Tournament Overview
Tokyo Sport Benefits Corporation hosts the Tokyo International Youth Sports Games (Football, Badminton, Table Tennis, Volleyball, and Softball) with the aim of enhancing the competitive skills of junior and youth athletes through tournaments that allow them to experience international-level competition.
Tournament Name
Tokyo International Youth Sports Games 2026 (Volleyball and Softball)
Sports
Volleyball, Softball
Schedule
Saturday, November 28
| Volleyball | Softball | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Komazawa Olympic Park General Sports GroundIndoor Ballgames Court | Komazawa Olympic Park General Sports GroundBaseball Field | ||
| 8:00 | Gates open | — | |
| 8:30 | Opening Ceremony (Indoor Ballgames Court) — held jointly for both sports | ||
| 10:00 | Preliminary Round | 10:00 | Gates open |
| 10:45 | Preliminary Round | ||
Sunday, November 29
| Volleyball | Softball | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Komazawa Olympic Park General Sports GroundIndoor Ballgames Court | Komazawa Olympic Park General Sports GroundBaseball Field | ||
| 8:30 | Gates open | 8:30 | Gates open |
| 9:30 | Preliminary Round / Placement Matches | 9:15 | Preliminary Round / Final |
| — | Awards & Closing Ceremony | — | Awards & Closing Ceremony |
VenueFree Admission
Komazawa Olympic Park General Sports Ground (1-1 Komazawa-koen, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo)
* Click to enlarge
The venues
Access
By train
About 25 min walk from Komazawa-daigaku Station (Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line), Park Exit
By bus
Tokyu Bus — nearest stops
- ［渋11］
- ❶Komazawa Park East Entrance or❷Tokyo Medical Center
- ［渋82］
- ❸Komazawa Park West Entrance
- 恵32・自11自12・玉21
- ❹Komazawa Park
Participating Teams
Volleyball (Boys & Girls)
Italian Republic, Republic of Korea, Saitama, Tokyo
Softball (Women)
People's Republic of China, United States of America, Chiba, Tokyo
Team Composition
Volleyball
12 boys and 12 girls
Born on or after 1 January 2011 and under 16
Softball
16 women
Born on or after 1 January 2008 and under 19
Competition Format
Volleyball
Softball
VolleyballCompetition Format
- Played with six players per side.
- Rally point scoring. Best of three sets (first to win two sets); each set is played to 25 points, with a two-point margin required to win.
- The preliminary round is a round-robin league, followed by placement matches.
SoftballCompetition Format
- The preliminary round is a round-robin league, followed by the final. There is no third-place playoff; third and fourth places are decided by the preliminary league standings.
- Each game has a 90-minute time limit; no new inning starts after 85 minutes. A tie is decided by lot. However, if seven innings are completed within the time limit and the score is tied, up to one tie-break inning is played, after which the result is decided by lot.
- In the final, if the score is tied at the end of the seventh inning or of the inning in progress after 85 minutes, up to two tie-break innings are played; if still tied, the result is decided by lot.
- The run-ahead rule follows a special tournament rule: a lead of seven or more runs after five innings.
- In the event of weather or other problems, the organisers may call a game, and the result may be decided by the score at the end of the last completed inning.
Special Collaboration
- Photo spot
- Hinagarasu greeting
* At the volleyball venue (Indoor Ballgames Court)
About the Tournament Logo
The five colors of the tournament logo represent young athletes from the five continents.
Pink stands for passion, orange for exchange, yellow for hope for the future, blue for internationalism and trust, and purple for diversity. The overlapping colors express that the energy of young athletes from across the world interact in Tokyo to bring forth new potentials.
Organizers
Tokyo Sport Benefits Corporation, Tokyo Volleyball Association, Tokyo Softball Association
Supported by
Japan Volleyball Association, Japan Softball Association, Tokyo Junior High School Physical Culture Association, Tokyo Senior High School Athletic Federation, Tokyo Sports Association, Setagaya City Board of Education
Sponsors
MIKASA CORPORATION, Molten Corporation, KYOEI Corporation, CERESPO CO.,LTD., “HAIKYU!!”Project,
Mizuno Corporation, NAGASE KENKO CO., LTD., and L-TEC INC