Our last night in town, we hit a Giants vs. Carp baseball game. The Japanese sure do love their baseball...it was a lot of fun. If we had it to do over, I think we'd have gotten tickets with the bleacher bums--that's where the die-hard fans were, and where all the synchronized cheering, singing, chanting, and towel and/or inflatable dolphin waving took place.
Japanese politeness again on display: the synchronized cheering and chanting only took place while 'your' team was at bat. Then everyone sat quietly to allow the opposing team's fans to do their cheers and chants. Wild. Also the poor beer girls, hauling kegs of beer on their backs up and down the stadium stairs, served you with the biggest smiles I've ever seen, despite the fact their backs must have been screaming for relief...
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