Two years ago Will and I found ourselves in Tokyo during the Japanese baseball season. Our childhood memories of watching Mr. Baseball left us very curious about how different attending a game would be in Japan vs. back home in the states. Without any trouble we scored tickets to the Japanese equivalent of the New York Yankees – the Yomiuri Giants – and made our way inside of the massive Tokyo Dome.
There are two things that stick out to me about the experience. First, if you walk into the stadium with an open beer in your hand they politely hand you a cup to pour your beer into and allow you to continue onto your seats. I’d try this out at Wrigley today and report back, but something tells me that the experience wouldn’t be quite the same 
The second thing I vividly remember is how the beer was distributed to fans at their seats in the stadium. Beer was sold almost exclusively by young Japanese women walking from aisle to aisle with kegs of beer strapped on their back. While the process was highly efficient and even pleasing to the eyes at times, I wouldn’t even think about trading it for the “Cold Beer Here!!” (read that with your deepest beer man voice possible) experience we have back here in the states.
Go Cubs!
