Japanese Professional Baseball

Japanese Baseball Leagues

Japanese professional baseball season is from April to October. There are two leagues in Japanese professional baseball: the Central League and the Pacific League. There are six teams in each league. The winners from both leagues meet in the Japan Series in October. In July, two or three All-Star games are held by best players from two leagues. Also, exchange games between two leagues called koryu-jiai are planned every year.

It's going to be so much fun to see popular baseball teams and players. If you are living in Japan or visiting Japan, plan to go watch a baseball game near you. Please contact each team's ballpark, Japanese travel agencies, or ticket centers, such as Ticket Pia in Japan.

Japanese Professional Baseball Teams:

Central League

• Yomiuri Giants (Tokyo Dome *Access)
• Chunichi Dragons (Nagoya Dome *Access)
• Yokohama BayStars (Yokohama Stadium *Access) 
• Tokyo Yakult Swallows (Jingu Stadium *Access)
• Hiroshima Toyo Carp (Hiroshima Shimin Stadium *Access)
• Hanshin Tigers (Hanshin Koshien Stadium *Access)

Pacific League

• Fukuoka Softbank Hawks (Fukuoka Yahoo Dome *Access)
• Saitama Seibu Lions (Seibu Dome, Saitama Tokorozawa *Access)
• Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters (Sapporo Dome)
• Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles (Kleenex Stadium Miyagi, Sendai)
• Chiba Lotte Marines (Chiba Marine Stadium *Access)
• Orix Buffaloes (Osaka Dome Access)

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