Meeting info for fans going to Yokohama concert on 9/5 or 10/5
 

I wanted to make a topic for all the people who are going to the Yokohama concert on the 9th or the 10th of May. Me and maneayu will be going to both concerts. But we definitely want to meet up with the other AHS members who are going to these concerts.
So who are coming to the Yokohama concert for the 9th or the 10th of May. The ones that I know of from the other thread are:
eddi818, Blasterion and ayu1m. Anybody else? And to which one of the concerts are you going? and in which hotel are you staying?

Up until now:
Hatix: 9th & 10th (Oak Hotel, Ueno)
Maneayu: 9th & 10th (Ryokan Kangetsu, Chodoricho)
eddi818: 9th (K's House, Ueno)
ayu1m (+friends): 9th & 10th (maybe, still need tickets) (Shinjuku Washington Hotel & Andon Ryokan, Ueno)
kel64: 10th (Tokyo International Hostel)
Joeyoh: 10th (Keio Plaza, Shinjuku)
Blasterion (+sister): 9th (Andon Ryoan, Ueno)

So what am I suggesting that we do. I have this planned for the 9th (on the 10th I'm visiting the imperial palace at noon, so we are later in yokohama).
Anyway, what I suggest: go to Yokohama around noon or a bit before noon, and do some sightseeing, go eat in the Ramen Museum before the concert. Then go to the concert, and meet up again afterwards to go back to Tokyo together, and go karaoke with everyone (in Shibuya for example). We could do something similar on the 10th also, but I don't know what everyone is doing or going.

(I'll update the top post with new info)


Our schedule for May 9th (I take time very wide):
11h30-12h: Meet in front of Tokyo Station, watch for my AHS-sign
12h: Take the shinkansen to Yokohama (for those without japan rail pass: 1320yen)
12h30: Minato Mirai 21
13h30: Yokohama China Town
15h30: arrive at Ramen Museum
16h00: Eat at Ramen Museum
17h30: Concert (doors)
18h30: Concert start
21h: Concert end, take shinkansen back to Tokyo, and go to Shibuya
21h30: go to karaoke
23h30: get our last train back to our hotels ;p

Schedule for May 10th:
10h Imperial Palace (reserved in advance)
Budokan, Yasukuni Shrine
13h: free until the concert, go early for buying concert goods?
17h30: Concert (doors)
18h30: Concert start
21h: Concert end, take shinkansen back to Tokyo, and go to Shibuya
21h30: go to karaoke (again, or something else?)
23h30: get our last train back to our hotels ;p

so you can join in any time you like, but it would be fun if we could spend the whole day as a big/small group. suggestions are welcome of course (but the imperial palace visit can't be changed, that's already reserved, there are still available places, so you can still join: http://sankan.kunaicho.go.jp/english/index.html )
I will also be looking up all other trains/subways to take, so we know where to go and don't get lost :D

Some extra info:
- there are coin lockers in Yokohama arena on the 1st and 2nd floor

Well my flight is next thursday but it's open, if I'll attend the concerts (9 & 10/5) :( it depends, (I + my friend should get tickets), but at least I'll be in Tokyo.

Our first hotel is Shinjuku Washington Hotel where we're staying 2 nights and then we're moving to Andon Ryokan which is in Ueno if I remember correctly.

so lucky..dont forget to post some pics and review from that concert...

@ ayu1m: okay, that's fine, when you are there and you have your tickets, let us know here (if you can), so we can make arrangements.

@AyuGAME: of course, we will post some pictures and reviews :)
and of course pictures of the group of people that will be going (eat,concert,karaoke). we shall see :)

Well, as you know I'll be there on the 10th. I'll have two friends with me already. We are leaving on the 1st May, so pretty soon. This is where we are staying...

http://www.hostelworld.com/availabil...tel-Tokyo-6464

and helllooo my fellow ayu-fan-friends....

this is eddi reporting from Tokyo..hahaha. I found an unlocked internet connection and hogged on.. *SHHHH DONT TELL!!* Everythings good so far (well seeing how i just arrived 2 hours ago and one hour was on train from airport to tokyo).. I am acutally at Homeikan right now but will move to K's house at asakusa, so I def will have internet there.. as well as the budget Inn at kyoto. meeting up sounds good..for what its good for.. my phone number is

08034619415

hope to see you soon!

wowww u guys are really lucky..
seems so fun seeing ayu in japan..
niceee..
cant wait to see the pics and reviews..

Oh,i can only go on sat. and sun. because i have to go to school.So i have bought the ticket on 26/05 in Yokohama Arena.Who will go to that concert?

Hi, there! :D
As Hatix said, we're gonna go to 9th and 10th concert in Yokohama.

I'll arrive at Tokyo at 2th May ^_^, so will be a great idea if we could meet all of AHS and to have a Japan AHS meeting or something like that, as Hatix said, in Yokohama (and to eat ramen, all together! ^_^).

I'm going to buy a video cam in Akihabara (and a laptop ^_^**), so I hope to get good images of all I can capture there.
I expect to edit that video with music and such, for all AHS members around the globe. Of course, I will include our karaoke session ;)


So see you soon, Ayu1m, Eddi818, kel64 and Hatix.

(I'm so nervious! Is my first time in Japan! >_<)

:)

I'm jealous at you

Not the only one there :P

I just hope we can get buy fine, and that the language barrier doesn't prove to be a problem. I'm sure it will be fine though.

you'll be fine..just..use alot of body language and
nod and bow..

pretty much it =)

In japan, they know foreign people will have problems so they do things to make it easier for them. For example, in a macdonalds, there's a big paper on the counter with pictures of what they have. So if the one behind the counter sees any language difficulty they use simple english and point on the paper :)
Oh, and btw, they don't have mayonaise in macdonalds in Japan :p (I like mayo...)
Same goes for restaurants, with the plastic models (but you probably heard of those already).
And other shops, well, they always have a digital cash register or a calculator at hand with a digital display, so if you don't understand the amount they are saying, you can still read it (and they know that, so they are very helpful).
And be prepared to hear a LOT of "Irasshaimase!" when you enter a shop. (from everyone that works there, if you pass them).

So that's for the language barrier :) They do of course like it when you try to speak japanese :)
and like eddie said, bow or nod :) (as they will do it too)

It's my first time in Japan too, and hopefully not the last :)

The thing I'm wondering is, how easily can we (me and my buddy) get tickets and what about the train ride to Yokohama and back, would we be going as a small "group" or what :laugh?

tickets for..ayu? Well it depends on the reseller's stock I guess now. I'll be going to harajuku ...today so I can take a peek for you.
and where are you staying at? I'll be at kuramare/asakusa..
i found this website very useful
http://www.hyperdia.com/cgi-english/hyperWeb.cgi

first actual day of the trip
ok i think my neck hurts from excessively bowing.. hahaha...
and my feet is def not mine anyway...
spent way too much money
if you are planning to go to Ginza, go on weekend (sat)...they acutally closed that main street so the pedestrian can walk in the middle of the street...
weather ...is weird...

ok speaking of weather...
just want to tell you guys..the weather is really...weird.
When I go out in the morning...its chilly..gota put on a jacket
around noon time..im being roasted...take off jacket
in the afternnon (at least today)... POURING RAIN..STRONG WIND..
it was like typhoon coming and almost destory my umbrella
THEN its sunny again..-_-
and got cold..
enter subway too hot ..take off jacket..
its like jacket on jacket off ..over and over...again..

so yes. thats my report of the day.

Well, it depends a bit at which day everyone is going and what they have planned. I'm going to post my schedule, and compare it with the days you are going to the concert. So we might get together before noon, or when we go to eat. Depends on your schedules :).

Visiting the Imperial Palace was already on my list of things to do. So its likely I can make that for the 10th :)

Don't forget to apply for the application to visit. The number is limited, but yesterday there were still about 60 left. You can apply for it online (see url in top post). You can't just walk up to the place and be on the tour, it needs to be done in advance.
But it's good that we can do more together :)

Yes, after reading the link I gathered that. Good thing you said as I wouldn't have known otherwise :o

Anyway, I have sent the application in and got my permit no.

i like this trip. it includes sight seeing in such a short time. but going to the arena jus an hour before the concert starts is not very advisable unless u do not want to buy any tour goods..

anyway, have fun!! so happy that more and more pple in this forum finally realised their dreams to actually see ayu perform LIVE!! :P