Outstanding trip as we accomplished our goal of visiting the last two stadiums (Yokohama Stadium and Vantelin Dome) that we missed last year because of Typhoon Shanshan. Our trip was capably led by extraordinaire guide Yuri Karasawa. We saw five games -four NPB and one minor league. This schedule seemed aggressive; however, the activities were well spaced out with some much needed down time. Although this was a baseball themed tour, we were able to experience other cultural activities such as visiting Osaka Castle, a city walking tour in Dotonbori where we had a delicious okonomiyaki lunch, fluffy japanese pancakes and Creamia Soft Serve ice cream for snacks, dinner at an amazing "standing sushi bar" ("Bistro Tachizushi Kalimotxo"), and the Hirakuza Sumo Show, which was highly educational and entertaining. One of the highlights in Nagoya was the Ichiro Pilgrimage to visit the I-fain Exhibition Room, the Kuko Batting Cage where Ichiro spent countless hours honing his batting skills, and then having dinner at his favorite restaurant, Bajoyutaka Restaurant. During parts of the tour, we were joined by Chihiro Hasegawa, Trevor Raichura and Yuhei Konaka who provided our group with insight to Pro Yakyu. Overall, this tour was a grand slam success.