{"id":112113,"date":"2021-06-19T12:14:48","date_gmt":"2021-06-19T12:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/baseball\/112113\/"},"modified":"2021-06-19T12:14:48","modified_gmt":"2021-06-19T12:14:48","slug":"japanese-lesson-baseball-%e9%87%8e%e7%90%83-yakyu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/baseball\/112113\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Lesson &quot;Baseball (\u91ce\u7403 Yakyu)&quot;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ox5i2L7Um-M\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\nI introduce an interesting Japan in English.<br \/>\nAnother video explains the same content in Japanese, so please check it too.<br \/>\nToday&#8217;s topic is &#8221; #yakyu &#8220;, and &#8221; #koshien &#8220;.<\/p>\n<p>\u25a0English<br \/>\nBaseball is called &#8221; #Yakyu &#8221; in Japanese.<br \/>\nThis name was translated by a baseball player \u201cKanoe Chuma\u201d in the Meiji era and is a very popular sport that few people don\u2019t know in the world and Japan.<\/p>\n<p>As the major leagues in the United States, there are professional baseball leagues in Japan.<br \/>\nThere are a total of 12 teams, 6 in the Central League and 6 in the Pacific League.<br \/>\nThe season will start in spring, and in autumn a match game is held to decide the best team in Japan.<br \/>\nProfessional baseball games in Japan are lively with everyone singing songs and clapping their hands. In the 7th inning, each team will sing a cheering song and fly balloons (Some stadiums do not allow balloons).<br \/>\nAt the end of the game, fireworks sometimes will be set up to celebrate the victory, so even people who are not very familiar with baseball can enjoy it.<\/p>\n<p>And what is unusual about Japanese baseball is that in addition to professional baseball, high school baseball also attracts attention.<br \/>\nHave you ever heard the word &#8221; #Koshien &#8221; during summer in Japan?<br \/>\nThis is the common name for the national high school baseball championship held in August.<br \/>\nA national high school baseball championship is held every year at a baseball stadium named &#8220;Hanshin Koshien Stadium&#8221; in Osaka, so this championship is commonly called &#8220;Koshien&#8221; after the name of the stadium.<br \/>\nIn this &#8220;Koshien&#8221;, the team that won the match in each prefecture will play a tournament and decide the best in Japan.<br \/>\nAll games will be broadcast on TV, and the final game is held during the summer vacation, so adults and children watch TV.<br \/>\nIn some years, a powerhouse school wins, and in other cases, an unnamed high school wins in a big upset, and the director and players of the winning school become a hot topic.<br \/>\nSome active players in Koshien will join as professional baseball players next year.<br \/>\nIchiro, a Major League Baseball player, has also played in Koshien when he was a high school student.<br \/>\nUnfortunately, it was canceled because of COVID-19 last year, but this year\u2019s Koshien will be held for the first time in two years, so I think many people are looking forward to it.<\/p>\n<p>It is still forbidden to sing cheers and fly balloons, but I can&#8217;t wait for the day when the pandemic ends and we can enjoy baseball games freely.<\/p>\n<p>How was it?<br \/>\nWhich baseball players or teams do you like?<br \/>\nPlease let me know in the comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I introduce an interesting Japan in English. 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