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Hanshin title sales begin in Kansai; about 3,000 queue at Osaka store
Версия 2: New coverage added the sale's end dates and participating stores, the 22.2 million yen jewellery set and supermarket offers, and further shopper accounts, while the 3,000-strong queue and the 9:15 a.m. opening already reported were confirmed.
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Commemorative sales marking the Hanshin Tigers' first back-to-back Central League titles began on Oct 4 at department stores and other retailers in the Kansai region. About 3,000 people lined up before the Hanshin Umeda main store in Osaka, which opened at 9:15 a.m., 45 minutes earlier than usual. Osaka prefectural police said 25 people in total jumped into the Dotonbori river near Ebisubashi on the night of Oct 3, with no injuries reported.
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Commemorative sales marking the Hanshin Tigers' first back-to-back Central League titles began on Oct 4 at department stores and other retailers in the Kansai region, the day after the team clinched the title, according to Nikkei, NHK and Mainichi Shimbun. About 3,000 people lined up before the Hanshin Umeda main store in Kita-ku, Osaka, and the store opened at 9:15 a.m., 45 minutes earlier than usual, Nikkei, TBS NEWS DIG, Asahi Shimbun and Mainichi reported. [ 1 , 2 , 4 , 5 , 6 ]
Mainichi reported that a ceremony was held at the Umeda main store from 8:30 a.m., with team mascots Torakky, Lucky and Kiita taking part as officials broke open a kusudama to mark the league title. A banner about 33 meters long and 6.6 meters wide reading “renpa” — back-to-back — was put up on the south side of the store, the newspaper said. Asahi quoted store manager Morimoto Yosuke as saying the mood was buoyed by the repeat title and that the store wanted to respond to the fans' enthusiasm. [ 4 , 6 ]
At the Umeda store, more than 90 percent of floors took part in the sale, offering logo-bearing limited items, lucky bags and discounted goods including food, women's and men's clothing and sundries, Asahi reported. Livedoor News and Asahi reported a one-off jewellery set of a gold and coral necklace and ring priced at 22.2 million yen, and Livedoor said a 15-gram logo-bearing gold medal was offered online at 1.1 million yen. Livedoor added that supermarkets Hankyu Oasis, Izumiya and Kansai Super also prepared special prices and lucky bags. [ 1 , 4 ]
Sales run through Oct 10 at the Umeda main store and at Amagasaki Hanshin in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, Hanshin Nishinomiya in Nishinomiya and Hanshin Mikage in Kobe's Higashinada Ward, Asahi reported; Kobe Hankyu runs until Oct 6, and online sales are also available. Team original goods with the league-title logo go on sale from Oct 10 at a special space in the Umeda main store, Asahi said. Livedoor said three other Hanshin department stores are holding sales until Oct 10. [ 1 , 4 ]
Shoppers described the occasion. Asahi reported that Yamamoto Daisuke, a 26-year-old company employee from Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto, watched the Oct 3 game at Mazda Stadium in Hiroshima and waited from 4:30 a.m., saying he wanted a limited watch and to be first once the title was decided. Livedoor reported that Nakagawa Taiichi, a 20-year-old university student from Yokohama who also queued from 4:30 a.m., said he was relieved by the title and wanted to buy a limited watch. Mainichi quoted Saito Nayo, a 47-year-old employee from Ritto, Shiga, saying she was happy because she remembered when the team struggled. TBS NEWS DIG reported one fan saying their “blood stirs” and that they had spent about 20,000 yen. [ 1 , 3 , 4 , 6 ]
Nikkei reported that Joshin, an official sponsor of the team, also began discounts on home appliances and other products, including through online sales. The same report said the turnout was roughly 10 percent higher than at the sale after the 2025 league title, though the available article text was truncated. [ 2 ]
Mainichi also reported that the area around Ebisubashi in Osaka's Dotonbori filled with celebrating fans on the night of Oct 3, and that Osaka prefectural police said 25 people in total jumped into the river from a nearby walkway. There were no injuries and no major trouble, the police account cited by the newspaper said. [ 6 ]
Почему это важно
The sales put a retail event at the centre of a domestic baseball celebration, drawing large crowds to a flagship Osaka department store and prompting a team sponsor to cut prices as well. The documents describe only the first day and the announced end dates, so the campaign's overall commercial scale is not yet clear.
Ключевые факты
- The Hanshin Tigers clinched their first back-to-back Central League titles on Oct 3. [ 2 , 4 , 5 , 6 ]
- Championship sales began on Oct 4 at Hanshin department stores and other retailers in the Kansai region. [ 1 , 2 , 4 , 5 , 6 ]
- About 3,000 people lined up before the Hanshin Umeda main store, which opened at 9:15 a.m., 45 minutes earlier than usual. [ 2 , 3 , 4 , 6 ]
- A ceremony was held at the Umeda main store from 8:30 a.m. with team mascots, and a banner 33 meters long and 6.6 meters wide was put up on the store's south side. [ 4 , 6 ]
- Items on offer included a one-off jewellery set priced at 22.2 million yen and, online, a 15-gram logo-bearing gold medal at 1.1 million yen. [ 1 , 4 ]
- Joshin, an official team sponsor, began discounts on home appliances and other products, including online sales. [ 2 ]
- Sales run through Oct 10 at the Umeda main store and several Hanshin stores, and through Oct 6 at Kobe Hankyu. [ 1 , 4 ]
- Osaka prefectural police said 25 people in total jumped into the river from a walkway near Ebisubashi in Dotonbori on the night of Oct 3, with no injuries or major trouble. [ 6 ]
Подтверждено несколькими источниками
- Hanshin clinched its first back-to-back Central League titles on Oct 3. [ 2 , 4 , 5 , 6 ]
- Commemorative sales started the following day, Oct 4, at department stores and other retailers in the Kansai region. [ 1 , 2 , 4 , 5 , 6 ]
- About 3,000 people queued before the Hanshin Umeda main store opened, and the store opened 45 minutes early at 9:15 a.m. [ 2 , 3 , 4 , 6 ]
- A ceremony with team mascots was held at the Umeda main store before opening, and a large banner marking the repeat title was displayed. [ 4 , 6 ]
Пока неясно
- How long the entire campaign runs and how large the total discounts are. The documents give individual end dates for some stores but no overall discount figures or sales target.
- The comparison between this year's turnout and the sale after the 2025 league title. Only Nikkei mentions a figure of roughly 10 percent, and the available article text is truncated.
- Details of Joshin's discounts and its online offers. Only Nikkei reports the sponsor's discounts, and its article is partly behind a paywall.
- The exact number of people who jumped into the Dotonbori river. The figure of 25 comes only from Mainichi Shimbun, citing Osaka prefectural police, and is not reported by other outlets.
- The sale at the Umeda main store and several other Hanshin stores is scheduled to run until Oct 10. Reported by a single source so far
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Хронология, местное время
- Hanshin clinches its first back-to-back Central League titles. [ 2 , 4 , 5 , 6 ]
- Fans fill the area around Ebisubashi in Dotonbori; Osaka prefectural police say 25 people in total jumped into the river, with no injuries or major trouble. [ 6 ]
- Some fans begin queuing outside the Hanshin Umeda main store. [ 1 , 4 ]
- A ceremony is held at the Umeda main store, with mascots Torakky, Lucky and Kiita taking part as a kusudama is opened. [ 4 , 6 ]
- The Umeda main store opens 45 minutes earlier than usual, with about 3,000 people having queued. [ 2 , 3 , 4 , 6 ]
- Livedoor News reports sales at Kansai department stores and supermarkets. [ 1 ]
- Nikkei and TBS NEWS DIG report the start of the championship sales. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Asahi Shimbun reports the sale and lists the participating stores. [ 4 ]
- NHK News reports the Osaka department store sale. [ 5 ]
- Mainichi Shimbun reports the queue, the ceremony, the banner and the Dotonbori river jumps. [ 6 ]