What is "koshien"

Kōshien (甲子園) is a neighborhood of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan.

Kōshien also refers to:

• Kōshien (series), Japan-exclusive high school baseball-themed video games released for various systems
• Koshien Stadium, a baseball stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, which is the venue of the annual high school baseball tournaments:
  • Japanese High School Baseball Championship, commonly called Summer Kōshien
  • Japanese High School Baseball Invitational Tournament, commonly called Spring Kōshien

is a series of Japan-exclusive High school baseball-themed video games. The first two titles were released by K Amusement Leasing for the Family Computer and Super Famicom, while the others were released by Magical Company (also known as Mahou). The characters are based on real athletes.