Nagoya Dome

Home team
Chunichi Dragons

Access
Nagoya Dome is one of most inconvenient stadium for visitors.
You have to transfer several times or walk a lot.

By Train (From Nagoya Station)
Take Chuo Main Line (Shiojiri bound) Get off Ozone station.
15-20 min. walk from Gate 1.

By Subway(From Nagoya Station)
Take Subway Higashiyama line (Fujigaoka bound) and get off at Sakae station. Then transfer once again to Meijo Line (Clock wise) and get off Nagoya Dome mae yada. 2min. walk from gate 1.

Demand for ticket
★★☆☆☆
Dragons is not popular so much. And the stadium is large.
Tickets may not be sold out in regular season.

Ticket Prices
Expensive
Infield reserved (base line): 6,000JPY
Outfield reserved: 3,900JPY
Bleacher: 1,900JPY

Must  Watch
Doara Backflip
After 7 inning stretch Dragons mascot, Doara tries Backflip to wish good luck.

Must have
There is lot of local food in Nagoya. They have some of them.
I introduce following foods.

Miso Katsu
It's Pork Cutlet with Thick Miso Sauce

Ankake spa
Spaghetti with Spicy and Sticky Sauce

Sapporo Dome

Home team
Hokkaido Nippon ham Fighters

Access
By Shuttle Bus
Pick up locations as follows,
Makomanai Station
Hiragishi Station
Shiroishi Station(JR)
Nango-18th Station
Shin Sapporo Bus terminal

By Subway (From Downtown Sapporo)
Take toho line (Fukuzumi bound) and get off Fukuzumi station. 10min. walk from gate3.

Demand for ticket
★★★☆☆


Ticket Prices
Expensive
Infield reserved (base line): 6,500JPY
Upper Infield reserved: 2,500JPY
Bleacher: 2,000JPY

Must to do
YMCA Dancing
Dance YMCA during 5th inning. Also, Ground crew Perform YMCA like Yankee Stadium.

Must have
Jingisukan
Jingisukan is mutton Barbecue. Jingisukan is speciality food of Hokkaido.
Enjoy famous barbecue with Ice cold beer!

Imo Mochi (Potato Cake)
Hokkaido ranks first in the production of potato in Japan.
It's made from fresh Hokkaido potato.

Mazda zoom-zoom Stadium

Home team
Hiroshima Toyo Carp

Access
Take Shinkansen and get off Hiroshima station.
10min. walk from South gate.

Demand for ticket
★★★★★
Actually, Hiroshima Carp was not popular team.
Because former stadium was very small and old.
Since New stadium open, Hiroshima Carp have become the most popular team.
If you would like to take reserved seat, You have to book early March.

Ticket Prices
Affordable
Field Level (behind home plate) : 8,000JPY
Field Level (infield) : 6,000JPY
Infield reserved (behind home plate): 4,700JPY
Bleacher: 2,100JPY

Must to do
Squat Chants.
Japanese typical cheering style, use trumpet and balloon release were produced by Hiroshima fans.
They produce new cheering style. It's squat Chants.
Fans stand up and sits down repeatedly while they sing chants.

Must have
Hiroshima style Okonomiyaki
Actually most popular food is Udon noodle. Because it has a long history.
But taste is not special.
Instead of Udon noodle, I recommend Okonomiyaki. It's only at Hiroshima Stadium.

Hanshin Koshien Stadium

Home team
Hanshin Tigers

Access
From Namba Station
Take Hanshin Namba line and get off Koshien station. Stadium is Next to station.

From Umeda Station
Take Hanshin main line and get off Koshien station. Stadium is next to station.

From Nagoya/Tokyo
Take Shinkansen and get off at Shin Osaka Station. Transfer Kyoto line (Shin Mita bound) and get off Osaka station. Then, Transfer once again to Hanshin main line.

Demand for ticket
★★★★☆
Hanshin Tigers are known as crazy fans, like red sox fans.
Though there is no backrest in Bleacher area, Tickets are very popular.
Because crazy fans want to sing Chants.
Also, Rivalry series (against Tokyo Giants) ticket is always sold out.

Ticket Prices
Affordable *Demand-based Pricing
Bleacher seat: 1,900-2,200JPY
Out Field reserved: 2,500-2,700JPY
Infield reserved: 4,500-4,800JPY

Must to do
Balloon release.
Instead of 7 inning stretch, We release Balloons.
By the time there are 2 outs, You should ready and await releasing.
Also, You should buy balloons before play ball.

Must have
Koshien curry
They have sold curry since the stadium opened. They keep the original taste.

Yakitori(Chicken Barbecue)
Yakitori is Japanese traditional Chicken Barbecue. It's one of best match for beer. Hanshin to buy beer from beer girl. And Enjoy Yakitori.

Yokohama Stadium

Home team

Yokohama DeNA Baystars

Access
From Tokyo Station
Take Keihin Tohoku Line (Ofuna bound) about 40min and Get off at Kannai station.
Just 2min. walk from North gate.

From Shibuya
Take Tokyu Toyoko-Minato mirai Line (Motomachi-Chūkagai Station bound) about 35min and Get off at Nihon Odori station.
3min. walk from Gate2.

From Nagoya/Osaka
Take Shinkansen and get off at Shin Yokohama station. Then transfer Yokohama Line (Sakuragi cho bound). Transfer once again to Keihin Tohoku line(Ofuna bound), at Higashi Kanagawa station. Get of at Kannai station. 2min

Demand for ticket
★★★★☆

You may get non-reserved tickets on weekdays. However, ticket will be sold out on weekends.

If you want to take 1st base (home team) seat, you should reserve in advance.

Ticket Prices
Expensive
Bleacher seat: 2,100JPY
Field level seat: 8,200JPY
Infield reserved (Behind home plate): 5600JPY

Must to do
Hama-sta dance contest
Let's dance during 5th inning. If you win the contest, You may get 2 tickets. Also, there is dance lecture movie before the game. You should go to stadium early and practice dance.

Must have
Siu-Mai Curry, Mikan Kori (Orange Ice shave)
China meets India. This is curry rice topped on Siu-Mai.

Japanese summer is crazy. You should cool down with Ice shave.