Japanese Baseball at the Tokyo Dome

DAY 7

We slept in a little on this morning since all we had was a 1:00pm baseball game to catch at the Tokyo Dome. Normally we aren’t big baseball fans, but we really wanted to see a Japanese baseball game because we had heard about how different they were!

Before we left, we had some of our pastries that we picked up from Ginza the day before.

After a quick train ride we got off at Korakuen station. We made our way along with the crowd to the Tokyo Dome, bought a couple things at the souvenir shop, then found our gate into the Dome.

The game that we saw was the Yomiuri Giants vs. Chiba Lotte Marines. We had good seats, very comfortable and not too crowded since it was a preseason game. But even though it was preseason the Yomiuri Giants fans were all decked out. A little boy in front of me had a Yomiuri jersey, towel, hat, and puppet!

As you may have heard, the baseball fans here in Japan are very hard core. They have songs and chants and their own music sections. Here are the Yomiuri Giants fans…

And here are the Chiba Lotte Marines fans…

We were here to cheer on Hawaii local boy Benny Agbayani and the Marines. But since we were sitting in a sea of Giants fans…we just quietly cheered him on.

Inside the Tokyo Dome we wanted to try out some of their food so we picked up some snacks. We shared some yakisoba,

and a bento.

It was kind of pricey as most stadium food is, but it really hit the spot!

We were really glad to see Benny starting for the Chiba Lotte Marines…

And he did well getting on base several times.

However, the Giants wound up winning in the end.

After our unique Japanese baseball experience, we went to the nearby area of Ochanomizu to check out the music instrument district again. While there we had some cheap sushi for dinner!

With our stomachs full, we leisurely caught the train back to our hotel and rested up for our next exciting day in Tokyo!

DAY 1 & 2: Meiji Jingu, Harajuku, Omotesando, Shibuya, Ikebukuro
DAY 3: Mount Asama, Shiraito Waterfall, and Karuizawa
DAY 4: Ghibli Museum, Odaiba, Asakusa
DAY 5: Ikebukuro, Shinjuku, Ochanomizu
DAY 6: Tsukiji, Ginza, Akihabara
DAY 6 (Part 2): Kappabashi, Asakusa, Okonomiyaki, Monjayaki
DAY 7: Japanese Baseball at the Tokyo Dome
DAY 8: Ueno Park, Yanaka Ginza, Sengakuji Temple, Beer Museum Yebisu
DAY 9: Nikko Day Trip – Toshogu Shrine and Yuba
DAY 10: Fishing in Tokyo
DAY 11: Kanamachi and Shibamata