Japanese BB jerseys

The thing to remember is, if you do decide to go the Japanese site route, it's highly unlikely any site will ship outside of Japan. The shops on the team websites, for example, don't ship outside of Japan, neither do the Yahoo! Japan Auctions, if I remember right.

The conversion rate is 1 USD= 112.152 Yen. You can find out the conversion rate here [xe.com].

Any of the Japanese team sites will have the shirts you want in different varieties. For currency conversions use XE.com which will give you up to date currency rates.

- I'm having trouble finding a size XXL (US 50-52) jersey...

You're not the only one. The biggest replicas come in L or XL, and only a couple of teams carry authentics in XXL - and only during the regular season. So it's next to impossible to find what you're looking for at the moment. Perhaps Christopher can point us to a URL or two?

I tend to find that when I go to the official shops on game days - they often tend to sell out of all the stuff pretty quickly; however, if you go on non-game days, it's fairly easy to get what you want, if you ask nicely.

You could find something at The YakyuShop.

One of my favorite baseball-wear shops is Ebbets Field Flannels (located in Seattle), whose website is: www.ebbets.com. Though they do not carry official NPB wear, they do have replica jerseys, caps and jackets for several old NPB teams (e.g. 1936 Kyojin, 1930s Osaka Tigers), and I have seen XL, XXL and larger sizes in their store. They can also produce shirts and jackets to order, from old photos (and do a magnificent job).

[Editor's Note: Ebbets Field Flannels has been discussed before. While they are serving a need that isn't being met by official channels, they are (1) not selling licensed NPB goods and (2) obsfucating trademarks like using the mirror image of Hanshin's famous tiger logo. There was objection to their use of the word "authentic" in the past as well.]