I just checked, Fukuoka is quite a big city. It is the biggest one in Kyushu.
The stadium is also quite big, bigger than Yoyogi, same size than Saitama one, 11 000 seats.

It seems to be a really nice area, I think I will go, I just need to find a cheap hotel for 2 days.

Do you guys already have tickets? You got better to get ticketes before making reservations for sakura house.

I think sakura house apartment are OK for 1 month minimum.
If someone is interested, I have a contact renting his apartment. I don't know if it's still available but PM me for email.

Here is the description of the apartment :
Location :
Sakuradai station on Seibu-Ikebukuro line, 1minute walk
Nerima station on Seibu-Ikebukuro line, 5 minutes walk
To Ikebukuro 8 minutes on the train from Sakuradai station,
To Shinjuku 5 minutes on the train from Ikebukuro,
Or 15 minutes from Nerima station (directly)
Room : 1R mansion (appartement) 26m2
bath, toilet, double bed, TV, microwave oven, washing machine, fridge
Rental fee : \4,000/day

I have been there for 2 weeks, a very good place. Only bad thing is the kitchen, the hot plate(?) doesn't work but there is a microwave. Last bad thing is the location, to go to Shinjuku, there is a norikae(changing line=expensive) at Ikebukuro

I haven't bought tickets to Saitama yet...I'm kinda waiting on someone for a response.

And oro77, I'm staying at the Sakura Hostel, I think its a bit different from Sakura house. The hostel is in Asakusa, http://www.sakura-hostel.co.jp/.

Anyways, can anyone help me?
Why is the starting bid so low for these?
http://page13.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/r33657943

Ok..well my friends don't seem to want to go anymore...anyone want to meet up?

Yoyogi Stadium is the same size, Super Saitama Arena can hold at most 37,000 people, although Ayumi uses the smaller version of it that holds around 17,000 if I remember correctly.

I thought Yoyogi could only contain 7000 people.

12,000 it is.

I also dug up some information about that in case Tokyo will be selected as the host for the 2016 Olympics there will be a 100,000 seat stadium built in the Yoyogi Park, right next to Yoyogi Stadium. Not only will it be one of the largest stadiums in existence, it'll also give Ayu a new challenge ;).

Thank you for the correction.
100,000 is too much, even for Ayu lol.

In fact, in this year tour, Ayu doesn't go to the Yoyogi because of reconstruction?

Yeah. They're doing construction on Yoyogi to get rid of asbestos that was used during its construction.

Hey! I'm not too far. I'm at Juyoh Hotel. I'm willing to meet up. ^_^

is anyone going to Osaka on 5/31?
i got tickets last week. so excited, i want to know if theres any used music shop...or any memorabilia stuff, i never been in Osaka before so i don't know what to do after getting out of the shinkansen

Sorry, I can't answer any of your questions, but...

It's amazing how many seem to be going this year, as compared to last year. I hope that the tutorial contributed at least a little :).

I find it amazing as well :) I just won tickets on yahoo auctions as well for May 9th in Yokohama. I wanted 2 seats together, so I bought them on YAJ.
For the 10th, I'll probably buy some in the reseller shops in the tutorial (and that I saw in november myself). So if anyone else is going on the 9th or 10th, we can meet up and do stuff before or after the concert. Would be cool to have like 4-8 people from so many different countries meeting up in such a far away place :)

delete please

i actually live in Japan for a year now, but i'm leaving in August, i tried to get tickets to Hiroshima concert last year and it didn't worked, then i came on AHO and read the tutorial that you made i was SO mad (you have no idea) because i didn't knew about re-sellers stores in Japan, i missed the last tour and i was sure i was going to miss this one too and go back to Brazil without watching a ayu concert, Osaka is VERY far from me and i i'll have to miss work to make it but it's a once in a lifetime thing.

your tutorial did help me a lot to get the courage to go no matter what happens, it's always nice to hear from someone that made it under any circustances (sp?)....are you going this year immel?

i'm so happy i'm going this year i can't believe, i'm so sure i'm gonna cry during the whole thing

Do you mean AHO or AHS? My tutorial was never posted at AHO, if someone else reposted it there could you please link me to it?

Most likely no.

oh sorry, i guess there was a link there leading to this topic then, maybe the one with the videos that you made with the cam. i think AHO it's not working so i can't be really sure

Well immel, I couldn't have done it without you, SunshineSlayer, and everyone else that has contributed so much!

And yes, it seems like more people than ever are traveling to Japan to see her :love.

Oh one final question, do these ticket reseller shops only accept cash? To me I would never carry more than $100 on me but I guess in Japan it's probably different since they almost only use cash.

It depends on the store, I think. I'd say "don't worry about carrying around cash in Tokyo", but it's always good to be careful. It's one of the safest places on earth and it really gives you the feeling it is.

I guess some of them accepts cards, but most likely not all.

What kinda tickets did you end up getting in the end?

For me, suitable tickets so far aren't in good positions. I think/hope that more tickets will come available closer to the time. This would follow the trend of more tickets being available for earlier performances so far.

When do you show up at the concert? Do you show up about an hour before the doors open so you can look around for stuff?

Yes, 1 hour or 30 minutes, you can buy stuff. But sometimes
some goods are really popular so you may not get everything you want if you are too late.(not enough early)

I got tickets for the 9th in Yokohama. They are 2 center tickets, block B3. (I have a second person to go with, but that's about 98% certain). I got them for 22500yen per ticket, it's probably too much, but I got my tickets :) (now i'm gonna wait for some cheap tickets for the 10th, they don't have to be the best seats).
I bought them with Akibado, even though I didn't recommend them because they are slow, but I figured they were slow in the past for me because it was a big package last time. As these are just small pieces of paper, it should be faster.
They just arrived at Akibado, so now I'm waiting to see how quick they send it.

I'm also starting to look for my hotels (I've already got flight tickets).

About when to arrive. Well, I'll probably make it a day to visit Yokohama as well, and then maybe want to arrive there about 2-3 hours before the concert :p

2 or 3 hours before, it is quite short. After the flight you may need rest. If you don't have full energy, you won't be able to enjoy 100% the concert !

I'm already in Japan on the 4th, so I guess 5 days is enough to rest :P
I meant, to be at the arena 2-3 hours before the concert starts :)

I arrive to Tokyo on the 4th too, and me and my buddy are also trying to get tickets for the Yokohama one through reseller shops.

I'm also arriving on the 4th, what a coincidence :D I still have to get tickets too, I'll try to get em through the auction pages, we'll see how that'll work out :)







;)

@Hatix - I think the price you got the tickets for is quite good, not too expensive but also not very cheap. I hope for you that the seats in the block will be really close to the center stage :).

I think it is a bit expensive.... or maybe I won't get better places, I wanted to spend 20 000 yens max for B places in Saitama. Am I dreaming ?

I think it depends on the auction, and the time and the right people that don't bid on the tickets you want :P It's a bit of luck, everyone wants cheaper tickets, but I didn't mind, and i would have gone until 25000 for B block. But I don't think I would pay 50.000 for A block either.

So we now have 3 people going to Yokohama:
Hatix (with possibly 98% chance of another forum member for the concert): (arriving on the 4th)
Blasterion: alone? (arriving on the 4th)
ayu1m: with a buddy (arriving on the 4th)

So that's 4-5 people already. Are there more? :) (the more the better of course!)

...what do you think the chances are of being able to find tickets in reseller shops for the final show on 6.10 in Fukuoka? Does anyone know any good resale shops there?

You could always go to the ones I have mapped in central Tokyo in case you are unable to find any near where you're staying.

I have no clue about the possibilities for Fukuoka :/.

Would the Tokyo shops be selling tickets for the Fukuoka shows...?

If you are lucky, because it is the final performances, but I'm not sure. I guess you guys going there will be the experiment in order to confirm :).

They usually sell for the Saitama ones, but that's way closer than Fukuoka.

This is exciting, I can't wait :D

So who is going to Saitama 3/11?

I don't have tickets yet but I plan to go to both Saitama concerts.
If I can, I will go to Fukuoka's too !　:P

i want to go to the yokohama 9th concert (actually I'm pretty sure I def will go, since I'm staying at Tokyo one extra day just to see her)...but I don't have the ticket yet. Yal'l think I would have a pretty good chance at the reseller?..or someone has an extra ticket that I can buy from? =)

*raises hand*

I'm going to the yokohama show...but don't have ticket yet. I am probably going to get it from the resellers while I'm there (think that's a good idea?) or if anyone happen to have one extra ticket...contact me..please

If you are alone, then I don't think it will be a problem to find a ticket in the reseller shops. I can't speak from experience, but from reading immel's tutorial, it shouldn't be a problem.
(as said) I'm arriving the 4th, so we could meet up, and help you. And there will be others who'll need some tickets from the reseller shops also, so we can go to them together. (I think those people at the reseller shops would find it very weird to see such a big group of gaijin buying so many ayu tickets :D)

I took a look to the reseller shops, I think it is quite expensive and the seats are not that great. But I will do the same if I don't find on yahoo auctions.

hahah..its ok..I'm asian..so they probably will automatically speak to ME in japanese..then ill look all confused. Well..I'm going to Tokyo on the 28th of april..going to Kyoto on the 3rd back on the 7th. Where are yal'l staying at?

How much were they for this tour? They usually drop prices when it gets closer, would think.

most of the tickets were in the 200 level of the Saitama, the price were around 15 000 yens if I remember well. Arena tickets were very expensive but I cannot remember how much it was.

could it be because.. that its not open to sale to public yet?
it doesnt go onsale to public till 3/4 according to ticket pia

http://info.pia.co.jp/et/promo/music/ayu.jsp#d_31253

Added a quick guide to the first post.

The "Do It Yourself Quick Guide"

hmph..ticket pia listed it as going on sale to general public on 3/4. Maybe that's why there isn't that many supply of the tickets yet? i dont know.

im sorry if this is double post.. but apprently this is mod. and..my post hasn't gone thru for 2 days..so I'm just trying it again.

That'll be cool. The reseller people would probably be talking to me in japanese and I'll look all confuse (i'm asiaN).

I will be arriving to Tokyo on 4/28...then heading to kyoto on 5/3. I'll be back on 5/7. Where ae yal'l staying at?

I also have an asian face, everyone thinks I am Japanese so it is a bit troublesome sometimes.

I need to introduce myself before talking : "I am a stranger !(外国人だよ!)"

I'm staying at the Oak Hotel, don't know yet where my friend will be staying, she still needs to book flights&hotels.
I don't look asian at all :P
But buying stuff in Japan is not so difficult if you don't know japanese. At the counter they will show you the amount on the screen or on a calculator. oh, and 1 tip (you may know of it already): there is always a small plate on the counter, put your money on it. if you give it to them directly, they will put it on the plate themselves and take the plate. Your change & receipt will be on the same plate :)

I agree it is not that difficult.
I mean for everyday life, sometimes it is troublesome. I often look like a Japanese idiot who doesn't understand Japanese :headache

haha, yeah I notice that last time I went ( 2 yrs ago).. Also when you use their dressing room, you are suppose to take off your shoes. I will be staying at K's house in asakusa. MY cousin is coming with me on the first part of the trip, she's going to buy Arashi's ticket..so i might just get ayu's ticket then..if anyone wants to share a pair of ticket..contact me. =)

How many places accept credit cards? Not many?

Hard to say,　I always pay in cash. Not many I think...
Foreigner credit card doesn't work in usual ATM. I always go to the post office to get cash.

Cool, Oak Hotel is also in Asakusa (but on the other side of Asakusa), it's like 5-10min from Ueno Station.

Yeah, I didn't use my credit card there, but I will this time, because one of the hotels that i'm staying accept credit cards, so that's easier. But for shops, I just did what others recommended: use cash. and if you don't know the coins that well, just give bills, and let them sort them out. Having some change is very handy when you need to buy tickets for subway/train (they are always like 130-190yen, almost never round numbers).

Oh, I didn't know you also need to take off your shoes for dressing rooms too, but I can understand why :) I remember I had to do it in an internet cafe (bagus gran cyber cafe)

so has anyone gotten tickets from yahoo auction?.. how do you pay and how do you get tickets? I dont even understand how the section works.

^You need to be a resident of Japan in order to be able to buy things from Yahoo Auctions Japan, since no one ships outside. You also have to speak & read Japanese because that's the language that is used on that page.

If you read the guide there's links to a lot of pages in English that will help you with the transaction and interaction, for a fee. Check them out.

*sigh*..you know...I read the original post awhile back and completely forgot about it..then I asked a stupid question. HAHAA... anyway, so does anyone know how the yokohama arena structure is? is that seating chart pretty valid for all the arena?

thanks! =)

Well, Yokohama Arena has little different seating chart (it's just differently named). You've basically got 2 types of seats: Center seats and Arena seats. Center seats are in the center (duh), Arena seats are on the side.
The center is has 12 blocks: 4 rows (A-D) with each 3 columns (1-3).
But this is where the confusion comes: the arena seats (on the side) are also numbered with blocks starting from A-F (with each more than 3 blocks).
The seating plan for the arena seats can be seen on the site of Yokohama Arena, but the center seats is specific and is not on their site.
I have figured out the block pattern for the center seats by seeing what is on all the tickets. And how to see that it's a center seat or an arena seat: above the block number, there is a text in katakana: center = センター and arena = アリーナ.
I have heard that in Yoyogi the center seats are called arena seats, which gives more confusion. But I don't think I'm very wrong, because the center A-block seats were very expensive, and the arena A-block seats were not very expensive, so that is another proof.

i would just like to professed my love to you at this moment!...no matter what gender you are..
hahaha thanks!!!!

so i found some A1 center seats but 110+番..i assume thats rows?

Those are seats, not rows. There are about 25 seats in a row, so that's about the 5-6th row. A1 center row 5-6? Those must be quite expensive, not?

Well, you can shake my hand if you're a guy :P if you're a girl, a hug is fine :P

not really! they are going like..9000 yen or so?...
ill pvt you the link.

Yeah, they are center A3 tickets, but indeed very cheap price. But this auction is still 3 days until it's over. So those tickets will definitely go up in price.
When I started my bid on an auction for center B3 tickets, it started at about the same price, and I ended up with 22000 yen.
So best thing is, wait and see what happens..

(damn, had to retype this message 3 times, stupid me)

yeah..im using one of those bidding sites and trying to see how it'll go.

auction listing gone....i guess the seller figure out that he's way under-pricing it.
...booo....

I went to reseller shops but no more tickets (for 1 person) for Saitama in the arena ...

I have to buy by auctions. I have never done it yet so I may ask some questions later if you don't mind :thud

Say what? But they still sell ticekts for 2 people right? Which ones did you go to?

I went to a reseller shop near shin minami shinjuku station then I asked for other shops, they checked on internet, no more tickets for my criteria :
1 ticket only in the arena for Saitama concerts.

Most of the remaining tickets are for 2 people. It is a bit the same for the auctions but much more tickets are available, but not much time left ! :headache

It's too bad for you... But I think you should really check the other reseller shops yourself (like the one on Takeshita Dori in Harajuku and the one at Ueno station, exact location can be found in immel's tutorial).

But this also gives the rest of us interesting information, they actually sell duo tickets at reseller shops.

Thanks, but I hope you really get to see Ayu @ Saitama.

Yahoo auction is full of concert tickets.. there are like.. a lot of tickets :laugh

It also might appear more tickets in the reseller shops at later moments, although now it's getting pretty close to the actual performance so it might be harder to find.

I'd recommend you to go to the store in Ueno, it had the most Ayumi tickets of all the reseller stores I was to when I was in Tokyo.

immel: Thanks for giving us so much advice! :)

So out of fear, I was browsing Yahoo! Auctions and I saw this:
http://page10.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/m38553582

Are these two tickets that are situated from B5-D5? Meaning B5,C5, or D5? I'm not sure if I should take the risk and bid on these or go to the shop in Ueno (which I won't be able to go until two days before the concert).

While right nearly all the time, some sellers do ship internationally. I bought an item off there a while ago with my own account and all was fine. It is quite rare though unfortunately.

It seems so, and also it's seat numbers 70~80, meaning row 3-4 or something like that.

I'd bid, since she's holding so few performances in Japan this year the tickets seem very sought after. If you don't have any possibility to go to Ueno asap I wouldn't risk it.

Can someone help me?
I sign up for Yahoo auctions japan but I don't really get how it works. I did not give my adress or anything yet, just the zip code.

If I win a auction, what happens for the payment ? I heard we can use internet banking but not sure how it works.

Is it really needed to be a premium member to bid, I am not and I bid.

I couldn't use the banking services offered, neither use my credit card. Fortunately the seller offered paypal to me. Again, this is even rarer I think.

For premium membership, I need a credit card :(
Is it really needed to sign up for premium to bid ?

It is around 300 yens per month but how long will I pay for it ? 1 year ?
I may not use Yahoo auctions later...

yay!! i got my ticket....
center B1 block...abit too far in the back to my liking but...nevertheless IT IS A TICKET THAT I GET TO SEE AYU WITH!!

oh i'm so excited..

btw..I used celga...
they are really nice people..one suggestion - don't use gmail to email them. The email i sent them with gmail never went thru for some weird reason.

Congratulations!
B1 center is still good, I'm in B3 center :).
And yes, it's still a ticket to see AYU :D so anything is good :D

I had used akibado again, and now I'm only waiting for the tickets to be sent to me.

I lost my bid....:(!! Looks like I'm going to Ueno on Friday to buy them :(.

You dont need a premium to bid, you only need that for very expensive items as far as I am aware.

Thank you.
I still have not my tickets, I hope I will make it on time ! :irked

Finally I found the website about reseller shops :
http://www.yokohamaticket.co.jp/ticket/ticket-music.cgi

Maybe it can help people lost like me :shakehead

don't know why I have been told there are no more 1 tickets sales for Saitama, it seems be wrong.

the prices seem like 5000 yens more expensive than auctions. :thud

EDIT : I think the site is not updates, I have been to this reseller shop 1 week ago, they don't have all these tickets ...

That's an interesting website, if only they had a map of where the shops were located. I found the addresses but you know how japanese addresses are...

Edit: oh, never mind, found the maps :)
And that Ueno store was the one in immel's tutorial (& and that I came across without knowing it was already in the tutorial)
It's probably that one in Shibuya as well. And the one in Shinjuku might be the one that SunshineSlayer went to.

I'm going to the Ueno one here:
http://www.tiketking.co.jp/map2.html#ueno

There are other shops you can try to call, too.

Yes, auctions is generally a lot cheaper than the reseller stores.

Your absolute last option, be there no tickets left at any reseller store, would be the scalpers around the arena the last few hours before the performance starts. It'll be expensive, but you'll get your ticket.

Well, with the auction service fees from celga, shipping and handling fees, they are about the same price?

How are the tickets from scalpers?

SunshineSlayer got more experience about the scalper tickets, all I know is that you'll have to bargain about them to get them for a reasonable price. It's all in the guide.

Yes.
For scalper, people were trying to sell me 2 level tickets for 20000yens... I refused. I am not good to bargain. Especially as a gaijin !:no

For the CDL2007, there were some tickets sold just before the concert, not by scalper but it was like "official" last tickets, a big queue.
I wonder if there is always this kind of thing, I don't remember seeing that at AT2006.

Anyway, I still have time to buy by auctions, I don't desperate , still good tickets are available in auctions ! :yes

EDIT : I may obtain 1 ticket, quite expensive , the seat is not that great.
18 000 yens for C4. Middle of the Arena. I guess I will buy binoculars :tired

:( Good luck!

I should have both tickets(saturday and sunday) 17000 and 18000 yens for B and C for Saitama.
I need to go to the post office for transfer but I also work, it may be hard, i have to do it this morning before working, I will be late at work lol.　

That's pretty cheap figuring I was going to have to fork 15000 yen per ticekt for D5 level seats on yahoo auctions (including all the shipping, handling, and service fees).

I hope I can find 2 D/C level seats for less than 18000 :)!!!

I've only recently been following this thread, but I was wondering how many AHS members will attend the shows at Super Saitama Arena on the 10th and 11th? I'll be there on the 10th, B3 section!

I have problem for money transfer with the post office, I don't know if I will get tickets.

If I have them, I will be there :

10th C4
11th B2

It would be cool if AHS members could enjoy together after the concert.
Restaurant, izakaya and karaoke. I don't really know the place(Saitama super arena) well but I think it could be fun.
(Bring your Japanese friends too ! Mine don't like Ayu ...)

Where could we all meet after the concert?

Saitama I hear is boring...my friend and I are heading to Roppongi for a night of fun, eating, dancing...among other things after the 3/11 concert. Aleema might come along too :).

We should set something up, my flight is in less than 24 hours!! But I will have computer access to where I am.

I personally don't like clubs so much, I was expecting to do more Japanese stuff like izakaya and karaoke.:love

EDIT : I won't have my saturday ticket, the guy in the auction seems suspecious so my friend told me to give up.
I will try to find one in reseller shop, not in the arena.

I found one ticket on the reseller shop, in the arena. I was surprised because they did not have any last time. I guess people can sell tickets there too.

It was quite expensive, C3 place for 23 000 yens :irked

OUCH!!! You're kidding!! That's a lot!! Had I known earlier... but it's too late now.

I'd love to go out to an izakaya and karaoke (I LOVE karaoke) but I'll have to take my train back to Tokyo, and then Yamanashi. My husband leaves for a business trip on Sunday morning, so my daughters will be waiting for me, aha.

I'm going to the concert with a Japanese friend!!

BTW, how early will you get to Saitama Arena? I was thinking of leaving Kofu at 2pm, which should get me to Saitama around 4pm. I plan to buy concert goods, and then eat something. Maybe then we could meet?

I don't know yet when I will go but my apartment is near Saitama. (keihin tohoku sen) so I think I will buy some goods too.
Except Ayu's concert, I don't have any plans so 4pm is OK for me. We can eat something and if we have time, let's karaoke (I would have preferred go after the concert though lol)

If other members are interested, let's join! (especially after the concert)

Nice, living so close to the venue!! I need to take a limited express train from Kofu to Shinjuku (about 1 hour and a half), and then another train (about 35 minutes).

I know, it would've been better to do something after the concert, but I'll probably be rushing to go back home (the last train to Kofu is at 11pm, I believe). Would we have time to do something before? The doors open at 5:30pm and the show starts at 6;30pm (well, we all know that it'll be later than that, LOL!). I could try to go earlier, but I'd have to talk it over with my friend and my husband (who's coming back from a business trip on Saturday morning. He's crazy busy!). Plus I might need to wait and meet someone who's bought a ticket from me through yahoo auctions.

In fact, I don't know Japan well, I don't see where is Kofu but it seems pretty far (2 hours).

Anyway I give you my mail and phone number by PM, so you can keep me update. My schedule is quite flexible (as always lol)

More or less 100km west of Tokyo. Close to Mount Fuji (well... I can see it pretty well from where I live, LOL!). Yamanashi's famous for fruit, wine, and houtou (a fat udon noodle)... and perhaps Fujikyu Highland?