Sports Collectors Digest

THE RETURN OF 'GODZILLA'

NOMI, ISHIKAWA, JAPAN — In the Dec. 6, 2019 issue of Sport Collectors Digest, I wrote about Hideki Matsui’s baseball museum, which is located in the city of Nomi, Ishikawa prefecture, Japan.

It is right by the house that Hideki grew up in. The attractive museum celebrates Matsui’s pro career with displays such as a wall of baseball cards commemorating each of his 500-plus home runs in Japan and the U.S., and stores of prizes like his

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