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Hanshin Tigers fans celebrate in Osaka’s Chuo Ward after their team clinched the Central League title on Sept. 7, 2025. (Mainichi/Takao Kitamura)








Hanshin Tigers fans celebrate in Osaka's Chuo Ward after their team clinched the Central League title on Sept. 7, 2025. (Mainichi/Takao Kitamura)



Hanshin Tigers fans celebrate in the Dotonbori district of Osaka's Chuo Ward after their team clinched the Central League title on Sept. 7, 2025. (Mainichi/Takao Kitamura)



The Hanshin Tigers' victory in the Central League title race led to heavy crowds along the promenades of the Dotonbori River in Osaka's Chuo Ward, Sept. 7, 2025. (Mainichi/Takao Kitamura)



Police officers stand in lines to make the Ebisu Bridge over the Dotonbori River one-way for crowd control after the Hanshin Tigers' Central League title victory, as seen in Osaka's Chuo Ward, Sept. 7, 2025. (Mainichi/Takao Kitamura)



Hanshin Tigers fans celebrate the team's Central League title victory on the Ebisu Bridge, which had been made temporarily one-way, in Osaka's Chuo Ward, Sept. 7, 2025. (Mainichi/Takao Kitamura)



Police begin to regulate traffic on the Ebisu Bridge over the Dotonbori River in Osaka's Chuo Ward, Sept. 7, 2025, in anticipation of the Hanshin Tigers' Central League title victory. (Mainichi/Takao Kitamura)



People jump into the Dotonbori River in Osaka's Chuo Ward on Sept. 7, 2025, following the Hanshin Tigers' victory in the Central League title race the same day. (Mainichi/Hayato Matsubara)





















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