Today is part two of the Museum of Hanshin Koshien Stadium.
In the last post, I discussed how baseball and western football players regard Koshien as the dream stadium to play at. Also, how the stadium is the oldest stadium in Japan inspired by New York’s Poly Grounds in upper Manhattan.
And with the first post, it was about the entrance going into the museum. But now, I will discuss what happens once you get into the next room and the best way to explain it is through photos.
What you will find are classic baseball memorabilia from Koshien.
Images from the 25th tournament between Wakayama Kenritsu Kogyo) vs. Shimonoseki Shogyo.
You will notice the Kano jersey and booklet from 1931. The Kano baseball team is a Taiwanese baseball team established in 1928 in Japanese Formosa and consisted of Han Chinese, Taiwanese aborigines and Japanese players.
The high school baseball team in Kagi (now known as Chiayi) had qualified to represent the island at Koshien, and the underdog team went on to the championship game before losing. But the fact that Kano, who were seen as underdogs, came second place in Koshien out of 631 that competed was impressive. It would also boosted the popularity of baseball in Taiwan and making it the country’s “official sport”.
A film was even released in 2014 titled “Kano”.
In tomorrow’s coverage, we will continue to see what kind of memorabilia is featured at the Museum of Hanshin Koshien Stadium.
