Neat item TTM
 

I was in Japan for a 3 week vacation this summer. I went to the Japanese baseball hof in Tokyo. On the way out I saw they were selling some HOF postcards of maybe 20 of the players. Being a HOF plaque collector I bought 2 guys I was familiar with that I had a chance of contacting. One is Shingo Takatsu the former White Sox pitcher who now manages the Yakult Swallows. I sent it to him c/o the team with enough $ to cover postage. Today 2 months later this arrived signed beautifully in kanji and English. My first japanese hof plaque signed. Does anyone know how to contact some of the other retired players? I sent my Matsui plaque (other one I bought) to a private signing and awaiting its return
Attachment 586018

Wow!
 

Amazing! Really cool piece and story!

Thanks for sharing!

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Very cool! I had no idea the Japanese HOF had postcards similar to the ones from Cooperstown.

Nice!

I would check the coaching staff and front office personnel of each of the teams. It is likely that a hall of famer is going to be associated with the team in some capacity. Sadaharu Oh coached the Yomuri Giants for a number of years. I wonder if there are cards shows in Japan. I had always hoped that a promoter would bring in Oh for a signing with Aaron. That would have been a sellout. Oh is the President/Chairman of the Softbank Hawks. These two might be a little easier -

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/19/s...l-of-fame.html

Personally, the Japanese version blows our hof plaques away. That card pops!

thanks!

Congrats! What a great item. Interest in Japanese baseball is higher than it's ever been.

What a cool niche! And given the proliferation of oriental players in the big leagues now, this area of collecting has to be one of the answers to the perennial question of what to grab now that will appreciate in time.

I have an amazing collection of signed bromides from 1949-early 1950s of Japanese HOFers. Need newer guys who made it. Any other Japanese collectors out there? I may have some trade items.

This arrived today from a private signing I participated in Attachment 586199

Sweet.