Japan Professional Baseball Day

Baseball is a shared language between the United States and Japan. Both nations love the crack of the bat, the rhythm of nine innings, and the drama of a pennant race. But anyone who has attended games in both countries knows the truth: Japanese baseball and American baseball are remarkably […]

Every spring, when the cherry blossoms begin to dot the hillsides of Koshien and the crisp Hokkaido air fills the stands of ES CON Field, a familiar energy sweeps across Japan. Puro Yakyū — professional baseball — is back. For tens of millions of Japanese fans, this is the heartbeat […]

Baseball in Japan is not just a sport. It is a living, breathing cultural event. The crack of the bat, the rhythmic thunder of taiko drums, the synchronized chanting of 40,000 fans — nothing in the sporting world quite compares to a night at a Japanese ballpark. For travelers heading […]