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Michael Westbay
(aka westbaystars)
Founder
I have a second question that I've not been able to find any (English language anyway) resources on. I know more than the average American about Japanese customs (which is slightly more than next to nothing, but I digress). Whenever I travel to a new country, I at least try to get up to speed on the local customs and traditions out of respect. There's a great deal of ink out there about standard Japanese customs, but I know that if someone read about American customs, they would be ill-prepared to act "appropriately" at a baseball game. With that in mind, can someone please provide some insight on social customs at Japanese games, and if there are regional variations, etc.?
I understand that the Japanese are indulgent towards the social ignorance of visitors, but I would at least like to attempt to conform as much as possible.
I've done some initial searching around but haven't found anything, so I apologize if I have overlooked a resource here.
Thank you again in advance.