Author Archives: Jim Spavins

After four hours of riding Shinkansens, we arrived in Hiroshima to see the Cincinnati Reds, errr, I mean the Hiroshima Carp take on the Hashin Tigers at Mazada Zoom-Zoom Stadium.  I personally think that Mazada Zoom-Zoom Stadium is the coolest name … Continue reading →

Game two of the trip takes us to Yokohama to see the BayStars host the Yakult Swallows from nearby Tokyo.  Before we left Sendai, however, we had a chance to have a brief meeting with Marty Kuehnert.  Mr. Kuehnert was … Continue reading →

Since I’ve traveled approximately 8,000 miles in the last 48 hours, it is finally time for the first baseball game of the trip.  Today was a stop in the City of Trees in Sendai to see Kleenex Stadium Miyagi.  Before the game, … Continue reading →

The trip has begun! I arrived in Tokyo a half hour ahead of schedule and met with the JapanBall crew at the airport. We took the Skyliner train from Narita Airport into Tokyo to our hotel for the night. Unlike … Continue reading →

In 24 hours, I’ll be on a jet plane over to Tokyo to start the big baseball adventure.  Since I will be visiting 11 of the 12 stadiums on this trip (I went to Chiba Marine Stadium in June), I … Continue reading →

Airfare: Check. Passport: Check. Reservations with JapanBall: Check. Itineraries Printed: Check. Kit Kat list: Check. Luggage Packed: Check! MYFJZARD4GZD Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the … Continue reading →

So for those of you who are interested in following along with the blog of the September trip, I’ll give you a rundown of the itinerary. For this journey, I am going to be going on a tour with JapanBall. … Continue reading →

Kit Kats have become hugely popular in Japan.  The story goes that the term “kitto katsu” in Japanese translates to “You will surely win!”  This sparked a tradition of giving Kit Kats as a good luck charm by school children during … Continue reading →