Japanese Baseball! 野球
Diana works for a company that originated from Osaka. So, at work, she has to learn a little Kansai-ben (Osaka dialect), and she definitely has to be a Hanshin Tigers fan (Osaka baseball team).
We kinda pre-mediated this this fact. So, last year, we bought some Tigers jerseys in anticipation of going to a few Hanshin Tiger games. Well, we just went, and it was awesome.
The game was against the Yakult Swallows of Tokyo. Like Go Go Swallows! (I’ll omit any bad jokes here…)
Having watched the Houston Astros as a kid, this was a completely different experience. With JP baseball, every player has a song. This fact alone was amazing. There was a guy behind us that knew every song and was singing loud and proud. There’s cheer songs for everything too. Then, just like a high school football game, there’s a band for each team.
The Swallow’s fight songs are in english too!
The beer service in the park was excellent. Not only were there hot girls, they had mini-kegs on their backs and filled beer for you. Japanese baseball games, unlike the US, allow you to bring your own food and 1 beer. Obviously you can heavily abuse the rules. Otherwise, beer is 500 to 700 yen.
Man,….I need a beer! hahaha! =)