JDM 1 is one of the classic sets of vintage Japanese baseball card collecting. It epitomizes the merger of the Japanese artistic aesthetic with the American concept of a baseball card. JDM 1 cards were among the first discovered when the hobby began to attract more widespread interest 30 years ago. While the players' bodies are stylized, the heads seem to be modeled on actual player photos and thus closely resemble the players depicted, which is somewhat unusual for a diecut menko set. The players pictured here are as follows: (top row, left to right) Tetsuharu Kawakami (HOF), Hiroshi Oshita (HOF), Takeshi Doigaki (bottom row, left to right) Hideo Shimizu, Taju Hitokoto, Hiroyoshi Komatsubara.

Size: Each card is approximately 1 3/8" x 2 3/4".

Condition: All cards are Nm/Mt to Mint except for Oshita, which has a horizontal surface crease on the reverse.