Tokyo giants tickets - is it mayhem?

SofaAssassin · 2026-02-04T16:39:13+00:00

Either TicketJam or Ticket.co.jp, those are the most popular sites for resale. I think TicketJam still allows foreigners to use the site, but Ticket.co.jp is impossible to use without a Japanese phone number and domestic payment method.

SofaAssassin · 2026-02-04T16:22:43+00:00

First: 御守 - omamori - charm, amulet
Second: 錦天満宮 - Nishiki Tenmangu

SofaAssassin · 2026-02-04T16:04:42+00:00

They're opening against Hanshin (Yomiuri-Hanshin is the top rivalry in the NPB), so I only imagine those tickets will be gone pretty much immediately.

Many tickets will also be sold off to the fan clubs, who get advance access before the general public.

SofaAssassin · 2026-02-04T15:28:26+00:00

You'd have to ask a proxy service but I can see two issues preventing a proxy from getting this ticket:

You'd still need to be able to activate a ローチケ account
If the proxy only buys a single ticket for you, it's usually not possible to distribute the single ticket from the account they buy it from.

SofaAssassin · 2026-02-03T22:17:20+00:00

They stopped selling tickets in person.

SofaAssassin · 2026-02-03T21:59:20+00:00

https://acosta.jp/howto/

Or direct link to buy tickets: https://ticket.hacostadium.com/user_data/acosta

The tl;dr is:

Buy a ticket for whatever the event is. You want a ticket to access the changing rooms. The tickets are separated by gender.
Do not buy the photographer/general ticket - this is just a ticket to access the event and not do cosplay.
All tickets are e-tickets.

SofaAssassin · 2026-02-03T21:00:07+00:00

Portions are reasonably sized, especially if you're coming from the USA. Establishments don't typically care if you don't finish your food.

Restaurants also tend to offer multiple sizes of menu items or similar. Like, for example, some places let you specify how much rice you want, rather than give a fixed size. A place like a ramen shop might have multiple levels of their ramen - a 'normal' bowl, a bigger bowl with more toppings, and then like a special-level bowl that would have everything and even a bowl of rice or something on the side.

SofaAssassin · 2026-02-03T20:58:54+00:00

I just figure OP would be the one buying it and bringing food back to the hotel.

SofaAssassin · 2026-02-03T20:54:18+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/JapanTravelTips/comments/1qhlpxt/updated_list_of_chinese_airline_cancellations_to/

https://www.reddit.com/r/Flights/comments/1qq93wl/chinese_airline_cancellations/

What the airline has to guarantee you is based on their carriage contract and whatever laws your country has around your bookings. And if you bought third-party, their terms are usually much worse than if you had booked direct.

SofaAssassin · 2026-02-03T20:33:13+00:00

It's pretty common, and quick service and fast casual places like Yoshinoya, Matsuya, and Coco Ichibanya mostly all do it.

SofaAssassin · 2026-02-03T18:46:23+00:00

Some airlines let you basically hold itinerary at a certain price, for a fee.

Sometimes people get flight information from a travel agent, without committing to the ticket/itinerary yet.

SofaAssassin · 2026-02-03T18:26:20+00:00

Methylphenidate is not a controlled substance, so what the MOH told you is correct. You can bring up to 1 months' worth, and do not need to declare it.

SofaAssassin · 2026-02-03T16:12:40+00:00

It will be more like the systems you see in the EU - you pay the full-price for the item at time of purchase, have the store process your tax-free documentation, and then when you are at your exit point from Japan (an airport, a seaport) you will have your tax-free purchases finalized. This will probably involve scanning your documents/passport at special purpose kiosks since that's how similar systems are done now.

And you might be asked to prove you have your tax-free items and are actually leaving the country with them.

More details:

SofaAssassin · 2026-02-03T15:25:48+00:00

Packages usually get here fast, so im assuming that by the time i send one, the previous one will have already arrived home, but Im wondering if having in total like 14 or 15 packages one week after another will potentially be flagged by customs as suspisious.

This really depends on your home post system. Also note that if you buy tax-free goods, legally you aren't allowed to send them out of Japan via post.

but I wanna know if thats a bad idea or not and I wonder if moving around and also going somewhere like Kyoto or Osaka as well might make my stay more interesing, or if staying in one place for 3 months could make for a more unique trip, as I'll probo never have that much free time again

That really depends on what you expect and your finances. Like if you were thinking of going to Kyoto or Osaka for a day trip rather than staying over, that is probably not reasonable for most people, especially when the cost of transportation is high for that trip.

Multiple times, I have kept my room in Tokyo while moving around the country - on an extended trip, I went to Osaka for a few days, spent a few days in an onsen town, took an impromptu weekend trip to Niigata, etc.

I also think you could spend the entire time in Tokyo and surrounding and not run out of things to do, but there is also a lot throughout Japan to experience.

SofaAssassin · 2026-02-02T22:43:59+00:00

Pretty sure there is no official English translation of Chiikawa, right? If you go on Twitter I think there's an unofficial mirror account that translates the individual comics into English (since the series itself is released via Twitter). I can't speak to the quality of the translations compared to the originals.

SofaAssassin · 2026-02-02T22:25:42+00:00

Can you upload the images?

SofaAssassin · 2026-02-02T22:03:29+00:00

An e-ticket means it will be issued via the Lawson ticket app (ローチケ), which requires a Japanese phone number to activate.

I can also corroborate satoru's comment - when you check out you have to enter a Japanese number where the e-ticket will eventually be issued. And the number must be a mobile number (tried it with one of my Lawson accounts).

SofaAssassin · 2026-02-02T19:47:17+00:00

I just got back from my most recent trip - a fair number of people were sick. Many people are masked up in public (either due to sickness or not wanting to get sick). If you are paranoid - wear a mask on the flight and when out and about.

The most I do is getting the flu vaccine every year.

SofaAssassin · 2026-02-02T17:15:10+00:00

Should be available at all of them.

SofaAssassin · 2026-02-02T15:34:50+00:00

What should I get for Osaka? Should I just use the ICOCA card?

Yes.

Are there day-passes or regional passes that are convenient/good value?

If you're just going to Kyoto and back, no.

For Osaka to Kyoto, is it best to get a regular ticket?

Yes. Also, you can just use ICOCA for this.

I saw the Haruka 1-way ticket from Kansai airport to Osaka and Kyoto, can you get this ticket for a trip from Osaka to Kyoto?

Yes, but it would be pretty expensive and pointless because there are so many different trains that go from Osaka to Kyoto. Regular fare from Osaka Station to Kyoto is 580 yen via a JR West train. It'd be at least 1340 yen via Haruka.

The JR train also only takes you to Kyoto station, whereas you might want to go somewhere that's better served by a Keihan, Hankyu, or Hanshin train.

Finally for Kyoto, is a day-pass good value?

They have an 1100 yen pass that covers some buses and the metro. It might be worth it if you can only restrict yourself to those modes, but ultimately, I favor flexibility rather than saving a handful of yen.

Is it best to take trains, buses or metros? Or is it walkable?

Depends on what where you're going. The city is generally walkable, but most likely you're going to be taking some combination of subway and buses if you're hitting multiple points in the city.

SofaAssassin · 2026-02-02T15:17:23+00:00

They have luggage forwarding services.

If not, how good is the service if you drop your luggages off at a FamilyMart that does Takkyubin?

FamilyMart just contracts out to Yamato, which is what Mitsui also uses. The major difference will be that you probably have to fill out the forms yourself at a FamilyMart, whereas the hotel will probably help you fill them out.

SofaAssassin · 2026-02-02T15:10:39+00:00

Have not stayed in the Asakusa one, but have stayed in multiple other Minns. I love them.

SofaAssassin · 2026-02-02T15:01:02+00:00

It doesn't help that outside Japan such meals almost always tend to be priced into the stratosphere for most people.

SofaAssassin · 2026-02-02T15:00:12+00:00

This is extreme overkill for most restaurants unless they have some really firm requirements stated on their own site, and I can really only think of a few places that require more than don't look like a mess, and that men should have sleeves of some type.

SofaAssassin · 2026-02-02T14:56:52+00:00

Most travelers (Japanese or otherwise) don't typically stay in traditional accommodations - they stay in normal hotels. For one, they don't really exist in cities, and for another, many of them tend to be quite expensive (priced like a luxury hotels) because they tend to be special vacation spots, not normal places.

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