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Japan has 12 professional baseball teams. There is a team that placed in the high ranks of NPB (Nippon Professional Baseball) for the first time in 16 years. That is Hiroshima Toyo Carp. Since it is low salary team, they cannot keep the players who declared FA (free agent) in the team. However, people in Hiroshima love Carp. Thanks to their fundraising, it has recovered from team continuation crisis.
日本にはプロ野球球団が12チーム存在している。その中で、昨年16年ぶりにリーグ上位に入った球団、それが広島東洋カープだ。薄給チームで、FA宣言した選手を引き留める財力がない。しかし地元の広島市民からは愛され、かつては市民の募金で存続危機を乗り越えたこともある。
In recent years, this team gets new fans. Japanese professional baseball mainly has male fans, and it is natural that citizens support their local team. Originally, there has been a culture that female Carp supporters are called “Carp-girls”. However, “today” Carp-girls means that women with any relation cheer Carp, which is the biggest feature that “Carp-girls” are now interested.
近年、新しいファン層が見られる。日本プロ野球は主に男性ファンが多く、地元の球団を応援することが定番であった。元々カープを応援している女子のことをカープ女子と呼ぶ文化はあったが、現在話題の「カープ女子」とは、この球団に縁もゆかりもない女性がカープを応援している女性たちのことをいう。
Its team color is red female like. You can enjoy with the players the sense of unity which is specially stronger than the other teams. You can feel empathy for the appearance of the players working hard in spite of weak. These features attract “Carp-girls”. Its popularity has attracted attention in wide areas such as launching a photo book, and having parties.
チームカラーが女性好みの赤色であること、他球団と比べて特に団結力の強いカープファンの一体感を選手とともに味わえること、弱いのに頑張っている選手の姿に共感できることが「カープ女子」を惹き付ける魅力。その人気は高く「カープ女子」の写真集が発売されたり、カープ女子会が開催されたりするなど幅広い分野で注目を集めている。
The cover of Photo book “Carp Girl”
In may, 2014, Carp held a watching baseball game tour targeting women in Kanto area(eastern half of Japan, Hirosima is in western area). It is clear that Carp-girls gain enormous popularity because approximately 16 times as many people as candidates applied for this tour (148 advertised/ 2305 signed up).It is dreamy plan for tourists because the team pays travel cost between Tokyo to Hiroshima, and prepare special events and goods.Moreover, team character and Tomonori Maeda who spent with the Hiroshima Carp until 2013 welcome tourists at Hiroshima Station and they enjoy taking pictures with them. Carp made a big win this day, and it could be said that one of the reasons was Carp girls’ cheers. Carp-girls might be Nike (Goddess of victory in Roman myth) for Hiroshima Toyo Carp.
カープは今年の5月、球団は関東在住の女性を対象とした「関東カープ女子 野球観戦ツアー」を開催した。募集人数148人に対して応募総数は16倍の2305人、と「カープ女子」の人気は絶大だ。東京から広島までの交通費は球団負担、イベントや限定グッツのプレゼントなど、カープ女子にとっては夢のような企画である。参加者が広島駅に着くと球団のマスコットキャラクターや元カープの前田智徳選手がサプライズでお出迎えしてくれたり、一緒に写真を撮ったりするなど観戦前から至れり尽くせりのおもてなし。カープ女子の応援もあってこの日の試合は大勝。カープ女子は広島東洋カープにとって勝利の女神なのかもしれない。
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Written by Ikumi Ihara／Translated by Kayoko Takahashi
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