Baseball and soccer match schedule in August

There are 12 baseball games at Mazda Zoom Zoom stadium in July.

14th, 15th and 16th (each game starts at 18:00)   vs.   Yakult Swallows

21st, 22nd and 23rd (each game starts at 18:00)   vs.   DeNa BayStars

24th, 25th ad 26th (each game starts at 18:00)   vs. Hanshin Tigers

Feb 3 (Fri) Mamemaki event in Miyajima (Daisyoin temple)

-Feb 3 (Fri) Mamemaki (bean-throwing ceremony event) in Miyajima (Daisyoin temple)- 11:00～

On February 3rd, many people will attend Daisyouin's annual bean-throwing ceremony to try to catch the fuku-mame.
The day's main event is the bean-scattering ceremony.
Enjoy Japanese traditional Event with local people!

Mar 4 (Thu) Hiroshima Carp vs Seibu Lions

Hiroshima Carp vs Seibu Lions♪　
March ４　（Thu）　１３：００～
Mazda "Zoom Zoom" Stadium　"It 's only a 5min walk from Hana hostel Hiroshima!!"

Pro baseball pre-season warm up at Mazda Stadium.

Schedule

• Gate ticket sales start 10:30
• Gates open 11:00
• Game starts 13:00

Tickets

Infield free seating ¥2500 (¥1000 for under 16) Outfield free seating ¥1500 (¥500 for under 16) Sunakaburi (front) ¥5000 Sunakaburi (side) ¥3500 Nesoberi lounge pair ¥4000 Wooden deck ¥2000 Infield reserved seat ¥2000 Outfield reserved seat ¥1000 More ticket information (in Japanese here). Address: Mazda "Zoom Zoom" Stadium

They always lose!

This picture was taken in the old market near Hiroshima Station. It is also very close to Hana Hostel, Hiroshima. Taken is a Tea leaves&Coffee beans store. I like the two paintings displayed in front of the store, and they are replaced to diffenrent paintings depending on the season. I often see them on the way to work. If you see the road in front of the place, it is painted in red showing that it is a part of the way to the Mazda Stadium (Hiroshima Carp's new home ground).

Last Sunday, I had a chance to go see a baseball game at the Mazda stadium, Carp's against the Dragons, with a coleague from work. Although it was boiling hot in the afternoon at the stadium, and although the Carp was overrun by two consecutive homeruns in the 4th inning, we stayed until the 9th to watch the game, anticipating that they would somehow win in the end. Well, they lost. And they are likely to lose every time you go watch the game.

But, as my coleague remarked "It's OK for the fans to watch them lose. It's one of the reasons we go and see the game, too! The love the Carp fans have for their team is ultimate.", it's worth seeing a Carp's game, even though they lose.


***Budget Accommodation in Hiroshima "Hana Hostel"***