A group of students from Japan got a tour of Okotoks' Seaman Stadium on Tuesday.
About a dozen students from Konan Girls' Junior & Seniors High School in Kobe, Japan are in town for the Muskoka Language International's Homestay program.
The program gives Japanese students a chance to experience Canadian culture firsthand, and Okotoks has been one of the destinations for several years.
Dawgs Academy coaches Noah Geekie and Fernando Fuentes guided the students and a few teachers through the home of the Dawgs where they took in all the sights, including the patios, the Dawgs locker room, the Duvernay Fieldhouse, and even a chance to walk onto the field.
It won't be the first time many of the students will have visited a baseball stadium, as baseball is Japan's most popular spectator sport.
One of the students, Maika, had previously seen the Los Angeles Angels play during a trip to the States.
This is her first trip to Canada though, and so far she's been enjoying one of Canada's signature dishes (poutine), and has had a chance to go kayaking.
Koji, one of the teachers accompanying the group, says the hot summer conditions are actually pretty refreshing for him.
"It's much cooler than in Japan and much drier, so it's very comfortable. When I walk around, I don't sweat at all. In Japan, in the summertime, we sweat all the time. Here, I don't."
Having joined the group last year, this is his second time visiting Okotoks and his second time at Seaman Stadium, as he got to watch a game last year.
"It was great. Dawgs won, and then I was surprised that after the game, many of the kids went onto the field and started playing. That was amazing, I don't think that would happen in Japan."
Something that sticks out to Koji is how wonderful the host families have been.
"I'm very impressed and I'm very happy to see that the host families treat the students very well. I really appreciate their hospitality and kindness."
During the course of their 13-day trip, the students will also get to see Banff and Lake Louise, go tubing on the Bow River, and of course, they'll be taking a trip to the Big Rock.