Tokai University Kofu Faces Kendai Takasaki at Summer Koshien
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The famous summer high school baseball tournament in Japan has reached its ninth day. The event is held every year at Koshien Stadium.
On this day, two schools, Tokai University Kofu and Kendai Takasaki, faced each other in one of the day's matches. The tournament is one of the most watched sports events in Japan each summer.
There were four notable matchups scheduled for the day, drawing strong interest from fans across the country.
Because of this interest, all tickets for the day's games sold out. The stadium announced this at 8:20 in the morning, before the first game had even started.
The stadium also issued a clear warning to fans. People who do not already have a ticket should not travel to the stadium, because same-day tickets will not be available for purchase.
This kind of sellout is common during Summer Koshien, especially when popular schools are playing. The tournament attracts spectators from all over Japan, and stadium capacity is limited.
Fans without tickets are often encouraged to watch the games on television or through live broadcasts instead of coming to the stadium.
Summer Koshien remains one of Japan's biggest annual sporting traditions, with strong attendance and national attention every year.
Vocabulary10 words
- high school baseball tournament
- a sports event where school teams play baseball
- stadium
- a big place built for watching sports
- matches
- games played between two teams
- notable matchups
- important or interesting games between teams
- announced
- told the public officially
- same-day tickets
- tickets bought on the day of the event
- spectators
- people who watch an event
- live broadcasts
- TV shows shown as the event happens
- attendance
- the number of people who come to watch
- capacity
- the most people a place can hold
Quiz
Answer key
1. Day nine 2. Four 3. Same-day tickets would not be sold
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The famous summer high school baseball _____ in Japan has reached its ninth day.
The event is held every year at Koshien _____.
On this day, two schools, Tokai University Kofu and Kendai Takasaki, faced each other in one of the day's _____.
There were four notable _____ scheduled for the day.
All tickets for the day's games sold _____.
The stadium announced this at 8:20 in the _____.
The stadium also issued a clear _____ to fans.
People who do not already have a ticket should not _____ to the stadium.
Same-day tickets will not be available for _____.
The tournament attracts _____ from all over Japan.