Baseball of any kind in winter?

I'm making my second trip to Japan in December and unfortunately I will miss the baseball season yet again. I still plan on going by a couple of ballparks and taking some pictures, but it won't be the same as experiencing a game.

Does anyone know of any kind of winter baseball taking place in the Tokyo/Yokohama area? I don't care if it's high school, amateur, independent league, exhibition...whatever.

Any help would be appreciated.

Has anyone been to the Baseball Hall of Fame at the Tokyo Dome? Is it worth checking out?

* Kansai Independent Baseball League Official site

o Osaka Gold Villicanes Official site

o Kobe 9 Cruise Official site

o Akashi Red Soldiers Official site

o Kishu Rangers Official site

http://www.dokuritsu-league.jp/

Thanks for the link, stanfordgal, but unfortunately it looks like the season ended in October. Also, the league is in Kansai and I will be in Tokyo.

Thanks anyway.

http://www.tokyo-hbf.com/event.html

I'm sorry. I didn't notice you come to japan in December. The schedule mentioned above will been finished in November.
It's very difficult to find baseball game took place in December in japan.

sorry my poor english

How about this. It takes place in December 6th.
But ballpark is about 100km from Tokyo. And player's age are about 40~60, though they are ex-professional baseball player.
http://www.89master.com/schedule/index.html
ballpark:hitachinaka shimin kyuujou(hitachinaka people's stadium)

Thanks Yoshi! I would be interested in checking that out. What is the closest train station to Hitachinaka Stadium? I can't seem to find it on hyperpedia.

The closest station is Katsuta Station（勝田駅）, JR Joban Line.
If you go there from Tokyo Station,here is access.

Tokyo
↓ JR Yamanote Line
Ueno
↓ JR Joban Line
Katsuta

If you take a limited express train "Super Hitachi" from Ueno, it takes about 90minutes to Katsuta. If not,it takes about 130minutes.

The stadium is about 4km from the EAST EXIT of Katsuta Station.You can take a bus from the station to near the stadium if you want, and you will walk about 10minutes.If you want to know further information about taking a bus,I will answer again.

This is for reference.
http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/index.html
http://pacific.bko.to/stg/hitachinaka/hitachinaka-3.html

Thanks Yoshi! I appreciate all your help!

You're welcome. And maybe you already know, but this is the website of "The Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum" in Tokyo Dome.
http://english.baseball-museum.or.jp/index.html

I hope you enjoy your trip.

Hi Norm! Are you still here? I managed to find another game in December. Daisuke Matsuzaka(Boston Redsox) will take part in the game, though it's a exhibition.

http://www.cnplayguide.com/evt/evtdtl.aspx?kcd=37925

Wow Yoshi, thanks! Is the game being played in Mito?

Yes,Mito Baseball Stadium. Mito and Hitachinaka are neighbor cities, so you can go there with almost the same procedure as I mentioned above(JR Joban Line). The closest station is Mito.

some information(schedule, tickets, etc.)
http://ibaraki-gg.com/archives/1131
http://pacific.bko.to/stg/mito/mito-3.html