1956 Japan Series
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| Dates | October 10–17 | |||||||||
| MVP | Yasumitsu Toyoda (Nishitetsu) | |||||||||
| FSA | Kazuhisa Inao (Nishitetsu) | |||||||||
The 1956 Japan Series was the championship series of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the 1956 season. The seventh edition of the Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff that matched the Pacific League champion Nishitetsu Lions against the Central League champion Yomiuri Giants. This is the first (and so far only) Series to feature the same team win the MVP Award and Fighting Spirit Award.