The Prefectural Contests
We greatly look forward to seeing you.
For students in Tokyo
Tokyo Preliminary Contest
Date: 2023/9/30 (Sat)
Place: Akasaka Civic Hall
For details, contact us: The Prince Takamado Trophy Office
for students in other prefectures
Prefectural Contests
Please contact the organizers of each prefectural contest directly.
Semifinal Contests
The participants chosen as finalists of the Prefectural Contests are eligible to participate in the Semifinal Contests in Tokyo on November 27 and 28.
Qualifications:
Top three speakers chosen from each Prefectural Contest, with the following exceptions: four contestants from Aichi and Fukuoka, and five contestants from Tokyo, Osaka, Kanagawa, Hokkaido.
| 2023/11/22 (Wed) | morning | 1st Division（Kanto District） |
| afternoon | 2nd Division（Northern Japan District） | |
| 2023/11/23 (Thu) | morning | 3rd Division（Central Japan District） |
| afternoon | 4th Division（Southern Japan Disctrict） |
Kanto District: Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Chiba, Gunma, Nagano, Yamanashi, Shizuoka
Central Japan District: Aichi, Shiga, Mie, Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Shimane, Tottori, Okayama, Hiroshima
Southern District: Yamaguchi, Tokushima, Kagawa, Kochi, Fukuoka, Oita, Saga, Miyazaki, Nagasaki, Kumamoto, Kagoshima, Okinawa
Northern Japan District: Hokkaido, Aomori, Iwate, Akita, Miyagi, Yamagata, Nigata, Fukushima, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Gifu
the final contest
27 speakers selected as the finalist from the 151 participants at the Semifinal Contests are eligible to participate in the Final Contest.
Date:
2023/11/24(Fri) 11:15 a.m. ~ 3:15 p.m.
Qualifications:
27 speakers selected as the finalists from the 151 participants at the Semifinal Contests.
Place:
Yurakucho Yomiuri Hall
The Grand Reception
Date
2023/11/24(Fri) After the Final Contest
Place
The Imperial Hotel (Tokyo)