I've lived in the town named Koshien for my entire life, which every one in Japan must have heard of. The reason why every one knows here is because Koshien has a very famous baseball stadium, which is Koshien Stadium.
This stadium is famous for, first of all, the home stadium of Hanshin Tigers, the Japanese baseball team.
Most people in Kansai (関西) area in Japan like Tigers and on the day that they have a baseball game, I see a lot of people around here wearing the uniforms of Hanshin Tigers.
Every boy who plays in high school baseball club has a dream of playing a game at this stadium.
In summer and spring, the teams, which wins in every prefecture, gather at this stadium and have games to decide the winner.
Next to the stadium, there is a place of practice for players of Hanshin Tigers, so if you are lucky, you may be able to see some players here.
The Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1999 affected Koshien. Cracks appeared and part of the stands collapsed. In July 2004, a concrete plan surfaced for improvement of the complete baseball ground facilities. That means if you visit this stadium, you can see the very new and beautiful one now! Before the improvement, Koshien stadium was also famous for ivy, which was around the building, but now all the navy's gone so people concerns this stadium now is trying to restore them by planting the seeds. 
Moreover to this Koshien stadium, there are many other places to see around in Koshien. I love this town here.
One can never do wrong by posting about Hanshin, so thank you for that. But I would have liked to read more about your neighborhood - the houses, people and relationships - rather than the famous landmark, something along the lines of the Bestor film we saw in class.
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Go Tigers!
Have you ever met any of the players in your neighborhood?