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3560 - Naruto, Tokushima, Japan

Cute card from a university student in Japan. They want to be a junior high history teacher. Best job ever!

Naruto 鳴門市 is found on Shikoku island and has a population of 55 000 people - small when one thinks of the Japanese mega-cities. The Naruto University of Education 鳴門教育大学 is found here. Perhaps that is where the sender is studying to become a history teacher!

Naruto is home to the Tokushima Indigo Socks 徳島インディゴソックス, who play in the Shikoku Island League Plus. It is an independent professional baseball league of four teams found on Shikoku. The league was founded in 2005 by for Nippon Professional Baseball star Hiromichi Ishige.

In 2015, an all-star team of Shikoku Island League traveled to North America and played every team in the Can-Am League in North America. The all-stars went 6 wins against 10 losses. They did it again in 2016 and finished at 8 wins to 12 losses. 

The league has four teams - the Ehime Mandarin Pirates, the Kagawa Olive Guyners, the Kōchi Fighting Dogs, and the Indigo Socks. There are also three defunct teams - Fukuoka Red Warblers, the Mie Three Arrows, and the Nagasaki Saints. 

The Olive Guyners have won the most league championships with seven, while the Indigo Socks are second with six. The last time the Indigo Socks took the league championships was in 2017. Technically they were also the league champions in 2020. They were in first place, but the playoffs were cancelled due to COVID-19. 


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