MECHANICAL ENGINEERING HERITAGE NO.109
Japanese oldest pitching machines Catapult type：KS-P/AR
This is a catapult-type pitching machine first designed in Japan by Hachio Saito, a lecturer at Kanto Gakuin University. It was manufactured by Kumagai Gumi Co., Ltd. (now Technos Co., Ltd.) and Chunichi Stadium Co., Ltd. This machine pushes out balls with a compressed spring, and can throw 12 fast or slow balls per minute. This machine led to the establishment of batting centers all over the country where people could easily enjoy the thrill of baseball, which also provided a new form of entertainment for the public.
On exhibition
Baseball Hall of Fame Museum
- Hours open:
- Weekdays / 13:00-17:00 Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays / 10:00-17:00
- Admission fee:
- Adults 600 yen (500 yen) 65 years old and over 400 yen High school / university students 400 yen/ Elementary and junior high school students 200 yen (150 yen) * Groups of 20 or more in ( )/ Discount for persons with disabilities 400 yen for adults, 150 yen for elementary and junior high school students
- Days closed:
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Monday (holidays, Tokyo Dome baseball days, open during spring and summer vacation), Year-end and New Year holidays (December 29-January 1)
- Address:
- 1-3-61 Koraku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-0004
- Tel:
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+81-3-3811-3600
- URL:
- https://baseball-museum.or.jp
- Access:
- 5 minutes walk from the West Exit of Suidobashi Station on the JR Chuo Line / Sobu Line, 5 minutes walk from Suidobashi Station on the Toei Mita Line
8 minutes walk from Kasuga Station on the Toei Oedo Line, 5 minutes walk from Korakuen Station on the Marunouchi Line and Namboku Line
On exhibition
Chunichi Batting Center
- Hours open:
- Weekdays / 12:00-22:00 Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays / 10:00-22:00
- Admission fee:
- Free tour of mechanical engineering heritage
- Days closed:
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Monday
- Address:
- 2-80 Higashiuzura, Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture 500-8281
- Tel:
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+81-58-274-5210
- URL:
- https://chuba.jimdofree.com/
- Access:
- 45 minutes on foot from JR Gifu Station, 10 minutes by car, or 5 minutes on foot from "Akanabe Okawa" on the Gifu Bus Kano Minami Line