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Chiben Gakuen
Chiben Gakuen (智辯学園) is a private academic institution with campuses in Nara Prefecture and Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. The school sends many students to the best universities and colleges in Japan, including the University of Tokyo, Kyoto University and other public and private schools. The school is well known in Japan for its baseball team, which usually participates in and frequently wins the Koshien Tournament for high school baseball. Student exchange programs Chiben Gakuen Wakayama participates in student exchange programs with: * St Leonard's College in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), and * Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia. Chiben Gakuen Nara participates in a student exchange program with： * Exeter High School in Exeter, New Hampshire, and * Troy High School in Troy, Michigan.Thomas Jefferson High Schooln Denver, Colorado. The school celebrated the 20th anniversary of its exchange program with St Leonards Coll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nara Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Nara Prefecture has a population of 1,321,805 and has a geographic area of . Nara Prefecture borders Kyoto Prefecture to the north, Osaka Prefecture to the northwest, Wakayama Prefecture to the southwest, and Mie Prefecture to the east. Nara is the capital and largest city of Nara Prefecture, with other major cities including Kashihara, Ikoma, and Yamatokōriyama. Nara Prefecture is located in the center of the Kii Peninsula on Japan's Pacific Ocean coast, and is one of only eight landlocked prefectures. Nara Prefecture has the distinction of having more UNESCO World Heritage listings than any other prefecture in Japan. History Nara Prefecture region is considered one of the oldest regions in Japan, having been in existence for thousands of years, and is widely viewed as the Japanese cradle of civilization. Like Kyoto, Nara was one of Imperial Japan's earliest capital cities. The current form of Nara Prefec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takahiro Shoda
is a Japanese professional baseball player from Sakurai, Nara Prefecture, Japan. He was with the Hanshin Tigers The Hanshin Tigers (Japanese: 阪神タイガース ''Hanshin Taigāsu'') are a Nippon Professional Baseball team playing in the Central League. The team is based in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, and is owned by Hanshin Electric Railway ... from 2004 until 2010. References Baseball Reference 1979 births Living people Baseball people from Nara Prefecture Nippon Professional Baseball outfielders Japanese baseball players Hanshin Tigers players {{japan-baseball-outfielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fumiya Kurokawa
is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays infielder for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles The , often shortened as the , are a baseball team based in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. It has played in Nippon Professional Baseball's Pacific League since the team's formation in November 2004. The team is owned by the Internet shopping c .... References 2001 births Living people Baseball people from Nara Prefecture Japanese baseball players Nippon Professional Baseball infielders Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles players {{Japan-baseball-infielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haruki Nishikawa
is a Japanese professional baseball player for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Career Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters selected Nishikawa with the second selection in the 2010 NPB draft. On March 30, 2012, Nishikawa made his NPB debut. Nishikawa hit a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 5 of the 2016 Japan Series, which Nishikawa would go on to win. On February 27, 2019, he was selected first time for Japan national baseball team at the 2019 exhibition games against Mexico. In 2020, Nishikawa hit .296/.419/.388 with 5 home runs, 15 doubles, and 3 triples to go along with 37 stolen bases. After the 2020 season, on December 3, 2020, the Fighters announced it was allowing Nishikawa to enter the posting system to play in Major League Baseball (MLB). On January 3, 2021, Nishikawa failed to secure a deal with any of the MLB teams. Nishikawa became a free agent following the 2021 season. On December 22, 2021, Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toshiya Okada
is a professional Japanese baseball player. He plays pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ... for the Chunichi Dragons. External links NPB.com 1991 births Living people Baseball people from Wakayama Prefecture Japanese baseball players Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers Chunichi Dragons players 2017 World Baseball Classic players {{Japan-baseball-pitcher-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinichi Takeuchi
is a former Nippon Professional Baseball player. He played infielder and outfielder for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows The Tokyo Yakult Swallows () are a Japanese professional baseball team competing in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. Based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, they are one of two professional baseball teams based in Tokyo, the other being the Yom .... External links NPB.com 1983 births Living people Baseball people from Kobe Waseda University alumni Japanese baseball players Nippon Professional Baseball infielders Tokyo Yakult Swallows players {{Japan-baseball-infielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jin Nakatani
Jin Nakatani (中谷 仁, born May 5, 1979) is a Japanese former professional baseball catcher in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He played for the Hanshin Tigers in , the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in , and from to and for the Yomiuri Giants The are a Japanese professional baseball team competing in Nippon Professional Baseball's Central League. Based in Bunkyo, Tokyo, they are one of two professional baseball teams based in Tokyo, the other being the Tokyo Yakult Swallows. They ... in . Following his retirement from the NPB, he managed at the baseball team. References External links NPB.com 1979 births Living people Baseball people from Wakayama Prefecture Japanese baseball players category:Nippon Professional Baseball catchers Hanshin Tigers players Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles players Yomiuri Giants players Japanese baseball coaches High school baseball coaches Sportspeople from Wakayama (city) {{Japan-baseball-catcher-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Kahl
Daniel Kahl (born March 30, 1960 in Monrovia, California) is an American foreign television personality (''gaijin tarento'') and entrepreneur in Japan. He is famous for speaking fluent Yamagata-ben, the dialect of Yamagata Prefecture, a predominantly rural area. He mainly works as a television reporter for human interest stories in Japan, such as travel and gourmet programs. Following the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami Eleven or 11 may refer to: *11 (number), the natural number following 10 and preceding 12 * one of the years 11 BC, AD 11, 1911, 2011, or any year ending in 11 Literature * ''Eleven'' (novel), a 2006 novel by British author David Llewellyn *''El ... in eastern Japan on 11 March 2011, Kahl was active in relief efforts in the affected areas, hauling food, supplies and equipment for fishermen. He also helped in combating the spread of false information regarding the spread of radiation in Fukushima after the nuclear accident there. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryuya Matsumoto (baseball, Born 1999)
is a professional Japanese baseball player. He is a pitcher for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp of Nippon Professional Baseball or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning ''Professional Baseball''. Outside Japan, it is often just referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league can be traced back to the formation ... (NPB). References {{DEFAULTSORT:Matsumoto, Ryuya 1999 births Living people Nippon Professional Baseball pitchers Baseball people from Nara Prefecture Hiroshima Toyo Carp players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taishi Hirooka
is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Orix Buffaloes of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in NPB for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows and Yomiuri Giants. Professional career Tokyo Yakult Swallows On October 22, 2015, Hirooka was drafted by the Tokyo Yakult Swallows in the 2015 Nippon Professional Baseball draft. On September 29, 2016, Hirooka debuted in the Central League against the Yokohama DeNA BayStars, and recorded his first Home run. In 2016 - 2020 season, he recorded in 236 games with a batting average of .214, a 21 home runs, a RBI of 54. Yomiuri Giants On March 1, 2021, Hirooka was traded to the Yomiuri Giants. Hirooka played in 78 games for Yomiuri, hitting .189/.256/.387 with 5 home runs and 15 RBI. In 2022, Hirooka played in only 28 games for the Giants, struggling to a .180/.293/.280 slash line with no home runs and 4 RBI. Orix Buffaloes On May 17, 2023, Hirooka was traded to the Orix Buffaloes The are a Nippon Professio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuma Okamoto
is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Yomiuri Giants of Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). Career He has been selected as an all-star twice, and was named the Central League Climax Series MVP in 2019. In 2020, he led the Central League in home runs and RBIs. Okamoto is also a member of the Japan national baseball team, and has participated in the 2018 MLB Japan All-Star Series and the 2019 exhibition games against Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema .... References External links NPB.com 1996 births Living people Gigantes de Carolina players Japanese expatriate baseball players in Puerto Rico Nippon Professional Baseball first basemen Nippon Professional Baseball third basemen Baseball people from Nara Prefecture Yomi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shintaro Masuda
Shintaro Masuda (枡田 慎太郎, born July 8, 1987, in Kyoto, Kyoto) is a Japanese professional baseball infielder for the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles in Japan's Nippon Professional Baseball or NPB is the highest level of baseball in Japan. Locally, it is often called , meaning ''Professional Baseball''. Outside Japan, it is often just referred to as "Japanese baseball". The roots of the league can be traced back to the formation .... External links * 1987 births Honolulu Sharks players Japanese expatriate baseball players in the United States Living people Nippon Professional Baseball infielders Baseball people from Kyoto Prefecture Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles players {{Japan-baseball-infielder-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
