甲子園

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こうしえん
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A district in Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, and the name of the baseball stadium there. Widely known as the venue for the national high-school baseball tournaments; "Kōshien" is often used to mean those tournaments.

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毎年夏になると甲子園は高校野球の熱気でいっぱいになる。

Every summer Kōshien fills with the excitement of high-school baseball.

友達と甲子園で阪神戦を見た。

I watched a Hanshin Tigers game at Kōshien with friends.

甲子園球場は阪神電車の甲子園駅から歩いてすぐだ。

Kōshien Stadium is a short walk from Kōshien Station on the Hanshin line.