The reason why Japan was able to won the 1st place in WBC
Why Japan is so strong in baseball?
It is said that KOSHIEN is one of the biggest reason.
KOSHIEN is a name of a stadium as well as the name of a yearly high school baseball tournament involving all school teams in Japan. It is all broadcasted from the 1st round till the last on TV. Many Japanese watch the game cheering the high school from their own region and it is one of the hottest topic to talk in summer. KOSHIEN has become a huge seasonal event in Japan. This KOSHIEN created boys adoration to baseball, so that they dream of playing baseball in KOSHIEN. The very existence of KOSHIEN produces a massive number of Japanese baseball players and harsh competition among them in high school days. It is said that "this" eventually leveled up the Japanese baseball level and led it to won world No1 place.
