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The Moment he Became a Novelist happened at Jingu Sadium

July 31, 2018 By mk

Went to Jingu Stadium for the baseball game of Tokyo Yakult Swallows against Hiroshima Carp. This is where Murakami got a revelation to become a novelist. Besides that, it is a great place to be in a summer night.

In 1978, when Murakami attended a baseball game for Yakult Swallows against Hiroshima Carp at Jingu Stadium, the thought struck him: “I think I can write a novel”, then, he started to write his first novel at night after the game.

Haruki Murakami: The Moment I Became a Novelist
I can still recall the exact sensation. It felt as if something had come fluttering down from the sky, and I had caught it cleanly in my hands. I had no idea why it had chanced to fall into my grasp. I didn’t know then, and I don’t know now. Whatever the reason, it had taken place. It was like a revelation. Or maybe epiphany is the closest word. All I can say is that my life was drastically and permanently altered in that instant—when Dave Hilton belted that beautiful, ringing double at Jingu Stadium.
Cheer leaders occasionally wear kimono
Jingu Stadium is one of the best beer places in summer in Tokyo. The beer boys and girls carry plastic beer barrel on their back and serve draft beer.
Umbrella is a must-have for Tokyo Yakult Swallows fans to support the team

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