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

[ayu1m]

Umm.. thanks immel for the link..

http://www.hostellit.fi/ but none of those languages work.. x___x

Have to call or send an email

[Shiva]

well i checked for a plane ticket around june,1400 CDN.estimated concert ticket at 130(example) and 200 for one week hostel stay,i have about 760 left if i have 2500 saved by then.the tricky part is how much i'll spend once i'm in japan haha!! but it seems fairly accessible for a trip ^^

[pbs1605]

I was a little slow reading this.But thank you.

[immel]

Coming performances that You can go to:

ayumi hamasaki BEST of COUNTDOWN LIVE 2006～2007 A（仮）

【日程】
2006年12月30日（土）開場/開演：17:30/18:30
2006年12月31日（日）開場/開演：22:00/23:00

【会場名】
国立代々木競技場第一体育館

【チケット料金】
全席指定￥7,500（税込み）
※3歳以上有料　
※12/31（土）公演のみ未成年者は保護者の許可必要

【チケット発売日】
＜a-ticket！先行受付予約＞
2006年11月21日（火）12:00～11月28日（火）22:00まで　
　　詳しくはコチラをご確認下さい。　→　http://avexlive.jp/

＜一般発売日＞
2006年12月9日（土）

【お問合せ】
キョードー東京：03-3498-9999

Souce: http://www.avexnet.or.jp/ayu/news/061113.html

[danw2k4]

you went immel because you have too much money, bastard.

[immel]

Yes, and the too much money then equaled zero money .

[adpoyao]

immel, i was wondering how you brought money to japan? I don't think they'll take foreign contry's money such as EUR or USD. Did you have to go to a bank to convert your money to yen first, or did you simply used a credit card?

I'm asking because I am really hyped up for my first 2007 Ayumi concert!

[immel]

I used a credit card, be careful though, not many credit cards work over in Japan.

I also exchanged some money into Yen before I went, so as to have some pocket money.

[oro77]

You can also exchange money in Japan.
Or get cash from your credit card before shopping or going out.

[immel]

Yeah. I brought my credit card there, but I always withdrew money from my account to have in my pocket for going out.

Don't rely on paying with your CC when you're shopping or eating in Tokyo, unless you're going to the more expensive places.

[oro77]

I have a　question about the yoyogi stadium.
Has someone been in the middle of the yoyogi stadium(not in south or north part)



I want to know if these places are much better for the view because they are so expensive in the auctions.
I mean other people in front may interfer the view.
The places in south and north are further but we can see the whole stage without problem.

[ayu1m]

Well now my trip to Tokyo has been confirmed. I bought the flight tickets ^^

I'm going in may so hopefully Ayu has a concert in Tokyo/Japan at that time, although I highly doubt it T__T'

Damn Asian tour....

[oro77]

Originally Posted by ayu1m

Well now my trip to Tokyo has been confirmed. I bought the flight tickets ^^

I'm going in may so hopefully Ayu has a concert in Tokyo/Japan at that time, although I highly doubt it T__T'

Damn Asian tour....

It depends, how long do you plan to stay ?

[ayu1m]

10 days

03.05 - 13.05

[oro77]

Originally Posted by ayu1m

10 days

03.05 - 13.05

Yes a bit short
I think the last AT was at the beginning of June. With the Asia Tour, it may be July this year. Too bad for you.

[Bigtop]

That is a great guide!

[immel]

Originally Posted by oro77

I want to know if these places are much better for the view because they are so expensive in the auctions.

Well, depends on if you want to be straight in front of the scene, or sit way to the left or right of it...

It's all up to your own preference, some people think you get a better view from the elevated positions while others totally prefer the arena ones. I don't know, I've only been standing in the arena. I must say I was completely satisfied with my seats, though.

It's up to you, if you'll ever get the chance to go to more than one performance, try different positions and see for yourself, it's only you yourself who can judge what you prefer.

[Joeyoh]

Originally Posted by oro77

Yes a bit short
I think the last AT was at the beginning of June. With the Asia Tour, it may be July this year. Too bad for you.

I thought her AT would be from March till June???

[oro77]

I just wanted to say I am happy to be alive, it was the first time being to a Countdown concert.

I had ticket for 18000 yen, quite expensive becquse the seat was in the center, but far from Ayu (D6). Still I am much more closer than before (arena seats) but the view is a bit worst because we cannot see the whole stage except if you are very tall (my height is 171cm, normal japanese height but I am not japanese)

My seat was quite good, the person in front of me was small and Iwas at the complete right, nobody to interfere my parapara of Trauma. But I still don t knoz the independent one, shame on me....

Concerning the goods, there are very nice. I love the new logo, reminds me the great MY STORY logo.
I bought the sticker (no uchiwa as expected), the wirst band, the calendar with my first ayu pan inside, key holder (don t know the name in proper english sorry.)


Maybe there are some spoilers.

The concert was great but not perfect.
The sound (at least from my seat) was sometimes horrible, especiqlly for Beautiful Fighters, the instruments wew kind of messed up ans Ayu voice were barely heard, I think it is not because of Ayu or musicians but people who manage the sound (don t know the name)

About the performance, I noticed at first some same costumes than Arena tour 2003 for ourselves but with better colors (not pink but darker colors)
and same performance for A Song for XX than the Arena Tour 2002.
I would have prefered something new.

But I really love the evolution performance ans the foloowing songs (forgot which ones) I just love the costume. Maybe I am wrong but at the beginnning of the concert(before encore), Ayu seems very active, a lot of moves and dances. Pretty cool (especially evolution)

About the tracklist, I hoped to see GAME, Moments , INSPIRE, STEP you, but none of them, too bad.

I don t have photos of goods stands, did not bring my camera and my mobile does not have one. Too bad.

(I just stopped this post, I saw Ayu performing 1 LOVE in CDL, I wondered how she can still be so energic, really great !!)

The biggest surprise for me was until that Day... after the great ola lol.
Very good but Ayu missed some "lalala" I love (she sang the "lalalla" ans "uh uh" better in the album)

I forgot to say so many things, sorry.

Last thing, HAPPY NEW YEAR from Japan.
あけましておめでとうございます！！

(I don t really know where to post that, I am in a manga cafe so internet is not free, not a lot of time to search. sorry for the inconvenience. )

[SunshineSlayer]

Ah, so there were 2 AHSers at the show! I don't remember hearing any sound problems in Beautiful Fighters, so it may have just been where you were sitting. Where did you get your tickets? Because 18,000 yen is actually fairly cheap for a CDL performance even if they were tickets that are far back.

Anyways, I have a another reseller shop for immel to add to the list. It's called Ticket World (written in katakana) and is located in Shinjuku. It's hard for me to say exactly where as Shinjuku is crazy, but it's down one of the main streets after exiting the Shinjuku metro station and is on the right hand side of the road. It's smaller than the Harajuku and Ueno ones and was extremely crowded when I went. (this was the night of the 30th and everyone was trying to get Ayu tickets at the last minute.)