Kansai Big6 Baseball League
Data
Established	1931 (Restructured 1982)
Members	6
National championships	6 (Meiji Shrine Championships: 5)
Region	Kansai Kansai The or the lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshū. The region includes the prefectures of Mie, Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo, and Shiga. Depending on who makes the distinction, Fukui, Tokushima and even Tottori Prefecture are also included... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
Prefectures	3 - Hyōgo Hyogo Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is Kobe.The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo.- History :... , Kyoto Kyoto is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:... , Osaka Osaka is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe...
Headquarters	Osaka City, Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
Locations

is a collegiate baseball league located in central Kansai

Kansai

The or the lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshū. The region includes the prefectures of Mie, Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo, and Shiga. Depending on who makes the distinction, Fukui, Tokushima and even Tottori Prefecture are also included...

 region of Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

, stretching from Hyōgo

Hyogo Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is Kobe.The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo.- History :...

 in the west to Kyoto

Kyoto

is a city in the central part of the island of Honshū, Japan. It has a population close to 1.5 million. Formerly the imperial capital of Japan, it is now the capital of Kyoto Prefecture, as well as a major part of the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto metropolitan area.-History:...

 in the east. The league joined the All Japan University Baseball Federation in 1951.

Members

Institution	Location	Established	School type	Undergraduate Enrollment	Athletic Nickname	Joined	National Championships (Meiji Shrine Championships)
Doshisha University Doshisha University , or is a prestigious private university in Kyoto, Japan. The university has approximately 27,000 students on three campuses, in faculties of theology, letters, law, commerce, economics, policy, and engineering...	Kyoto, Japan	1920	Private	22,433	Wild Rovers, etc.	1931	0 (2)
Kansai University Kansai University , or , is a private non-sectarian and coeducational university located in Suita, Osaka, Japan and in two other locations: Osaka City; and Takatsuki, Osaka.-History:Kansai University was founded as Kansai Law School in November 1886, in Osaka...	Suita, Osaka Suita, Osaka is a city located in northern Osaka, Japan. As of August 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 356,751 and the density of 9,880 persons per km². The total area is 36.11 km².... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...	1926	Private	29,733	Kaisers	1931	2 (1)
Kinki University Kinki University , or , is a private non-sectarian and coeducational university based in Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan with campuses in five other locations: Nara, Nara; Ōsakasayama, Osaka; Uchita, Wakayama; Higashihiroshima, Hiroshima; and Iizuka, Fukuoka....	Higashiosaka, Osaka, Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...	1949	Private	30,379	Devils, etc.	1962	4 (2)
Kwansei Gakuin University Kwansei Gakuin University , colloquially abbreviated to , is a non-denominational Christian private and coeducational university located in Nishinomiya, Sanda, Osaka City, and Tokyo, Japan....	Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Nishinomiya, Hyogo is a city located in Hyōgo, Japan, between the cities of Ōsaka and Kōbe. On April 1, 2005, the city of Nishinomiya celebrated its 80th anniversary. It is best known as the home of Kōshien Stadium, where the Hanshin Tigers baseball team plays home games and where Japan's annual high school baseball... , Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...	1932	Private	17,985	Fighters, etc.	1931	0 (0)
Kyoto University Kyoto University , or is a national university located in Kyoto, Japan. It is the second oldest Japanese university, and formerly one of Japan's Imperial Universities.- History :...	Kyoto, Japan	1897	Public (National)	13,254	Gangsters, etc.	1931	0 (0)
Ritsumeikan University Ritsumeikan University Ritsumeikan University has a growing reputation as one of the main private universities of Japan. It is part of a group of prestigious private universities in the Kansai area, called "Kan -Kan -Dou -Ritsu "...	Kyoto, Japan	1922	Private	32,222	Panthers, etc.	1931	0 (0)

Champion

1956 - Kansai

1972 - Kansai

1988 - Kinki

1989 - Kinki

1997 - Kinki

1998 - Kinki

Runner-up

1952 - Kwansei Gakuin

1952 - Ritsumeikan

1959 - Kwansei Gakuin

1960 - Kansai

1961 - Doshisha

1965 - Ritsumeikan

1966 - Kinki

1970 - Kansai

1975 - OUC

1976 - OUC

1981 - Kinki

1983 - Kinki

1991 - Kansai

1992 - Ritsumeikan

1994 - Kinki

2005 - Kinki

Champion

1972 - Kansai

1978 - Doshisha

1989 - Doshisha

1990 - Kinki

1997 - Kinki

Runner-up

1983 - Kinki

1991 - Kansai

1992 - Ritsumeikan

1994 - Kinki

2005 - Kinki

League Champions

Numbers in parentheses refer to the Fall season games.

Kinki - 14 (18)

Ritsumei - 8 (4)

Kansai - 2 (0)

Doshisha - 1 (4)

Kwansei Gakuin - 1 (0)

Kyoto - 0 (0)

External links

• Kansai Big6 Official Website (in Japanese)