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Mainichi Newspapers' long-running classical music competition for students, with piano, violin, voice, flute and cello sections and junior high and high school divisions, leading from regional rounds to a national final in Yokohama.
Held since 1947 by the Mainichi Newspapers. Sections: piano (elementary, junior high and high school divisions), violin (elementary, junior high, high school), voice (high school, university), flute (junior high, high school) and cello (high school, university). Regional rounds are held in Tokyo, Osaka, Kitakyushu, Nagoya and Hokkaido (not every section in every city); regional winners advance to the national final at Yokohama Minato Mirai Hall, and top national prizewinners perform in a commemorative concert.