1956 Nippon Professional Baseball season

1956 NPB season
LeagueNippon Professional Baseball
SportBaseball
Central League Pennant
League championsYomiuri Giants
  Runners-upOsaka Tigers
Season MVPTakehiko Bessho (YOM)
Pacific League Pennant
League championsNishitetsu Lions
  Runners-upNankai Hawks
Season MVPFutoshi Nakanishi (NIS)
Japan Series
ChampionsNishitetsu Lions
  Runners-upYomiuri Giants
Finals MVPYasumitsu Toyoda (NIS)
NPB seasons

The 1956 Nippon Professional Baseball season was the seventh season of operation of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).