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Baseball and Soccer Central League). Tickets are
Baseball’s place as Japan’s often available at Ticket PIA.
second national sport appears The J-League, Japan’s
to be suffering in the face of professional soccer league,
soccer’s rising popularity. Some started in 1993. The World Cup,
young players are choosing to staged in Japan and Korea in
go abroad to escape samurai- 2002, sent interest soaring, and
like regimes of training but the this further increased when
game continues to stir fervor. Japan reached the second round
There are two professional of the World Cup in 2010. But it
baseball leagues was the women’s
in Japan: Central team, Nadeshiko
League and Pacific Japan, that really Uniforms on display at the Baseball Hall
League. The winners electrified the nation of Fame, Tokyo Dome
face off at the end of when they won the
the season for the Women’s World Cup Other Sports
final of the Japan in 2011.
Series. The Central Victory in the 2011 FIFA Ajinomoto Stadium, For details on other sports
League’s Yomiuri Women’s World Cup with a capacity of check the Sports column in
Giants remain 50,000, is home to Metropolis magazine. Entries
Japan’s most popular pro- two J-League teams – FC Tokyo are mostly concerned with
baseball team (see p351). Their and Tokyo Verdy. Tourist gathering together like-minded
games in the Tokyo Dome are information centers have details people wanting to play, but
always sold out; book through of games, and tickets are those people will also know
an agent well in advance. The available at Ticket PIA or from where to watch their favorite
best place to enjoy a game in the stadium on the day of the sports, from tennis and rugby to
the capital is in the beautiful match. Gangster-linked ticket basket ball, cycling, and cricket.
Jingu Stadium, home of the touts are much in evidence in For mountaineering, skiing, and
Tokyo Yakult Swallows (also Tokyo so always use caution. watersports see pp352–3.
DIRECTORY
Information Outdoor Japan National Theater Shinbashi Enbujo
Sources ∑ outdoorjapan.com 4-1 Hayabusa-cho. Theater
Map 2 F3. 6-18-2 Ginza.
Go Tokyo Tower Records Tel (03) 3265-7411. Map 5 C3.
∑ gotokyo.org/en 1-22-14 Jinnan. ∑ ntj.jac.go.jp/ Tel (03) 3541-2600.
english.html
Map 1 B5. Tel (03) 3496-
Japan National National Noh Theater Takarazuka Theater
3661. ∑ tower.jp
Tourism Organization 4-18-1 Sendagaya. 1-1-3 Yurakucho. Map 5
(JNTO) Where in Tokyo Map 1 C3. B2. Tel (03) 5251-2001.
Tel (03) 3423-1331.
∑ kageki.hankyu.co.
Tel (03) 3201-3331. ∑ whereintokyo.com jp/english/index.html
∑ jnto.go.jp Suzumoto
Booking Tickets 2-7-12 Ueno. Tokyo Globe
Japan Visitor Map 3 C3. 3-1-2 Hyakunin-cho,
∑ japanvisitor.com CN Playguide Tel (03) 3834-5906. Shinjuku.
Tel (03) 5802-9999. ∑ rakugo.or.jp Tel (03) 3366-4020.
Kinokuniya ∑ cnplayguide.com International and ∑ tglobe.net
3-17-7 Shinjuku. Contem porary
Map 1 B2. Ticket PIA Theater and Cinema
Tel (0570) 02-9999.
Tel (03) 3354-0131. Dance
∑ pia.co.jp Bunkamura
∑ kinokuniya.co.jp Crocodile 2-24-1 Dogen-zaka,
Maruzen Traditional 6-18-8 B1 Jingumae. Shibuya-ku. Map 1 A5.
Map 1 B5.
1-6-4 Marunouchi. Theater Tel (03) 3499-5205. Tel (03) 3477 9111.
Map 5 C1. Lumine the ∑ tokyocomedy.com ∑ bunkamura.co.jp
Tel (03) 5288-8881. Yoshimoto Nihon Buyo Marunouchi
∑ maruzen.co.jp Foundation Piccadilly
7F (South Exit from 10-8 Sumiyoshi-cho. Mullion Building, 2-5-1
Metropolis station) 3-38-2 Shinjuku. Map 2 D1. Yurakucho. Map 5 B2.
∑ metropolisjapan.com Tel (03) 5339-1112. Tel (03) 3354-5496. Tel (03) 3201-2881.

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