Happy Friday.
My set of Japanese stamp purchases from the proxy shopping service in Japan arrived today.
I buy stamps from 5 or 6 sellers from all over Japan. The purchases are sent to the proxy service warehouse by the sellers. The proxy service combines my purchases into one package and ships it out to me. 😚
One of the sellers used a colorful ‘action folder’ of the Hanshin Tigers to protect the pages with the stamps inside.
The Hanshin Tigers are one of the oldest professional clubs in Japan. They played their first season in 1936 as the Osaka Tigers and assumed their current team name in 1961.
The Tigers are owned by Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc.
The Tigers team plays its games at Hanshin Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, which in the Hanshin area of Japan between Osaka and Kobe (part of the greater Kansai region). There is no parking lot at Hanshin Koshien Stadium (parking is completely prohibited around the stadium).
A typical ticket price for a Hanshin Tigers game at their home field, ranges from roughly ¥2,000 to ¥9,000 (US$13 to US$60), depending on the seat location.
[Sources: Wikipedia, Hanshin Tigers website]