Osaka erupted on Sunday night as Hanshin Tigers fans celebrated the end of a 38-year title drought after their club concluded a thrilling Japan Series with a 7-1 drubbing of the Orix Buffaloes.

The city¡¯s Namba district was the nexus of the excitement, with the club¡¯s famously boisterous fans taking to the streets of the nightlife area to sing, dance and perhaps take a dip in the Dotonbori River.

But many didn¡¯t get close to the waterway.