Today was yet another adventure for me: I went to my first major league baseball game and it was in Japan! It is debated weather sumo or baseball is the national sport of Japan. In any case Japanese are huge fans of the sport and the most interesting part of a baseball game in Japan is not the game itself, but the fan support, encouragement and chanting for their teams (even when they are losing). The match tonight was between the Osaka Hanshin Tigers and the Tokyo Giants, bit opponents! I don't follow baseball at all, but the Tigers lost tonight, which makes their 8th loss in a row! Still, no one in the crowed seemed to be insulting the players or seemed frustrated, everyone seemed to be having some good, peaceful good time. I even heard a story of a noodle shop filled with Tigers fans and then Giants supports coming in and the Tigers fans started shooing them and then felt bad and excused themselves! During the match instead of hotdogs you can order squid on a stick and another great thing is that you can bring beer in.
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