Day: September 10, 2025

Shohei Ohtani's hometown in Japan
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Exploring Mizusawa, Iwate: The Hometown of Shohei Ohtani

When most travelers think of Iwate Prefecture, they picture rugged mountains, quiet onsen towns, or the poetry of Kenji Miyazawa. But for baseball fans around the world, Iwate means something more personal—it’s where Shohei Ohtani, Japan’s two-way baseball superstar, first picked up a bat. In Mizusawa, a district of Oshu City in southern Iwate, the […]

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