Day 257: Osaka Baseball

New train, new city, new life: squad finally made it to Osaka (the Philadelphia of Japan).

We took the morning a little slow after drinking games and got lunch at the train station. We go to board the train and some French tech bros didn’t understand the ticket system; they took so long to get on the train that the doors start to close. Mary backs up and tells squad “We’ll see you in Osaka.” Kieran and Catie were also left on the track.

In the end, it was the best situation considering us three have very low travel anxiety. Our friends were mad on our behalf and shat on the tech bros. They didn’t have the JR Rail pass and got counted in our group since we were missing three. Madison even confronted them when they arrived in Osaka. Dude didn’t care and said “Lady at the station said it was fine.”

The three musketeers relaxed and hopped on the next train and arrived 30 minutes after squad. After arriving to our apartment, we visited Namba Yasaka Jinja Shrine with a large lion head.

Our next activity led by Madison was to watch a Japanese baseball game! Squad broke out their baseball gear and made our way to Kyocera Stadium to see the Orix Buffalo’s take on the Soft Hawks. Madison informed us the Buffalo’s were the second worst team in the league sadly but we would be cheering for them. Madison was very nervous about getting the tickets and worrying about potential issues (hence pictures of her stressed in line with support friend James). She did perfect and it was so easy that we had 40 minutes to shop for Buffalo gear.

The game started with a J-pop dance performance that Madison, Hannah, and Mary missed to grab whisky high balls. Each team cheered throughout and had chants, claps, and other moves. The Soft Hawks demolished the Buffalos and clinched their division for playoff games. Solid night of baseball ⚾️

Food:
Sashimi
Tempura
Chicken karaage

Spots:
Osaka
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