Rubber-ball Baseball

How long has it been since ball games were banned in every single park?

I thought I would never see a scene like this in Japan again.

A scene that was everywhere when I was a child.

Baseball played not to win, but for the fun of it.

Baseball played in a park, not on a proper field.

A vacant lot—I never imagined such a thing still existed in Reiwa-era Japan!

It is not just nostalgic; it is a summer scene that I find truly endearing.