[Tutorial] "How I made it to Tokyo and Arena Tour 2006" =P

[eddi818]

*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! =)

[Hatix]

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.

[eddi818]

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?

[kel64]

Originally Posted by immel

^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.

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.

[Hatix]

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 if you're a girl, a hug is fine

[eddi818]

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

[Hatix]

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)

[eddi818]

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

[eddi818]

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

[oro77]

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

[JinHamasaki]

Originally Posted by oro77

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

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

[Hatix]

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.

[ayu1m]

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

[immel]

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.

[JinHamasaki]

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).

[immel]

Are these two tickets that are situated from B5-D5? Meaning B5,C5, or D5?

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

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).

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.

[oro77]

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.

[kel64]

Originally Posted by oro77

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.

[oro77]

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...

[Hatix]

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

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