The All Japan High School Soccer Tournament (全国高等学校サッカー選手権大会, Zenkoku kōtō gakkō sakkā senshuken taikai, 全国高校サッカー選手権大会, Zenkoku kō kō sakkā senshuken taikai) of Japan, commonly known as "Winter Kokuritsu" (冬の国立 Fuyu no Kokuritsu), 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, All Japan High School Athletic Federation and Nippon Television, 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 Capital Region side. Venues Current venues (2022) Japan National Stadium Komazawa Olympic Park Stadium Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka Urawa Komaba Stadium NACK5 Stadium Omiya Kashiwanoha Stadium ZA Oripri Stadium NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium Previous venues (since tournament moved to Kanto) Saitama Stadium 2002 National Stadium Oi Futo Chuo Kaihin Park Athletics Stadium Edogawa Stadium Kawagoe Sports Park Athletics Stadium Chiba Sports Stadium Frontier Soccer Field Fukuda Denshi Arena Yokohama Mitsuzawa Athletic Stadium Shonan BMW Stadium Hiratsuka Sagamihara Gion Stadium Finals Results Records and statistics Most successful prefectures Most successful high schools Overall top goalscorers Single season top goalscorers External links Official website – JFA (Japan Football Association) Football competitions in Japan Youth football competitions Youth football in Japan Recurring sporting events established in 1917