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| Participating Teams | Prefecture | League |
| Hokkaido Champions | Hokkaido | Sapporo Toyohira LL |
| Tohoku Champions | Fukushima | Shirakawa LL |
| Shinetsu Champions | Nagano | Suzaka LL |
| Kitakanto Champions | Saitama | Tokorozawa LL |
| Higashikanto Representative | Ibaraki | Ushiku LL |
| Higashikanto Representative | Ibaraki | Hitachi Ota LL |
| Tokyo Representative | Tokyo | Chofu LL |
| Tokyo Representative | Tokyo | Suginami LL |
| Kanagawa Champions | Kanagawa | Seya LL |
| Tokai Representative | Shizuoka | Fuji LL |
| Tokai Representative | Shizuoka | Hamamatsu Minami LL |
| Kansai Representative | Osaka | Hirakata LL |
| Kansai Representative | Hyogo | Hyogo Harima LL |
| Chugoku Champions | Hiroshima | Hiroshima Rijo LL |
| Shikoku Champions | Ehime | Ehime Tobe LL |
| Kyushu Champions | Fukuoka | Yukuhashi LL |
Tournament Results:
Opening Round:
Hyogo Harima 21, Suzaka 6
Chofu 9, Hitachi Ota 7
Fuji 5, Shirakawa 4
Yukuhashi 14, Sapporo Toyohira 2
Hirakata 4, Suginami 3
Tokorozawa 9, Hamamatsu Minami 6
Hiroshima Rijo 7, Ushiku 6
Ehime Tobe 5, Seya 4
Quarterfinal Round:
Hyogo Harima 19, Chofu 8
Yukuhashi 6, Fuji 5
Hirakata 5, Tokorozawa 0
Hiroshima Rijo 12, Ehime Tobe 4
Semifinal Round:
Hyogo Harima 20, Yukuhashi 6
Hirakata 6, Hiroshima Rijo 4
Championship Game:
Hirakata 5, Hyogo Harima 4 (TITLE)
Hirakata advanced to the Far East Region Tournament at Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. They finished the six-team tournament in a three-way tie for first place, losing only to South Korea (by a 6-0 score in the third round) during round-robin competition. Hirakata defeated the Philippines 3-2 in the first tiebreaking round, and then defeated South Korea 14-4 in the championship game.
At the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Hirakata finished pool competition with a 2-1 record. Hirakata defeated Gordon Head Little League (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada) 7-3 in the tournament's opening game. They then defeated Ramstein Air Force Base (Germany) 5-2 and lost 3-1 to the Juan Bibiloni Little League (Yabucoa, Puerto Rico). Hirakata faced Juan Bibiloni again in the International championship game, and used a fast start to defeat the Puerto Rican team 12-2 in five innings. Hirakata then defeated Phenix City National Little League (Phenix City, Alabama) 5-0 to win the Little League World Series.
Hirakata was the fourth Japanese league ever to win the Little League World Series, and the first since Tokyo's Chofu Little League won the World Series in 1976.
Linescores:
Opening Round
1
2
3
4
5
6
R
Hyogo Harima
6
5
2
2
3
3
21
Suzaka
2
0
2
0
1
1
6
Opening Round
Chofu
1
4
1
2
1
0
9
Hitachi Ota
0
3
0
3
1
0
7
Opening Round
Shirakawa
1
0
0
0
3
0
4
Fuji
0
1
0
3
0
1
5
Opening Round
Sapporo Toyohira
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
Yukuhashi
5
7
2
0
0
x
14
Opening Round
Suginami
0
0
0
1
2
0
3
Hirakata
0
0
0
3
1
x
4
Opening Round
Hamamatsu Minami
0
1
4
0
0
1
6
Tokorozawa
0
3
0
0
6
x
9
Opening Round
Hiroshima Rijo
0
0
3
2
2
0
7
Ushiku
3
3
0
0
0
0
6
Opening Round
Ehime Tobe
0
3
0
0
1
1
5
Seya
0
1
0
0
2
1
4
Quarterfinal Round
Hyogo Harima
2
2
3
3
2
7
19
Chofu
2
0
1
0
5
0
8
Quarterfinal Round
Fuji
0
2
1
1
1
0
5
Yukuhashi
0
0
2
0
3
1
6
Quarterfinal Round
Tokorozawa
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Hirakata
3
0
0
0
2
x
5
Quarterfinal Round
Hiroshima Rijo
4
3
0
3
0
2
12
Ehime Tobe
0
1
1
1
0
1
4
Semifinal Round
Hyogo Harima
0
6
5
3
1
5
20
Yukuhashi
4
0
1
0
1
0
6
Semifinal Round
Hirakata
3
0
3
0
0
0
6
Hiroshima Rijo
0
0
0
2
2
0
4
Championship Game
Hyogo Harima
3
0
0
0
1
0
4
Hirakata
1
2
0
2
0
x
5
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