日本製鉄瀬戸内 played its first game of the 97th Intercity Baseball Tournament at Tokyo Dome, with performances by the supporters’ group and mascots from Sanyo Special Steel adding to the excitement. Nippon Steel plans to absorb Sanyo Special Steel in April 2027.
日本製鉄瀬戸内, based in Himeji, Hyogo Prefecture, played its first game on the second day of the tournament at Tokyo Dome. In the stands, the supporters’ group performed a variety of dances and other routines.
Sanyo Special Steel’s mascot さんとくん and the city mascot しろまるひめ appeared on stage and helped rally support for the team.
Nippon Steel plans to absorb its subsidiary Sanyo Special Steel effective 1 April 2027. Sanyo Special Steel is known as the company that inspired Toyoko Yamasaki’s novel “The Clan.”