The national championship has begun.  Mizusawa High School's first opponent is a tam of foreigners from the Chiba International School of Information Studies.  Chihaya is elated that karuta has become an international sport, but the other members are thrown off by the unfamiliar situation.  Will Mizusawa High School be able to secure their first victory on their way to becoming number one in Japan?  At the same time, Arata arrives at Omi Jingu alone.
The High School National Ogura Hundred 
Poets Karuta Championship begins.
El Torneo Nacional de Preparatoria del 
Karuta de los Cien Poetas de Ogura empieza.
Da comienzo el Torneo Nacional de Bachillerato 
de Karuta de los Cien Poetas de Ogura.
Começa o Campeonato Colegial Nacional 
de Karuta Cem Poetas de Ogura.