Day 3 Continued: Take me out to the Ball Game!

Last night was awesome! A group of over 60 teachers went to the Goodwill Dome to watch the Seibu Lions defeat the Tigers 6-3. The journey on the subway was interesting because it was rush hour and we were all traveling together. The Japanese are known to be VERY helpful and accomodating--we asked a lot of questions. I have a tip for you--don't travel in big groups. It makes it much more difficult to stay together and you don't learn how to use the subway system. On the way back we traveled in smaller groups so we figured out how to maneuver everything. The baseball game rocked. It was right off the subway, there were baseball shops on the outside of it. The baseball stadium was built as an outside one, but they later put a dome over it. So you are sitting in your seat and you are covered by the dome, but can see still see outside. It was a beautiful night and the fans were crazy. Many people equated it to a college football game. I had rice with fish and a few other delicacies. I also tried some fried squid (calamari) and I had some dippin' dots and a coke zero. Everything was yummy. It was loud, there were instruments, and lots of singing. The seventh inning stretch is called the lucky seven. It is crazy. The sing a song and let these balloons go into the air upon the end of the song. We were cheering, laughing, and having the best time so far. Japanese baseball is awesome. Take a look at this article for more information on Japanese baseball and how it compares to the United States. Go Lions!