The premier league of [[baseball]] in Japan. Its North American equivalent is [[Major League Baseball]].

h4. Central League

* [[Chunichi Dragons]]
* [[Hanshin Tigers]]
* [[Hiroshima Touyou Carp]]
* [[Tokyo Yakult Swallows]]
* [[Yokohama DeNA BayStars]]
* [[Yomiuri Giants]]

h4. Pacific League

* [[Chiba Lotte Marines]]
* [[Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks]]
* [[Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters]]
* [[Orix Buffaloes]]
* [[Saitama Seibu Lions]]
* [[Touhoku Rakuten Golden Eagles]]

h4. Old teams

* [[Orix Blue Wave]] (→the current Orix Buffaloes)
* [[Taiyou Whales]] (→the current Yokohama DeNA BayStars)

h4. See also

* [[KBO League]]
日本プロ野球 プロ野球