Take me out to the balloon game - it's opening day in Fukuoka

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Like so many of the opening days I have enjoyed in my career, opening day in Japan was special. A new baseball season was about to begin 7,000 miles away from home, and yet the feelings were the same as always - excitement and high hopes for the upcoming year.

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The highlight of the pregame festivities at the Yahoo! Dome in Fukuoka was a traditional drum ceremony, called a Taiko. A group named Nijyo Kizuna Taiko gave the fans an exciting performance. I was told the beats they played were specific to Fukuoka history and that different regions of the country have their own individual Taiko rhythms. Decked out in traditional Japanese dress, these young men and women put on quite a show.

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[Full Article: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/baseball/mlb/wires/04/12/2010.ap.bbo.cj.s.japanese.journey.adv14.1032/]

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