Twin Stadiums

Twin Stadiums Review

Watch Ehime's minor-league baseball team, the Mandarin Pirates, at Botchan Stadium for an affordable taste of Japan's baseball mania. Even more fun are the high-school games: Japan is nuts for high-school baseball, and Ehime's teams have been national competitors the last few years, so home games are boisterous and well attended. Get schedules and information at EPIC. Next door, Japan's finest martial-arts stadium stands out like a black-roofed fortress: watch or try a class in any number of arts, any time of day at the Ehime Ken-Budokan.