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HIRO CLUB NEWS ・ SPORTS ★ BASEBALL The Toyo Carp (Hiroshima's professional baseball team) plays about 60 games at the MAZDA Zoom-Zoom Stadium Hiroshima every year. GAME SCHEDULE APRIL MARCH Sat., 1st / vs. Hanshin Tigers Wed., 8th, 1:00 pm / vs. Saitama Seibu Lions Sun., 2nd / vs. Hanshin Tigers Thurs., 9th, 1:00 pm / vs. Saitama Seibu Lions Fri., 7th / vs. Tokyo Yakult Swallows Sun., 12th, 1:00 pm / vs. Tokyo Yakult Swallows Sat., 8th / vs. Tokyo Yakult Swallows Sat., 18th, 1:00 pm / vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Sun., 9th / vs. Tokyo Yakult Swallows Sun., 19th, 1:00 pm / vs. Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters Tue., 18th / vs. Mon., 20th, 1:00 pm / vs. Orix Baffaloes Yokohama DeNA Baystars Wed., 19th / vs. Fri., 31st / vs. Hanshin Tigers Yokohama DeNA Baystars Thurs., 20th / vs. Yokohama DeNA Baystars Tue., 25th / vs. Yomiuri Giants Wed., 26th / vs. Yomiuri Giants Thurs., 27th / vs. Yomiuri Giants MAY JUNE Tue., 2nd / vs. Chunichi Dragons Fri., 2nd / vs. Chiba Lotte Marines Wed., 3rd / vs. Chunichi Dragons Sat., 3rd / vs. Chiba Lotte Marines Thurs., 4th / vs. Chunichi Dragons Sun., 4th / vs. Chiba Lotte Marines Fri., 12th / vs. Yomiuri Giants Fri., 16th / vs. Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Sat., 13th / vs. Yomiuri Giants Sat., 17th / vs. Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Sun., 14th / vs. Yomiuri Giants Sun., 18th / vs. Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks Wed., 17th / vs. Yokohama DeNA Baystars Fri., 23rd / vs. Hanshin Tigers Thurs., 18th / vs. Yokohama DeNA Baystars Sat., 24th / vs. Hanshin Tigers Tue., 23rd / vs. Tokyo Yakult Swallows Sun., 25th / vs. Hanshin Tigers Wed., 24th / vs. Tokyo Yakult Swallows Fri., 30th / vs. Chunichi Dragons TICKET OFFICES MAZDA Zoom-Zoom Stadium Hiroshima Tickets can be purchased at the ticket booths at the entrances of the stadium (closed on August 6). Booth Opening Times 11:30am (days with night games) / 11:00am (days with day games) 11:00am – 4:00pm (days when there are no games) CARPIO (6-7 Hatcho-bori, Naka-ku) Convenience Stores OPEN: 10:00am – 4:00pm Tickets are available at convenience stores such CLOSED: No fixed times as Lawson, Seven-Eleven, FamilyMart and TEL: 227-2222 Sunkus. ACCESS INQUIRIES MAZDA Zoom-Zoom Stadium Hiroshima: Hiroshima Toyo CARP Ｆrom JR Hiroshima Station, walking time to Tel. (082) 223-2141 Fax. (082) 502-1189 the stadium is 10 minutes. URL: www.carp.co.jp/ Please feel free to contact the International Exchange Lounge at 082-247-9715. E-mail: [email protected] February 2017 ｶ-1 .

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