Japanese Baseball Tapestries

A re-imagination of the Japanese baseball team

Late 40's Japanese Baseball card of Giants playerTetsuharu Kawakami

A re-imagination of the Japanese baseball team

Hiroshi Ohshita Retro Japanese baseball player

A re-imagination of the Japanese baseball team

A re-imagination of the Japanese baseball team

Kamon inspired by Japanese baseball.

A re-imagination of the Japanese baseball team

A re-imagination of the Japanese baseball team

A re-imagination of the Japanese baseball team

A re-imagination of the Japanese baseball team

A re-imagination of the Japanese baseball team

Retro paper mask of Japanese baseball player Kaoru Betto

A re-imagination of the Japanese baseball team

A re-imagination of the Japanese baseball team

A re-imagination of the Japanese baseball team

The Nishi Nippon Pirates were a former Nippon Professional Baseball team and a founding member of the Central League in 1950. The team was owned by the Nishinippon Shimbun and played their home games in Heiwadai Stadium in Fukuoka. After only one season in which they fell victim to the first perfect game in professional Japanese baseball history, had financial and managerial problems, and finished in sixth place, the Pirates merged with the other Fukuoka-based Nishitetsu Clippers to form the Nishitetsu Lions in the Pacific League.

Sankei Atoms Defunct Japanese Baseball Club

best team in the Kaiju Baseball League.

Shohei Ohtani - Los Angeles Dodgers

The Osaka Tigers were a Japanese professional baseball team founded on December 10, 1935, playing their first season in 1936. In 1940, amid anti-foreign sentiment, the Tigers changed the name to the Hanshin Tigers, and in 1947 changed the name back to Osaka Tigers. The team name was once again changed back to Hanshin Tigers in 1961, and remains the team name to this day, making them the second-oldest professional club in Japan. The Tigers' home field has been Koshien Stadium since day one, a venue considered to be sacred ground not just fans of the Tigers, but for Japanese baseball fans everywhere.

Kaoru Betto Japanese Baseball Abides

Japanese baseball payer mask Atsushi Aramaki Mainichi Orions

Retro Japanese Baseball Payer

Nippon Professional Baseball

The most competitive baseball league of Japan.

The Daiei Stars (大映スターズ, Daiei Sutāzu) were a Japanese professional baseball team that was founded in 1946, and played in various incarnations until 1957, when it merged with another team. Overall, the franchise only had three winning seasons, never rising higher than third place. The team was in the second division, or B-class, for seven seasons, including its last four years of existence. The Stars played in Korakuen Stadium in Bunkyo, Tokyo.

The Marines franchise began in 1950 as the Mainichi Orions, an inaugural member of the Pacific League. The Orions were named after the constellation of the same name. The Marines won the inaugural Japan Series in 1950. In 1958, the team was merged with the Daiei Unions and renamed the Daimai Orions. In 1964 they became the Tokyo Orions, and the Lotte Orions in 1969. The franchise was slow to replicate its initial success: the Orions made the Japan Series in 1960 and 1970, only to lose both years.

A retro inspired design featuring baseball graphics and japanese kanji characters. やきゅう = yakyū = baseball

A Re-imagination of the Japanese Baseball Logo

Hiroshima Carps Baseball Franchise was established in 1950 in Hiroshima, Japan. © Buck Tee Design, all rights reserved.

Chunichi Dragons Baseball Franchise was established in 1936 in Nagoya, Japan. © Buck Tee Design, all rights reserved.

LA 17, Shotime Los Angeles Baseball design

A Re-imagination of the Japanese Baseball Logo

A Re-imagination of the Japanese Baseball Logo

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