Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
The Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters is a Japanese professional baseball team based in Kitahiroshima, HokkaidÅ, in the Sapporo metropolitan area. They compete in the Pacific League of Nippon Professional Baseball, playing the majority of their home games at ES CON Field Hokkaido. The Fighters also host a select number of regional home games in cities across HokkaidÅ, including Hakodate, Asahikawa, Kushiro, and Obihiro. The team's name comes from its parent organization, Nippon Ham, a major Japanese food-processing company.
Tokyo Dome, former ballpark of the Fighters
Sapporo Dome in 2004
Sapporo dome
Kitahiroshima is a city located in Ishikari, Hokkaido, Japan. "Kita" is the Japanese word for "north", so the town's name, Kitahiroshima-shi, is translated as "North-Hiroshima city" or "city of North-Hiroshima".
Dohto University