The Rise and Fall of Japan's Baseball

Tokyo Ichiko quickly emerged as one of the most formidable baseball teams in the country. From 1891 to 1904, when they were finally taken down by university students from the Kao and Wasidai universities, they essentially reigned supreme over the Japanese baseball scene. Players from Ichiko often known to use the phrase, Tenka Takinashi. In our land, we have no opponents. Described just how unbeatable they were.