Oh yeah, there was a baseball game going on too...

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May 3rd 2009

Published: October 1st 2009

Who would've thought that getting on a boat to go explore Phang Nga, Thailand a year ago would help me score tickets to a sellout baseball game in Japan? Well, it did. On that trip I befriended a Japanese family, one of whom went to fair lengths to get hold of a couple of tickets to a Hanshin Tigers v Yomiuri Giants game at Koshien Stadium (the Tigers home ground) during the Golden Week holidays. ... Read Full Entry

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Jo Trouble

"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass... it's about learning to dance in the rain." - Vivian Greene "I don't think we conquered Everest, I think the mountain relented." "It's not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves." "...even the mediocre can have adventures and even the fearful can achieve." - Sir Edmund Hillary "The only trips I regret are the ones I never took" - Paddy Pallin 「山に対して優勝することじゃなくて、自分自身のことに対して優勝することだ。」 ... full info

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1st October 2009

JonathanCampion
Jonathan Campion

Thanks!
Such a great panorama, and a really well-written blog. Thanks!

1st October 2009

the soul cultivator
Claire Hall

Hi Jo. So impressed with the Japanese writing! Great pictures i have no clue about baseball especially in Japanese, to me you are a genius. Best Wishes. C X

1st October 2009

Jo Trouble
Jo McCarthy

Thanks for the comments guys :-) Seeing a baseball game live in Japan was on the long 'to-do' list. Fortunately one that didn't get missed out on! The atmosphere is amazing.

1st October 2009

liliram
liliram

Thanks for sharing, Jo
I am actually in the middle of reading your blogs, Jo. This is an interesting story about the colonel, and about baseball in Japan. I am also so impressed with your Japanese writing, as well as your photography and good composition.

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