Essay 1-02a: Japanese baseball history

Websites which I chose are about Japanese baseball history, teams and stadiums, because when I was junior high school student, I belonged to baseball club, so I like it. Although I like it, I don’t know history of baseball very well. So I am interested in it. That’s why I decided to search about it. First of all, I tell history of baseball.


Baseball was introduced by American teachers and professors in the 1870s, but professional league started in 1936. It took baseball a long time to start it. In December 1934, Yomiuri Shimbun founded the Great Japan Tokyo Baseball Club, which is called “Giants” now. After that the Japan Professional League was formed in 1936, including the Giants and six new teams. In this way, professional league started. However Giants is too strong, because Yomiuri has much money, so it could invite many good players in the team by using much money, so in 1965, the player draft introduced to deter it.

Now there are a lot of stadiums in Japan. Twelve teams each have their stadium. Stadiums have some features. For example, it has natural grass, large foul territory, dome-ing down Japan, small dimensions and high chain-link fences. It has a lot of features, so everyone become to want to go to many stadiums.

Now there are 12 teams in professional league. Giants is the strongest team in 12 teams, because it is the twentieth time the team has won the national championship. 12 teams each have mascot characters. They often dance in the stadiums to cheer on their teams. I think they make the game, so they are loved by funs.

I reviewed about Japanese baseball sites. Baseball is necessary for our spare time. We often watch it and play, but we don’t know history of baseball. Baseball was introduced from America, but now it is one of the Japanese traditional cultures. If you see it, I want you to think about this traditional sport. We need know our country more. (334)