Senior high school speech contest
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Contests in Akita
There are (at least) two speech contests for senior high schools here in Akita Prefecture.
- All Akita Senior High School Oratorical Contest (秋田県高等学校英語弁論・暗唱大会; Akitaken Kōtōgakkō Eigo Benron Anshō Taikai)
- a speech and recitation contest in Akita Prefecture. It is administered by the Akita Prefecture Board of Education and the All Akita Senior High School English Education Society. It first started in 1949.
- All Japan Inter-Commercial High School English Speech Contest (全国商業高等学校英語 スピーチコンテスト; Zenkoku Shōgyō Kōtōgakkō Eigo Supīchi Kontesuto)
- A national speech contest. It is administered by MEXT and sponsored by the National Association of Commercial High Schools. It first started in 1984. The preliminary contest (秋田県予選) is held in Akita every October.
Other contests
- Tohoku Six Prefectures Senior High School Speech Contest (東北六県高等学校英語弁論大会; Tōhoku Rokken Kōtōgakkō Eigo Benron Taikai)
- The Tohoku regional speech contest which the winners of the All Akita Senior High School Oratorical Contest advance to. Held in October or November every year.
- All Japan Senior High School Speech Contest (全国高等学校英語スピーチコンテスト; Zenkoku Kōtōgakkō Eigo Supīchi Kontesuto)
- The national competition which the winners of the above Tohoku contest advance to. Held in February every year.
