JE related shops in Kansai area!?

[daichi369.livejournal.com]

JE Fans I really need your help! Please come and save me >"<



I will be doing an exchange program in Osaka soon! I'm desperately doing some JE related research right now about the Kansai area because I haven't been there before =[

I was wondering if Osaka or the other Kansai cities have the idol shops similar to the ones on Takeshita-dori?! (sells unofficial photos.. idol goods and the most important CONCERT TICKETS!!?)

I have been to unofficial idol shops, ticket stores, JE family club and the official JE store, BUT they were all in Tokyo T^T I was wondering if Kansai have anything like that? I'm sure people living all around Japan loves JE too... they are not only located in Tokyo right?! T_T

Also, I read from somewhere that there is an Arashi store in the Kansai area?! Does anyone know about this? Does it still exist?! *0* I would LOVE to pay a visit to that store and get my money robbed from that store~ Would totally stay in there for hours admiring things...

Please, can anyone give me some directions as I am very clueless right now >< I only know that there is a Johnny's shop in Osaka...nothing else T^T
Onegaishimasu!!! m(_ _)m

Also, if there is any fans that lives in Kansai area or even Kanto area and don't mind being friends with me ♥ I love to chat about everything, and believe me, LOL when its related to JE and arashi my tension gets really hyper! XD

This is my first time posting... I hope I tagged this post right! If I did anything wrong please let me know! >"<

Comments

[kanaala.livejournal.com]

why is everyone studying in Ôsaka.. I have a feeling I'm gonna have a hard time finding international Arashi fans in Kyôto next semester =D

[ugoku-shiro.livejournal.com]

Kyoto and Osaka are only about half an hour away by train. There's a Johnny's Shop in Kyoto too!

[kanaala.livejournal.com]

I just hope it's not so expensive to go to Ôsaka because I guess I will go there quite often^^.
Oh, do you happen to know more about the whereabouts of that shop in Kyôto?

[ugoku-shiro.livejournal.com]

Oh no! I went to look up the address and I found out that the Kyoto shop closed down in December 2007. Sorry for the misinformation!

According to Norikae, it's about 540yen one way on the Tokaido Sanyo Rapid line. Not too bad!

[kanaala.livejournal.com]

Ah, okay. What a pity.. haha =D

Thanks for the information! That's rather cheap indeed.

[daichi369.livejournal.com]

hahaha im actually not located in Osaka as well, but its not that far for me to travel, just around 30ish min to get there so its reasonable :D

nooo you wont have a hard time finding international Arashi fans~ we are actually all located really closely XD
Can meet up sometimes in Osaka/ kyoto if you don't mind being friends with me :3

[kanaala.livejournal.com]

Oh, I see!
Are you also going to Japan in September?
Yeah, I think we could! I don't mind, as I said in my other comment I'd be happy to meet other Arashi fans =)

[daichi369.livejournal.com]

Yeah :D I will be there the second week of September ^^
though school doesn't start yet for us... but its orientation that I must participate in ><

How about you? when does school start for you?

awww I'm so happy =) I love meeting with fans! so fun to chat with ^^

[kanaala.livejournal.com]

Haha, I see it's the same for me! I'm arriving on September 8th but I think classes only start about 2 weeks later or so... we will have to do some orientation program as well^^.

Same! It's always nice because in real life I don't know a lot of them XD
are you planning to enter the fanclub?

[daichi369.livejournal.com]

ohh! we arrive around the same time then!
Im arriving on the 10th! cause that's the only day I get pick ups from my school :S but I think orientation doesn't start until the 12th.. and same here! classes don't start until 2 weeks after my arrival!
which school are you exchanging to?

yeah! I plan to enter the fanclub! r u? ohh i want to ballot the arashi concert tour already TOT sighh wonder if its too late... ><

[kanaala.livejournal.com]

I also get a pick up from my school only on 7th and 8th Sptember^^. Orientation won't start until the 12th though XD lol, it's all the same XD
I'm going to Dôshisha university and you?

Yes, I think I will also enter the fanclub.. sadly it will be too late to ballot for this concert tour (>-<) maybe I should just try balloting on their variety shows although the chances to hit are probably even worse u_______u

[daichi369.livejournal.com]

ohhh! Doshisha! LOL that is one school that I applied to!!! downtown kyoto!its a nice place to be!!

I'm in Kwansei Gakuin University~ its located right in the middle of kobe and osaka actually XD

awww really?! sighhh i thought it will be a lil too late to ballot for arashi's concert.. but i had a little hope since its still.. july TOT omg.. i want to go so badly.. sighh i guess my only way is to look for another way to get my hands on a ticket for their concert T^T aww i know i want to ballot for their variety shows too.. aww who knows! since they have so many! maybe will get in =) sighh aww then should i still apply for arashi's FC T^T? since they wont announce another new concert anytime soon TOT

my heart just shattered LOL

[kanaala.livejournal.com]

haha XD now I feel better about going there since you say it's a nice place =D

never heard of it before~ but it's nice there are so many cities nearby! I also wanna visit Kobe even though they say there are a lot of yakuza over there XD

originally I thought so as well.. but recently there was a topic on this at arashi_on and people said balloting for all concerts ends by the end of June or so T__________T
I also wanna go badly.. but I don't wanna pay hundreds of dollars =/ all we have left are variety shows XD and hope they'll start the next tour while we're still in japan so we can at least ballot for that one XDDD

sorry =(

[daichi369.livejournal.com]

it is in the downtown of kyoto ;) i did a little research on it before selecting schools hahaha! it is a good school too from what I've heard =) I actually want to take a tour around doshisha too *0*

lol! really?! kobe has a lot of yakuza?! didn't know that! haha!

Oh is that so... T_____T sighh my chanceee lolz! i know its hard to lay hands on tickets for arashi's concert thought I could try balloting for a concert didn't know it ends so early =(
Yeahhh I hope they start having a show or something when we are still in japan >"<

I actually thought about buying online as a backup.. I understand what you mean... cause the price double/ triple once if its not from FC... will see how much is it before making a decision! heard if buy tickets online before knowing the seat will be cheaper... not sure though >< right now only the Osaka and 2 Sapporo concerts are up for purchase... osaka is very expensive as compared to Sapporo.. its like 30000yen less weirdly :s

[kanaala.livejournal.com]

Oh, I see! I didn't research much about it. it just happens to be the partner university of my university and I just went ahead, applied for it and was lucky enough to be chosen =D

Yeah, it seems to be the #1 place for yakuza from what I've hard from my uni professor XD

We're really unlucky u________u I was also expecting to be able to ballot for the January concerts.. it would have been great to go to the Ôsaka one (>-<) at least I wanna go there and buy some goods outside ^^

no one wants to go to Sapporo only for one concert that's why it seems to be cheaper.. but if you add the fee you need to go to Sapporo (by plane or sth)... then I guess the price should be about the same as the Ôsaka one..

[daichi369.livejournal.com]

ohhhh u r one lucky one =) but I'm glad u were chosen ^^
LOL i did not expect that from ur prof XD interesting~~~

yeahh i agree... sapporo is a bit far... but there are also people close to it i guess =) maybe we can go to the Nagoya one!? its close to Kansai too~ Not sure..just saw the locations for the concerts~ sighhh we won't know the price soon anyways T_T

ohh yesh! concert goods *0* at least that's something we can line up and buy! no need balloting for concert goods >:(

but I'm sure there are more concerts to go to! even though if it might not be Arashi T^T variety shows.. please let us get in.. hahaha

[kanaala.livejournal.com]

I was very surprised myself that I made it! That was one of the luckiest days of my life *0*.
Oh and if you wanna come take a tour around Dôshisha maybe I can show you around =D

it's very convenient for people living in Hokkaidô I guess.. there won't be as many people balloting for it maybe so it should be easier to get tickets!?
oh, when is the Nagoya one!? oO I only remeber the January ones in Ôsaka because it's nearby.
knowing the price for buying it without FC would depress me too much XD

yep, I definitely need to line up and buy sth! it would be nice to do that with some other fans cause waiting alone for hours in line would be very boring >-<

variety shows <33 I wanna go to VSA XD

[daichi369.livejournal.com]

it definitely is =] I was over joyed to know that I was accepted as well!!!
oh myyy is that ok with u?! thank youuu ^^!!

haha yeahh i guess~ who knows~ maybe more people will start buying the Sapporo ones later XD hmm Nagoya ones should be few days after Osaka's think its during the weekend too!! Cause I remember looking up going to Nagoya isn't every long/ as expensive so I kind of list it as another choice *0*
sighh! i know! its awesome that FC has a ballot system where close up to the stage ticket is also the same price.. but the worse thing is can't get tickets and need to spend double/ triple on it to get a tic >"< but i will just pretend its like seeing concerts here in my country.. hahaha! as long as its not too expensive that I can't afford T^T

ohhh i understand! standing in hours waiting is not good! boring and tiring! where as time flies when u are chatting XD I hope I can go grab some goods too!

yeahh! VSA! before I wanna go to HnA but then now that they changed the segment... i liked the one before >"< so I want to see VSA and Arashi shiyagare~

[kanaala.livejournal.com]

I understand! it's something you will never forget =) I still remember it as if it was just yesterday XD
yeah, if you come to Kyôto someday ^^.

well it's better to buy sapporo tickets than none at all XD oh, at the weekend? sounds great. so Nagoya is definitely another choice.
but I don't think I will buy tickets other than through the fanclub.. it's way too expensive I think. isn't it like 7 times the FC price or sth like that oO it's an insane amount seriously... I don't think I can afford that (well I could if I wanted to.. but my mother would probably go berserk at me for spending so much money on a concert XD)

standing in line with all those Arashi fans should be fun somehow XD

I understand how you feel! I used to like HnA the most.. but since it changed I prefer VSA. all the recent VSA episodes were amazing~

[daichi369.livejournal.com]

Yeahhh~ It was a painful wait, but I will never forget the moment I found out the results *0*
thanks!!

Yup! Nagoya is definitely another choice!!!! Awww really? well I know what you mean ToT I hope the Nagoya one won't hit that high.. currently the Osaka ones are like 80,000- 12,000 yen >_> which is like insane.. but a lot of the tickets are gone 0.0" the power of Arashi's fans HAHA!
But the Sapporo ones are like 30,000-45,000 yen right now... I don't know~ I hope Nagoya one wont raise that high...if its like Sapporo's I can still afford *0*

VSA is fun to watch XD It will be more awesome to watch live!! but I hope the time won't clash with school =~=" since he filming time... won't be on a weekend?! T_T the bad side for being a student? XD

[kanaala.livejournal.com]

Me too! The wait wasn't that long for me luckily~ and I didn't expect to get it so it wasn't that painful.. but still it's sth not to be forgotten easily ;-)

That's insane.. I would never pay that much I think.. I mean that's like chosing between going on a holiday or on a concert XD I wonder who can afford to buy such expensive tickets~ these people are probably saving money all year to spend it on a ticket XD
I think Nagoya won't be as expensive as Ôsaka but not as cheap as Sapporo.. probably sth in between... which is probably still too much IMO. The Sapporo price seems okay~ I'd be willing to pay that for a concert in Ôsaka or Nagoya... but it's unrealistic XD

Yeah, I'm sure of it! Oh, I was also wondering about that oO it probably means we have to skip school to go to the recording!? lol I wonder if you get in a lot of trouble for skipping university one day... (<-<)

[daichi369.livejournal.com]

Ohhh~ that's great! the wait was quite long for us =( as we have to select a few schools then our university tells u which one u can hit then u apply for that Japanese uni.. it was like applying for it two times going through the wait 2 times T^T plus the earthquake that hit japan.. everything got slow down I think :S

I know! it is indeed insane!! and its not just international fans but local Japanese fans buying it all the time online? when they miss? i seriously wonder how do they save up the money for it! *0* as u said~ its like choosing between a short trip or to a concert! though I understand they just want to see their idol since its a once a yr concert...

Hmm I guess u're right, the price will be somewhere in between. Sighhh oh well... I will c later T_T can't think too much abt it now =( will just day dream for now XD

HAHA right? well skipping university is not a big deal as lots of people do.. since its big lectures... but i heard Japan's university pays a lot of attention on attendance :S so I don;t want to risk it... but ARASHI!? XD well I will still ballot for it i guess... just see what happens *0*

[kanaala.livejournal.com]

oh, that seems complicated oO you even ahve to go through applying procedures twice.. must have been annoying (>-<) actually Dôshisha was the first new partner university of my university so there was no such thing for me. it was like go to Dôshisha if you're lucky or stay at home XD
yeah, I'm sure the process slowed down because of the earthquake and such oO actually I was originally supposed to go to Japan by the end of March and start studying in April but when the earthquake hit Japan and the nuclear thing was out of control my mother didn't allow me to go there ... so I had to postpone it~

I also understand.. I wanna spend that much money on it too if it's needed.. but it's like I want to but I can't because I think it's too expensive and a waste of money. I'd rather wait until I hit for tickets one day... lol

XD I'm also daydreaming about it... still thinking sth will happen to make it possible for me to go to the concert.. lol

A lot of people I know are always skipping university.. it's like just normal over here XD but I never do, I always attend every lecture~ but I would do it if I can go see Arashi XD but if there is an attendance list and such.. oO you never know.. oh well.. we'll have to wait and see I guess^^

[daichi369.livejournal.com]

yeahh it was actually quite complicated.. but I'm glad its over! now Im just waiting for my COE to arrive then apply for Visa.. but I can see it! the adventure in front of me! I will soon step into it! (*0*)/

haha no worries, I definitly understand what you mean. As I'm like that too.. I will try my best to watch it.. but if I don;t have any spare money... its an no for me =( sighh

YES I'm waiting for some NEW shows/ concerts or w/e that Arashi puts up then I will apply right to it! just that like Waku Waku gakkou? Like something other than concert but has Arashi T^T I want to see Sho badly!! T^T

haha yeahh people skip uni very often here.. especially big lectures... But for me mostly the classes I taken arent that big so I don't really skip. since I don;t live that far from the uni...

[kanaala.livejournal.com]

I'm also waiting for me COE right now~ I hope they'll send it soon so that I can finally re-apply for my visa =) slowly but surely I can also feel that the time is coming~ ^^

Exactly... we'll have to wait.
speaking of which~ JE will continue with their Marching J stuff until the end of the year right? so maby ethrough that we'll get a chance to see Arashi somehow even if only for a short time? for now seeing them once (even if it's not a concert) is better than not seeing them at all..
I know how you feel.. so Sho is your fave member? mine is Aiba obviously XD I love Sakuraiba <3

people even skip the smaller lessons over here.. I don't usually have such big lectures since there aren't so many people studying Japanese~ but I also live nearby.. and I usually feel guilty if I skip sth so that's why I always go to uni =)