Tōhoku

Tōhoku is a Smash region in Japan. Located at the northernmost portion of the island of Honshū, the region is compromised of six prefectures: Akita, Aomori, Fukushima, Iwate, Miyagi, and Yamagata. While many of the prefectures host locals, the majority of large-scale tournaments, including the long-running (TSC) series, take place in Miyagi. 
Initially a small region, it has grown significantly since the days, as the region saw several players achieving significant success in Japan's strongest regions, Kantō and Kansai. These players include, , who placed 4th at , 7th at , and 13th at ; and , who placed 3rd at and 5th at both and , as well as placed 9th at the American major . The region became even stronger in Ultimate, thanks to the rise of players such as and to the national scene, with Akio especially achieving global recognition in 2024.
==Smashers==
:See also: :Category:Tōhoku smashers
The following players are currently or were previously ranked. Their highest placement is listed.
===Globally ranked players===
Tag	Character(s)	Best placement 	Notes
 	 	LumiRank 2024.2: 140th 	
 	 	LumiRank 2024.2: 59th 	
 	 	LumiRank Mid-Year 2023: 121st-150th	
===Nationally ranked players===
Tag	Character(s)	Best placement 	Notes
 	 	Japan Player Rankings July 2019-December 2019: 87th 	
 	 	JAPAN Power Rankings: 72nd Japan Player Rankings July 2019-December 2019: 58th 	
 	 	LumiRank 2023 Japan: 94th 	
 	 	Japan Player Rankings July 2019-December 2019: 73rd 	
 	 	Japan Player Rankings July 2019-December 2019: 81st 	
 	 	Experimental Smash Player Rankings: 80th 	
 	 	Japan SSBM Rank 2017: 47th 	
 	 	Umebura Smash 4 Power Rankings dated October 25th, 2015: 19th Japan Player Rankings July 2019-December 2019: 21st	
 	 	Umebura Smash 4 Power Rankings dated May 21st, 2015: 11th 	
===Other notable players===
Tag	Character(s)	Notes
 	 	One of the earliest-known Smash players from Tōhoku, primarily competing in Melee.
 	 	One of the best doubles players in Japan, notably winning doubles at with .
 	 	One of the best Smashmate players, regularly ranking top 5 on the ladder at his peak.
 	 	One of the best players from the region in Ultimate, ranking 1st between November 10th, 2019 and March 12th, 2022.
==Tournaments==
:See also: :Category:Tōhoku tournaments
===Notable tournament series===
Tournament series that have achieved recognition outside their local region. 
Tournament 	Games	Type 	Status
Autumn (Akita) 	 	 	
Fukusuma (Fukushima) 	 	 	
Obasma OST (Miyagi) 	 	Unscheduled	Ongoing
Ninja 	 	 	
Sendai (Miyagi) 	 	 	
Smash Open (Yamagata)	 	 	
(Miyagi) 	 	Unscheduled	Discontinued
===Notable tournaments===
Tournaments that featured at least one game at a superregional level. 
Tournament	Date 	Entrants	Supermajor	Major 	Superregional	Other
 	March 10th, 2024	192 	— 	—	 	—
===Largest singles events===
Rank	Tournament	Date 	Game	Attendance	Winner	Character(s)
1 	 	March 10th, 2024 	 	192 	 	
2 	 	November 9th, 2019 	 	176 	 	
3 	 	February 9th, 2020 	 	172 	 	
4 	 	February 18th-19th, 2023	 	147 	 	
5 	 	December 26th, 2020 	 	136 	 	
6 	 	August 10th, 2019 	 	128 	 	
6 	 	May 13th, 2023 	 	128 	 	
8 	 	March 2nd, 2019 	 	122 	 	
9 	 	November 2nd-3rd, 2019 	 	96 	 	
9 	 	December 19th, 2021 	 	96 	 	
9 	 	December 10th, 2023 	 	96 	 	
9 	 	December 15th, 2024 	 	96 	 	
==See also==
*Tohoku Power Rankings
**Akita Power Rankings
**Iwate Power Rankings
Category:Japanese regions