The 2023 Central League Climax Series (CLCS) is a set of two consecutive playoff series in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
The first stage was a best-of-three series between the second-place Hiroshima Toyo Carp and the third-place Yokohama DeNA BayStars.
The final stage will be a best-of-six with the Hanshin Tigers, the Central League champion, being awarded a one-win advantage against the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, the winner of the first stage.
Intra-league teams play 25 games against each other during the regular season.
In the season series, Hanshin came out on top 15–9–1 and finished 11.5 games ahead of Hiroshima.