Tokyo Big6 Baseball League

The six universities of Tokyo (Japanese东京 六 大学, Tōkyō roku daigaku ) refer to the following, based in the Japanese capital universities: the University of Tokyo, Waseda, Keio, Hosei, Meiji and Rikkyo (St. Paul 's). The term Tōkyō roku daigaku goes back to each other discharged annually baseball tournament ( " Six universities of Tokio' Baseball "东京 六 大学 野球Tōkyō roku daigaku Yakyu ), but is now also for the prestige of the six universities.

Expression of the great tradition of Tōkyō roku daigaku Yakyu is also the competition of the Cheerleader ( Ōendan ) on the occasion of the Games. The game (早 庆 戦, sōkeisen ) between the two most prestigious private universities in the country, Keio and Waseda, draws special attention and is extremely popular with students, not least because it leads to lecture failures at both universities.