High school sports in Japan

Japanese high school baseball championship

thumb|An ōendan An , literally "cheering squad" or "cheering section", is a Japanese sports rallying team similar in purpose and allegedly inspired by the cheerleading squads in the United States, but relies more on making a lot of noise with brass drums or taiko drums, blowing horns and other items, waving flags and banners, and yelling through plastic megaphones in support of their sports team than on acrobatic moves (though some ōendan incorporate pom-pom girls). In addition to cheering for their own teams, ōendan have been known to lead fans in cheers which tease and taunt the other team a

Japanese high school baseball tournament