On the 5th, five rookie Softbank Hawks players took their first day off and experienced making unaju (eel rice bowl). During the Miyazaki training camp, Group B (equivalent to farm team) draft pitcher pitcher (Kyushu Kyoritsu University), Gota Suzuki (Osaka University of Commerce), infielder (JR East Japan), Oya Ryusei (Chukyo University), and Suzuki Takahiro (CLUB REBASE), pitcher outfielder in the 5th, visited Unagidokoro Unagiraku in Miyazaki City. They were responsible for catching the eels, basting them, and arranging the food, and then all enjoyed the finished unaju together.

They attempted to grab the eel with their bare hands, but struggled with the slippery eel. The restaurant staff instructed them to "grab it in a similar way to fork," and in the end, everyone was able to grab it firmly. When they ate the unaju, Inagawa was surprised at how thick the eel was, saying, "I thought it was meat." Suzuki Go expressed his enthusiasm, saying, "I want to do my best to make it as sticky as an eel," while Takahashi said, "I'd like to use their strength to do my best and climb the eel ladder," looking ahead to promotion to Group A.