How to get Ayumi Hamasaki concert tickets in Japan

[Zeke.]

Do they sell front row seats anywhere? I wanna go next year but really want front row seats. I read they cost around $650 but if I go I am gonna go all out so it doesn't really matter, lol...

[MsMiyabi]

May I ask how much is the most expensive ticket? Also how much is the last show ticket.

[SunshineSlayer]

Originally Posted by Akurei

May I ask how much is the most expensive ticket? Also how much is the last show ticket.

There is no way to know that. It is not like in the US where you can pay more to get a better seat. All seats are 7,800 yen and it's just the luck of the draw as to where you will end up(fanclub members get better seats though.) So when buying from an auction or a ticket reseller expect to pay at least 12,000 yen for a semi decent seat.

[Blasterion]

this thread is making my dreams come true, I'm soo gonna see Ayu next year, since I couldn't go this year 'cause lack of funds ..paying bills suck...lol
now I only have to see how I'm going to get my tickets, thanks so much for the info and stuff you guys have put up here so far..
yeah and maybe we should make it a group thing, and they should reserve a whole section just for AHS members....maybe?

[immel]

With some luck you can find them on auctions or in the ticket re-seller stores, but there's no guarantee for that. They can probably cost up to 1200$ in the re-seller stores.

When the tickets are released next year, keep a close eye at auctions.yahoo.co.jp.

[ayu1m]

I'm also trying to attend AT07 in Tokyo, just hoping that the dates will match my schedule so I can go I'm gonna travel with couple of my friends so it would be really cool to gather around in Tokyo if theres ppl attending at the same time from ASH ^^

[immel]

Struggling to find cheap concert tickets? There haven't even been any confirmation of any tour during 2007 yet o_o;

[Shiva]

lol yeah......well anyhow i said that because of what people said they usually sell for.

[immel]

I was planning on going until two months ago. If I go I will probably have a place to stay at for free, so it's very tempting.

Around 10 people I know, of which 4 are close friends, left for Tokyo this very morning and are going to stay there for a year, visiting them for new year wouldn't be wrong either.

I kind of need my money badly though, so many other things I want to do, other places I want to go... but meeting up with people from AHS to go for CDL, that would be pretty awesome.

I hope I have my priorities worked out by when the tickets are released, maybe every AHSer who want to go can join in a pool, and we buy tickets together so that we can all go together .

[SunshineSlayer]

Originally Posted by immel

I hope I have my priorities worked out by when the tickets are released, maybe every AHSer who want to go can join in a pool, and we buy tickets together so that we can all go together .

That sounds cool, we just need an AHSer in Japan to get the tickets for us.

[immel]

Maybe that can be solved, although my friends will probably not be fluent in Japanese in two months, hehe... I don't know, there might be other possibilities apart from that, but it's not very likely. Hopefully someone know someone .

[k1s3k1]

if someone in Japan can buy me a ticket that would be great -_- coz i will be going to Japan in December.. and by that time it would be sold out i guess..

[SunshineSlayer]

Originally Posted by k1s3k1

if someone in Japan can buy me a ticket that would be great -_- coz i will be going to Japan in December.. and by that time it would be sold out i guess..

As has been stated in the thread, go to the ticket resale shops. No wait, don't. We'll be going after the same ticket. :-P

[immel]

^You can probably get tickets through the ticket reseller stores, if you are ready to pay a high price for them. I guess they'll be around double the original price.

[Hatix]

Well, I'm back from Tokyo a week now, finally getting into my normal rhythm after a short week.
Well, I think I found another reseller shop as I walked past it (I didn't went to check afterwards). It's actually very conveniently located if you go by plane to Tokyo. If you're coming to Tokyo/Japan through Narita Airport, you will most probably take the Keisei Skyliner or Keisei Limited Express and arive at Ueno Keisei Station (not the normal Ueno Station which is about 200m further). If you leave through the main entrance of Ueno Keisei station, cross the street (Chuo Dori), and then a little further (about 200m) in the direction of Akihabara, you'll find the reseller shop (ground floor). I think it was a reseller shop, or at least it had a lot of artist stuff and advertising for concerts.

I also went to check out that other reseller shop on Takeshita Dori in Harajuku. It's not a very big shop, and about 90% of the shop is filled with photographs and some merchandise of artists. But close to the counter, there's a display with tickets. I forgot to take some pictures though.

Anyway, had a great time in Tokyo (spent quite some time in Akihabara though :p ), and as a loyal ayu-fan, I went to have a look at the Tokyo Dome & Yoyogi National Gymnasium :p

[immel]

Originally Posted by Hatix

Well, I'm back from Tokyo a week now, finally getting into my normal rhythm after a short week.

I should start with saying welcome back .

Well, I think I found another reseller shop as I walked past it (I didn't went to check afterwards). It's actually very conveniently located if you go by plane to Tokyo. If you're coming to Tokyo/Japan through Narita Airport, you will most probably take the Keisei Skyliner or Keisei Limited Express and arive at Ueno Keisei Station (not the normal Ueno Station which is about 200m further). If you leave through the main entrance of Ueno Keisei station, cross the street (Chuo Dori), and then a little further (about 200m) in the direction of Akihabara, you'll find the reseller shop (ground floor). I think it was a reseller shop, or at least it had a lot of artist stuff and advertising for concerts.

About this reseller store, I also found one in Ueno and I have pointed out its location in google maps in the tutorial thread, would you mind checking if that one is the same? If it isn't the same, would you mind me adding this information to the tutorial?

I also went to check out that other reseller shop on Takeshita Dori in Harajuku. It's not a very big shop, and about 90% of the shop is filled with photographs and some merchandise of artists. But close to the counter, there's a display with tickets. I forgot to take some pictures though.

How many displays they have with tickets probably varies based on how many tours is going on, when I was there the entire store was filled up with tickets wherever you looked. The Ayu ones was right at the entrance.

Anyway, had a great time in Tokyo (spent quite some time in Akihabara though :p ), and as a loyal ayu-fan, I went to have a look at the Tokyo Dome & Yoyogi National Gymnasium :p

Akihabara is awesome, I never went to look at Tokyo Dome when I was there, which I regret ().

[Hatix]

Hmm, seems it's been a while since I read that tutorial, didn't remember it also said about that one in Ueno. But I can confirm that it is still there and that's the exact location of the one I saw. I didn't look for the one in Shibuya.

About the one in Harajuku: at the entrance there was a cabinent with a lot of ayu tour stuff, so that's probably why the tickets were also displayed there. Hmm, why oh why didn't I buy that big ayupan & nice towel (probably had no time left). Also about other little ayu-stuff in Harajuku (or at least in Takeshite Dori), didn't find much, except for some pictures & pencil boxes. Maybe looked in the wrong places, there seems to be a lot more boy band stuff.

Hehe, you may find it a bit over the top, but when I was almost at Tokyo Dome, I played the concert mp3 of Dome Tour on my mp3-player :p (wish she did another concert there). Made a travel blog with some pictures here

[immel]

Originally Posted by Hatix

About the one in Harajuku: at the entrance there was a cabinent with a lot of ayu tour stuff, so that's probably why the tickets were also displayed there. Hmm, why oh why didn't I buy that big ayupan & nice towel (probably had no time left). Also about other little ayu-stuff in Harajuku (or at least in Takeshite Dori), didn't find much, except for some pictures & pencil boxes. Maybe looked in the wrong places, there seems to be a lot more boy band stuff.

Yep, that's the place. Haha, they still have the giant ayupan? They had it when I was there back in April, too. Yeah, there's barely no Ayu stuff there, boy bands is the thing right now. I wish I could have visited back in 2001-2002.

Hehe, you may find it a bit over the top, but when I was almost at Tokyo Dome, I played the concert mp3 of Dome Tour on my mp3-player :p (wish she did another concert there).

Haha, I would most likely have done the same... I almost only listened to (miss)understood while I was there, for certain reasons .

Made a travel blog with some pictures here

I checked them out, thanks for the links, your pictures and you look good.

[ayu1m]

I bet you had a wonderful trip ^^ I can't wait to go to Japan

Nice pictures aswell : )

[FunniBunniB]

Does anyone know how to get ahold of backstage passes for CDL 07-08???