Koshien Stadium continues to be a hotly contested game.



This year is different than usual.



Both Senbatsu High School baseball and the stadium have reached a major turning point of 100 years. He entertains the audience with a variety of ideas.

Colored Koshien Stadium

When you enter the entrance gate in front of the stadium, the first thing you see is electronic signage.



We welcome the audience with an elaborate production.



This is a collaboration with a total of nine baseball comics that are read by all generations, from young people to adults.

August 1st is a milestone day as Koshien Stadium celebrates its 100th anniversary.



A countdown board shows the number of days until then, and you can also take a commemorative photo.

A large tapestry celebrating the 100th anniversary is also displayed, decorating the stadium.

Senbatsu High School Baseball x Koshien Stadium

Senbatsu High School Baseball was first held in April 1924.



In August of that year, the Koshien Stadium was opened. This is the current Koshien Stadium.



This year was named ``Koshien'' because it was an auspicious year that occurred once every 60 years when the ``Ko'' and ``Child'' were combined in the zodiac.

Bringing “tradition and specialness” to gourmet food!

In this truly important year, visitors can enjoy not only looking back on its long history, but also purchasing limited edition goods and enjoying gourmet food.



This gourmet experience started on March 18th, coinciding with the opening of Senbatsu.



The concept is "tradition, special feeling, 100".



We are particular about the number 100, such as recreating the flavor from when the restaurant was founded and using 100 grams of ingredients.

A limited edition takoyaki with 100 grams of toppings such as Kujo green onions and beef tendon.



Furthermore, the luxurious bento box with crab rice is packed with ingredients that give the concept a special feel.

When you purchase the 100th Anniversary Gourmet, you will receive a ``scoreboard-shaped magnet'' that introduces famous scenes from the school's first victory in the Senbatsu High School Baseball Championship.

There are 10 types in total.

A 13-year-old from Tokyo said


, "I play baseball, so I was looking forward to coming to Koshien. The 100th anniversary 'karaage' is very delicious, and I'm happy because the helmet will also be a memento."

Limited goods too!

In addition to gourmet food, there are also 100th anniversary limited edition goods.

Goods made in collaboration with a total of nine works, including the baseball manga Dokaben, are also on sale.

Store representative


: ``Sweets and towels with the 100th anniversary logo are more popular than other products.As a store, we would like to increase the momentum for the 100th anniversary by placing 100th anniversary goods in prominent locations.''

Popular with the audience!

A family of four visiting from Aichi


: ``The kids were playing baseball, and we came to watch it as a family.As it was a milestone year, the 100th anniversary, we purchased limited edition merchandise to commemorate.''

Parent and child visiting from Tokyo


: ``I'm going to be a first year junior high school student this spring, and I play baseball and Koshien is my dream place.I would like to play baseball here someday.I went to the Koshien Historical Museum and received this sticker. I also purchased other 100th anniversary goods.”

The person in charge of Koshien Stadium is

Katsuji Akaso, acting stadium manager in charge of


planning at Hanshin Koshien Stadium, said, ``We have been discussing for about two years now how we can liven up the milestone year of Hanshin Koshien Stadium's 100th anniversary and Senbatsu's 100th anniversary. We've been setting up countdown boards since last year, and since this year the number of people taking photos has increased, and I feel like people are gradually getting more interested.Currently, merchandise and gourmet food are selling well. I'm very happy to hear from our customers that it's fun.I'd like to continue thinking of various projects in the future."

Not just the stadium!

For this 100th anniversary, Hanshin Electric Railway is running a special edition train.



In this ``Hanshin Koshien Stadium 100th Anniversary Wrapped Train,'' the cars are decorated with characters from baseball manga and numerous photos tracing the history of Koshien.



The inside of the car has a special gallery specification.



It is scheduled to be operated mainly on the Hanshin Main Line until around December this year.

Senbatsu High School Baseball and Koshien Stadium.



If you revisit the stadiums while thinking about their 100-year history, you may see a different view.



(Ayako Tsunoda, Koshien coverage team)