Japanese Baseball in Tokyo: Watching and Practicing a Whole New Ball Game

With more Japanese baseball players like Shohei Ohtani hitting the international stage, Japanese baseball is attracting more attention than ever. The uniquely Japanese cheering styles, stadium food, and lighting choreography allo…
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Japan is always a paradox. Long history, ancient temples that keep getting refreshed bit by bit, slow to change its ways, but then when it comes to developing in the big cities it is constant change. Demolishing Jingu Stadium is way beyond what I had felt was already sacrilege when they put up lights at Wrigley Field.

I’m not even much of a baseball fan but I love old venues with deep history.

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