music: amy winehouse- will you still love me tomorrow
one of the most fun days i have had in japan was spent at nagoya dome watching a baseball game between the nagoya dragons and the tokyo giants.
A very big group of us went together, pushing 30+ amity/aeon teachers and students. We had the cheap seats near the top, which cost about 1500 Yen, which is like 15 bucks, and allowed us to be as rowdy and ridiculous as possible. The beer and sake was everflowing, despite the game’s 2 pm start time and noisemaking is a crucial part of japanese baseball games, and so, we were the perfect crowd for such an event.
It’s interesting, when it is a team’s turn up to bat, the fans of the other team are generally quiet while the fans of the batting team perform choreographed song and dance. Noisemaking is a necessity. Two small bats attached by a piece of string, sporting the team of choice’s name and mascot, are banged together through the songs and chants. Each player has his own song and everyone knows the words (other than us gaijin’s who are just happy to make lots of noise and bang things together). Anyways, its completely hilarious and so well organized in japanese-fashion and its pretty much the most fun i’ve ever experienced at a baseball game. I love baseball games, ive always loved going to baseball games, but this took it to a whole other level. I couldnt stop smiling the whole game. The energy was contagious. Fans all around you turned around to high five you after a good play, snacks were passed around. That was one of my most favourite days ive spent here.
on a side note, the dragons lost, but that’s besides the point.
baseball, frizzy hair and sake? CHECK
the dome of awesomeness.
