Originally Posted by
Boraxo
Osaka it is! Plenty to see and do in Tokyo already, and judging from the directions I suspect not so easy to navigate as Osaka.
Thanks to everyone for the advice and the history! I've been to 20 stadiums in the USA including the old Fenway and Wrigley fields so I guess soon I will be in some kind of exclusive Ruth club
Taking the Hanshin Railway from Umeda costs Y270 per person per direction. On game day there are extra express runs.
Here are a two pics from Hanshen Koshien Stadium.
Outside the stadium near home plate:
View from the right field (home) stands:
And from New Municipal Stadium in Hiroshima (AKA Mazda Zoom Zoom Stadium)
From the left field walkway area:
From the right-center stands: