{"id":87,"date":"2016-04-26T21:20:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-26T20:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/index.php\/2016\/04\/26\/hiroshima-carp\/"},"modified":"2018-04-28T09:39:54","modified_gmt":"2018-04-28T08:39:54","slug":"hiroshima-carp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/index.php\/2016\/04\/26\/hiroshima-carp\/","title":{"rendered":"Hiroshima Carp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The baseball team in Hiroshima are called the Carp. I have to say that I had the most fun at their game out of all of the sports matches I have been to in Japan. This is their stadium, the Mazda Zoom Zoom Stadium:<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-92 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/carp_stadium.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"5911\" height=\"1394\" srcset=\"http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/carp_stadium.jpg 5911w, http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/carp_stadium-300x71.jpg 300w, http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/carp_stadium-768x181.jpg 768w, http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/carp_stadium-1024x241.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5911px) 100vw, 5911px\" \/><\/center><br \/>\nOne of the good things was the good atmosphere. I was sat next to 3 Salarymen who were busying getting drunk (as was I) and a girl and her mother. The Carp ran out 10-1 winners and much fun was had by all with plenty of singing and clapping and high fives all round each time the Carp scored.<\/p>\n<p>The away fans were a rather lonely bunch. I&#8217;ve seen more away fans at Scottish Championship matches. That said, the game did start at 6pm so I doubt many of their fans could make it to the stadium. Here they are:<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-94 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/carp_away_fans.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2280\" height=\"884\" srcset=\"http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/carp_away_fans.jpg 2280w, http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/carp_away_fans-300x116.jpg 300w, http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/carp_away_fans-768x298.jpg 768w, http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/carp_away_fans-1024x397.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2280px) 100vw, 2280px\" \/><\/center><br \/>\nThe other thing of note was that the mascots of both teams played a game of what appeared to be boule officiated by two ninjas. Very strange.<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-95 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/carp_maskots.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1748\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/carp_maskots.jpg 1748w, http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/carp_maskots-300x100.jpg 300w, http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/carp_maskots-768x257.jpg 768w, http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/carp_maskots-1024x342.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1748px) 100vw, 1748px\" \/><\/center>While in the station to leave Hiroshima I noticed that you can be &#8220;Carp Curry&#8221;. I&#8217;ve no idea how good it is but maybe this is an idea that could catch on in England. Each team could sell their own food-stuff: Liverpool Spaghetti, Manchester United Prawn Sandwiches, Everton Dumplings, the possibilities are endless.<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-96 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/carp_curry.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1728\" height=\"2304\" srcset=\"http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/carp_curry.jpg 1728w, http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/carp_curry-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/imnotasaint.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/carp_curry-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1728px) 100vw, 1728px\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The baseball team in Hiroshima are called the Carp. I have to say that I had the most fun at their game out of all of the sports matches I have been to in Japan. This is their stadium, the Mazda Zoom Zoom Stadium: One of the good things was the good atmosphere. 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