Documenting Orix Nippon-Ham game... The game started an hour and a half late due to Typhoon Hagibis | Pacific League

Documenting the start of Orix Nippon-Ham game… The game started an hour and a half late due to the effects of Typhoon No. 15

Sports Hochi

2025.9.5(金) 19:35

京セラドーム大阪に到着して、アップを行う伏見寅威（カメラ・義村　治子）

◆ Pacific League Orix vs. Nippon-Ham (5th, Kyocera Dome Osaka)

Orix-Nippon-Ham game on the 5th, which was delayed by an hour and a half from 6:00 p.m. due to the effects of Typhoon No. 15, began at 7:30 p.m.

Nippon-Ham traveled from Tokyo to Osaka on this day. However, due to heavy rain caused by the typhoon, Shinkansen trains were temporarily suspended, significantly delaying their arrival in Osaka. Manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo wrote on his Instagram, “The Shinkansen may be stopped and we may not be able to practice again, so please do your stretching on the Shinkansen,” and announced the starting lineup, saying, “Here are starting line-up.”

◆Documents leading up to the start of Orix Nippon-Ham

At around 4 p.m., when Nippon-Ham would have started practice, Orix ‘s Mune stayed behind to practice tee-hitting. Some of starter including Nippon-Ham ‘s Takashi Kato, who was traveling on a separate flight from the main team, entered the stadium.

▽Around 6:00 p.m. Singer-songwriter Miwa Tabata performed live at the original scheduled start time of the match.

Nippon-Ham arrived at the stadium at around 6:15 pm. They immediately began warming up, batting practice, and batting practice.

▽ Around 6:50 p.m., Orix nine began warming up.

▽7:23 p.m. Singer Leon Shinhama sings the national anthem