2020 Attendance Figure of NPB Japan Series
The following table shows the attendance figure of 2020 NPB Japan series. The series was played by the Pacific League champion Fukuoka Softbank Hawks and the Central League champion Yomiuri Giants. Hawks swept Giants to win in four straight games.
| Game | Date | Attendees | Stadium |
| 1 | 2020/11/21 | 16,489 | Osaka |
| 2 | 2020/11/22 | 16,333 | Osaka |
| 3 | 2020/11/24 | 17,297 | Fukuoka |
| 4 | 2020/11/25 | 19,679 | Fukuoka |
The franchise of Giants is actually Tokyo. Due to the corona situation, the schedule of the series was unusual and Tokyo Dome had been booked by another baseball event. Giants could not use their home stadium this year.
The source is Nippon Professional Baseball Organization.
npb.jp/nippons/2020/
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Number of Coronavirus Infected Persons in Japan by Prefecture, as of Nov 18
The following data show the number of coronavirus infected persons in Japan by prefecture, as of Nov 18. These are cumulative numbers.
The situation of Hokkaido is getting worse.
Table: Number of coronavirus infected persons in Japan by prefecture, as of Nov 18
| Prefecture | Tested Positive | PCR Tested | % of positive | Tested Positive, Nov 8-18 | Newly infected per 10,000, Nov 8-18 |
| Hokkaido | 5,880 | 113,037 | 5% | 2,199 | 4.16 |
| Aomori | 280 | 6,271 | 5% | 9 | 0.07 |
| Iwate | 86 | 6,865 | 1% | 56 | 0.45 |
| Miyagi | 1,027 | 16,829 | 6% | 193 | 0.83 |
| Akita | 74 | 3,152 | 2% | 7 | 0.07 |
| Yamagata | 100 | 7,078 | 1% | 14 | 0.13 |
| Fukushima | 453 | 36,109 | 1% | 41 | 0.22 |
| Ibaraki | 1,071 | 15,243 | 7% | 265 | 0.92 |
| Tochigi | 527 | 48,922 | 1% | 29 | 0.15 |
| Gunma | 974 | 33,422 | 3% | 50 | 0.26 |
| Saitama | 7,122 | 212,609 | 3% | 921 | 1.26 |
| Chiba | 6,003 | 148,372 | 4% | 693 | 1.11 |
| Tokyo | 35,722 | 686,965 | 5% | 3,293 | 2.38 |
| Kanagawa | 10,575 | 229,196 | 5% | 1,314 | 1.43 |
| Niigata | 273 | 20,328 | 1% | 85 | 0.38 |
| Toyama | 435 | 15,674 | 3% | 11 | 0.10 |
| Ishikawa | 830 | 20,120 | 4% | 11 | 0.10 |
| Fukui | 289 | 12,776 | 2% | 31 | 0.40 |
| Yamanashi | 291 | 12,727 | 2% | 66 | 0.81 |
| Nagano | 525 | 27,127 | 2% | 168 | 0.81 |
| Gifu | 855 | 30,444 | 3% | 126 | 0.63 |
| Shizuoka | 978 | 50,183 | 2% | 271 | 0.74 |
| Aichi | 7,902 | 119,953 | 7% | 1,284 | 1.70 |
| Mie | 645 | 17,127 | 4% | 50 | 0.28 |
| Shiga | 696 | 14,966 | 5% | 97 | 0.69 |
| Kyoto | 2,356 | 58,824 | 4% | 255 | 0.98 |
| Osaka | 16,036 | 280,378 | 6% | 2,360 | 2.68 |
| Hyogo | 4,120 | 79,834 | 5% | 665 | 1.21 |
| Nara | 896 | 28,985 | 3% | 170 | 1.27 |
| Wakayama | 346 | 11,643 | 3% | 60 | 0.64 |
| Tottori | 53 | 6,156 | 1% | 10 | 0.18 |
| Shimane | 142 | 6,354 | 2% | 1 | 0.01 |
| Okayama | 430 | 14,762 | 3% | 98 | 0.52 |
| Hiroshima | 710 | 30,887 | 2% | 40 | 0.14 |
| Yamaguchi | 285 | 13,795 | 2% | 60 | 0.44 |
| Tokushima | 174 | 7,682 | 2% | 7 | 0.10 |
| Kagawa | 122 | 15,450 | 1% | 18 | 0.19 |
| Ehime | 144 | 4,819 | 3% | 27 | 0.20 |
| Kochi | 144 | 3,693 | 4% | 0 | 0.00 |
| Fukuoka | 5,420 | 184,084 | 3% | 144 | 0.28 |
| Saga | 284 | 8,340 | 3% | 16 | 0.20 |
| Nagasaki | 252 | 25,087 | 1% | 6 | 0.04 |
| Kumamoto | 939 | 22,475 | 4% | 92 | 0.52 |
| Oita | 189 | 23,843 | 1% | 29 | 0.25 |
| Miyazaki | 385 | 8,852 | 4% | 13 | 0.12 |
| Kagoshima | 558 | 25,132 | 2% | 53 | 0.33 |
| Okinawa | 3,833 | 65,427 | 6% | 345 | 2.38 |
| Other | 149 | 0 | - | 0 | |
| Total | 121,580 | 2,831,997 | 4% | 15,753 | 1.25 |
Source is Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. 新型コロナウイルス感染症の現在の状況と厚生労働省の対応について（令和２年11月19日版）
2020 Season Attendance Figures of NPB (Japan Professional Baseball)
The table below shows 2020 season's attendance figures of NPB. This season, due to the corona virus, the number of games has been reduced to 120 (usually 140 games). In addition to that NPB played games without spectators between the opening game on June 19th and July 9th. Therefore, the attendance figure is much less than the usual season.
The figure means the number of sold tickets. It includes someone who did not show up at the game in despite of having the ticket. So, the announced number does not mean actual number of guests. The actual number may be less than the below.
Central league:
Total Attendees: 2,754,626
Average Attendees per Game: 7,509
Pacific league:
Total Attendees: 2,068,952
Average Attendees per Game: 5,747
Table: 2020 Season Attendance Figures by Team
| Pacific league | |||||
| Season standing | Team | Franchise place | Total Attendees | Host games | Attendee per game |
| 1 | Fukuoka Softbank Hawks | Fukuoka | 532,723 | 60 | 8,879 |
| 2 | Chiba Lotte Marines | Chiba | 389,995 | 60 | 6,500 |
| 3 | Saitama Seibu Lions | Tokorozawa | 300,120 | 60 | 5,002 |
| 4 | Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles | Sendai | 236,084 | 60 | 3,935 |
| 5 | Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters | Sapporo | 276,471 | 60 | 4,608 |
| 6 | Orix Buffaloes | Osaka | 333,559 | 60 | 5,559 |
| Central league | |||||
| Season standing | Team | Franchise place | Total Attendees | Host games | Attendee per game |
| 1 | Yomiuri Giants | Tokyo | 492,526 | 60 | 8,209 |
| 2 | Hanshin Tigers | Nishinomiya | 517,944 | 60 | 8,632 |
| 3 | Chunichi Dragons | Nagoya | 378,006 | 60 | 6,300 |
| 4 | DeNA Baystars | Yokohama | 467,700 | 60 | 7,795 |
| 5 | Hiroshima Toyo Carp | Hiroshima | 537,857 | 60 | 8,964 |
| 6 | Yakult Swallows | Tokyo | 360,593 | 60 | 6,010 |
Source is Nippon Professional Baseball Organization.
npb.jp/statistics/
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