball players in their growth phase, contributing to the healthy development of mind and body as well as the acquisition of skills through sports.

▼ "Rakuten Eagles Cup Junior High School Hardball baseball Tournament 2026 Supported by Choei Kogyo"

■Event Schedule

November 14 (Saturday) 8:30 AM - Opening Ceremony (Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi), 1st Round

Sunday, November 15th: Second Round and Semifinals

Saturday, November 21, 10:00 AM - Finals (Rakuten Eagles Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi)

Closing Ceremony after the Final Match

* Spare dates: November 22nd (Sunday), 28th (Saturday)

Location: Rakuten Mobile Saikyo Park Miyagi, Rakuten Eagles Rifu Stadium (Rifu Town Chuo Park ball park), Kanan Chuo Park ball park

Organizer: Rakuten Eagles baseball Inc.

Organizers: (General Incorporated Foundation) Japan Little Senior Middle School Hardball baseball Association Tohoku Federation, (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation) Japan Boys baseball Federation Tohoku Central Branch, (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation) Japan Boys baseball Federation Tohoku South Branch, (General Incorporated Association) Japan Pony baseball Association Tohoku Federation, (General Incorporated Association) All Japan Boys Hardball baseball Federation North Japan Branch

Title Sponsor: Choei Kogyo Co., Ltd.

Match Format: Tournament format with 16 teams

All 16 participating teams representing each federation

Japan Little Senior Middle School Hardball baseball Association Tohoku Federation (Commonly known as: Little Senior)

1st Representative: Yokote Little Senior, 2nd Representative: Akita Kita Little Senior, 3rd Representative: Hakusan-Toyama Little Senior, 4th Representative: Aomori Yamada Little Senior, 5th Representative: Morioka Himekami Little Senior, 6th Representative: Fukushima Little Senior, 7th Representative: Morioka Kita Little Senior, 8th Representative: Sendai Date Little Senior, 9th Representative: Hachinohe Higashi Little Senior

Japan Boys baseball Federation Tohoku Central Branch (Commonly known as: Boys Central)

First Representative: Miyagi Sennan Boys, Second Representative: Miyagi Senpoku Boys

Japan Boys baseball Federation Tohoku South Branch (Commonly known as: Boys South)

First Representative: Koriyama Chuo Boys, Second Representative: Shirakawa Boys

Japan Pony Baseball Association Tohoku Federation (Commonly known as: Pony)

Northern Tohoku Representative: Tsuruoka Pony, Southern Tohoku Representative: Miyagi Kennan Pony

All Japan Boys Hardball baseball Federation Northern Japan Branch (Commonly known as: Young)

Representative, Minami Tohoku Young Baseball Club