[4] On TV, the semi-finals and the final was aired nationally on NTV, while NNN, NNS and other non-network stations showed select matches from the first round to the quarterfinals.

[7] All the 47 prefectures holds knockout stage qualifiers for their respective high schools.

Prefectures with a large amount of registered high schools, like Chiba and Kanagawa, started their qualifiers earlier than the rest.

[8] Information about the broadcasts of the semi-finals and finals of each of the prefectural qualifiers was published by NTV.

[28] Between the 48 qualified teams, they were absent from the national tournament for the longest time, with Fukui's Fukui Shogyo being the next school below them on the list, making their first in 17 seasons ago, as they were absent from the competition since 2007.