TOYOYAMA, Aichi Pref. — On a mild Sunday morning, a throng of enthusiastic baseball-playing youngsters were waiting for their turn, while some casual adults tried to have some fun hitting the ball at one local batting cage just outside Nagoya.
The scenery is nothing special, nor is the cage itself.
Nevertheless, the place is arguably the most famous batting cage in the entire nation.
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