Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Koshien

Japan is one of the biggest places for baseball in the world, and the most famous stadium in Japan is Koshien. Koshien is used for the two major high school tournaments that happen during the year, and otherwise it's used by the Hanshin Tigers. Due to my time in Tokyo, though, I'm a Tokyo Yakult Swallows fan.

日本で野球がけっこう人気です。日本の一番有名な球場は甲子園球場です。高校野球のトーナメントが甲子園でやって、それ以外のときに阪神の試合があそこでやります。最初来日したときに東京に住んでいたので私は一応スワローズファンです。

When the Swallows score, they hold tiny umbrellas up in celebration
スワローズが生還するときに小さな傘をさします

The concessions at Japanese stadiums aren't too bad. They have a variety of food, only a little more expensive than you'd found outside. At Koshien, they have different items based on each player on the team.

甲子園でいろんな食べ物を売っています。外よりちょっと高いですけど、そこまで高くないです。選手ごとに特別なメニューも提供しています。


Feeling like some noodles, I ordered Uemoto's soupless tantanmen.

麺の気分だったので、上本の汁なし担々麺を買いました。

The Bowl
It was a hot day and the stadium was pretty packed with people, so I went with the cold version to cool me down. The noodles themselves were nice and chewy, but overall the mixture was lacking on flavor. If I had gone to a shop for this I may have been disappointed, but frankly a light mixture of cold, spicy, carbohydrates was just what the doctor ordered at this game.

暑い日で人がいっぱい球場に詰まっていたので、冷たいめんにしました。麺の嚼みごたえがよかったですけど、全体的に味がちょっと薄かったです。店まで行ったならがっかりするかもしれませんが、こんな日にピリ辛で冷たい炭水化物がちょうどよかったです。

Seventh inning jet ballons!
ラッキーセブンジェット風船!


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