Posted by Tsukasa Hellinger
The most popular sport in Japan by far is baseball. Did you know that high school baseball teams from Okinawa have won the national championship four times?! Even with such talent, Okinawa doesn’t have a professional baseball team. On the other hand, even during winter, Okinawa has a mild climate which attracts many of the professional baseball teams here for camp. Who wouldn’t want to trade the harsh cold winter of mainland Japan for a tropical paradise?
As you may already know, there are many Japanese baseball players in Major League Baseball in the US; Ichiro Suzuki and Hideki Matsui to name a few. Many Japanese people are such die-hard fans of baseball that they fly here from the mainland to see their favorite teams and players up close and personal. Not to mention, they get to tour Okinawa!
In this sense, baseball fans in Okinawa are very lucky because all the action and excitement comes to them! Don’t miss out on this rare opportunity to see these talented athletes. You can see them for free at their training facilities, but you’ll have to buy tickets for exhibition games. Tickets are available at convenience stores.
For information on exhibition games see the link below.