A "superfan" rallying the crowd

Go Go Swallows!!!

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July 12th 2009
After a 4 hour nap to recover somewhat from the Mt. Fuji climb, we headed to Jingu Stadium to watch the Tokyo Yokult Swallows play the Yokohama Bay Stars in my first Japanese baseball experience. The Swallows are not the only Tokyo team. The other is the Tokyo Giants who are a lot more popular. If you know you're NBA teams a good comparison would be between the L.A. Lakers and L.A. Clippers. T ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more