Trip to Hokkaido!

[terrortempo95.livejournal.com]

Hi I will be going to Hokkaido next week and I'm ready to fulfill part of my fangirling dream!

Just 3 things I want to ask:
1. Kaibutsu-kun eiga! How to buy movie tickets in Japan and where to check movie timings. Is there a website online that we can go to and check out the timings?

2. Is there a place where I can buy JE merchandise in Hokkaido?

3. Anything fangirly things you guys suggest I should do in Hokkaido?

Comments

[nicetywitch117.livejournal.com]

Ok, i don't know if this will help but, yeah... here goes...

1. you can just go to the cinema directly and ask about the prices... where in hokkaido will you go to, anyway? because if it's sapporo, the 3d movie's ticket price is 1800yen... but if you go on thursday, it should be discounted since it's girl's day...

2. yes, there is, in sapporo.

3. Yes. And that is to go to the Sapporo Underground Walkway and take pictures of and with the humongous arashi AU and Hitachi billboards... XD

[aeslis]

Is ladies' day different in Hokkaido? From what I recall it was Wednesday down in the Tokyo area. My memory may also be bad, though!

[nicetywitch117.livejournal.com]

yeah... I thought it was Wednesday here as well... But Wednesday here is men`s day, and Thursday is ladies` day... ^_^

[terrortempo95.livejournal.com]

Yea, I'll be in Chitose for a while before moving to Sapporo. :)

Movie ticket price, judging from what everyone's saying is so expensive! I can watch 3-5 movies here in Singapore with 1800 yen.

ANd thanks for the tip! Sapporo Underground walkway, here I come!

[chibi-hime.livejournal.com]

I love Hokkaido!! You are going to have an amazing time even though it's cold. (Eat the ramen!)

1. So easy to get tickets. The official movie site should have links to the movie theater that is showing the movie along with the time. When you buy your ticket, you can choose where you want to seat (They don't do this in America and I was so surprised the first time). In addition to Ladies Day, the last show of the day after 8PM is usually discounted too.

2. Sorry, can't help you there ^^;

3. If you watched Nino's Yasashii Jikan, it was filmed in Furano which is about 45 minutes away from Sapporo. You can visit all the places that they filmed there including the Clock cafe! Furano is famous for their lavender, but I don't know if the farm is open in the winter.

[taki-jiri.livejournal.com]

Clock cafe, really?? OMG!! I LOVE THIS SHOP SO MUCH while watching drama but i never thought it's a real one! Ano, where i can find information about all places filmed, esp Clock cafe. Thank u so much. I am happy to read ur comment ^o^

[chibi-hime.livejournal.com]

The Forest Clock cafe is actually located on the property of The Prince Hotel, but you can go even if you aren't staying there. There are cute little log house shops with handmade crafts in the area. The hotel had actually bought the cafe from the original owners and kept it EXACTLY like the drama. You can grind your own coffee and eat curry or cake.

Here are some useful links:
http://www.princehotels.com/en/newfurano/
http://www.furanotourism.com/english2011/?cat=46

[taki-jiri.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much ^^ <3, so useful. sorry so i dont know when i can come Japan ~.~ how about the prince? Prince of Forest clock cafe and room of hotel ^^

[chibi-hime.livejournal.com]

One warning though. I don't know how long you are staying and where, but it takes time to get here. Furano is 1 hour away from Sapporo and it's about a 15 minute bus ride from the station to the hotel. Buses may not come frequently AND the last one back to the station is around 6PM. But even if you miss it, you can always have the hotel call you a taxi.

My friend and I made that mistake but we had a great time there. We even went to meet the man who taught Nino how to make those cups!

[terrortempo95.livejournal.com]

Alright thanks! You were a great help!

[coolohoh]

can't help with the questions, just want to wish you a good trip :)

[terrortempo95.livejournal.com]

Haha thank you, and you took the trouble to comment! :D

[karoupin.livejournal.com]

Yaaay, that's what I'm planning next... I spent a month in Japan 3 months ago and did all the fangirls stuff you want to try (not visiting a live performance though) on Honshu (besides serious I-love-Japan-and-its-countryside travelling) and enjoyed it VERY much.

So: Go to Furano, if you are a fan. You will definitely enjoy the trip itself just... well, because you are simply THERE and can find all the places you know from Yasashii Jikan (or Ikuta Toma's movie, if you are a Johnny's fan in general)... and there is always the unforgettable moment of getting there on your own while speaking very simple Japanese and getting attention because you are not Japanese and making photos of places/buildings/whatever looking completely ordinary. I visited Kisarazu on a lazy working day and it was worth the trip itself^^

[terrortempo95.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the tip! Geez, I haven't watched Yasashii Jikan. (hides face) but I still wanna go there!

[gundamgirlwing.livejournal.com]

I don't know much about Hokkaido, but if you can read Japanese, you can buy movie tickets at 7 Eleven (and probably other convenience stores too); there's a machine there and the tickets are for any time, just give the paper you get from the machine in to the person at the theater and they'll give you the official ticket.

[terrortempo95.livejournal.com]

Wow so convenient? I'll take note! Arigatou!

[chibi-hime.livejournal.com]

You can only buy Pre-sale movie tickets. When the movie is out in theaters, you no longer can do that.

[exdream1999.livejournal.com]

If you can read Japanese, you just need to use yahoo.jp. You look under the link for movies and you just need to put in the area code of where you're staying and it'll give you a list of the movie theaters closest to you and what they're showing and when. Also, if you're going to see the movie in 3-D be prepared for it to cost around 2,000yen without discounts.

And, if you're going to on the weekend, I'd still go ahead and by your ticket at least an hour in advance to make sure you get the seat you want. Especially if you like sitting in the back half of the theater. I was in row G when I went to see it and everyone sat behind me with it being completely empty in front of me.

[terrortempo95.livejournal.com]

I didn't know yahoo.jp has movie listings! Thanks for the tip! :)

[miyunn.livejournal.com]

Are you coming to sapporo??

1. I'm living in Sapporo and me and my friend always go to United Cinema (http://www.unitedcinemas.jp/sapporo/film.php?movie=2711&from=daily). the price is ￥1,900 but you have to buy the 3D glasses so the price goes to ￥2,000. And for Kaibutsu-kun movie theres is no special price for ladies day.

2. We know a place where you can buy some concerts goods, calendars and official photos.

3. There is a lot places here in Sapporo and Hokkaido that you can visit like the girls here said. But now is really cold and snowing almost every day, so be careful!

[terrortempo95.livejournal.com]

Yes, I'll be going to Sapporo, but the stay won't be long. For 2 days I think.

Do you mind telling me the address of that place? I'll also be visiting Daimaru and Susukino.

Thank you!

[miyunn.livejournal.com]

It is between Daimaru(Odoori) and Susukino, you can walk between these place by the Sapporo underground walkway like said here.

It is the Mandarake shop like the ones in Tokyo. It is on department store Cosmo, I don't know the address exactly but I think you can find at the Mandarake or Cosmo websites.

[whiteloafers.livejournal.com]

Hi there! Sorry to cut in, but here's the address for the Mandarake miyunn mentioned in Sapporo:

http://www.mandarake.co.jp/en/shop/spr.html

The first time I went I thought it was a little tricky to find. You can get off at Odoori Station on the subway and walk from there. The building is on the corner of the covered shopping street and a cross street (I don't remember which one - sorry!) and the bottom floor is UNIQLO. So just walk in there and Mandarake is on the 5 or 6th floor. I was surprised at how much Johnnys stuff they had! They had a whole bin of old concert good and Johnnys Juniors book from the 1990s. Lots of Arashi, so make sure you leave yourself plenty of time to browse! :)

Have fun! I'm living in Hokkaido at the moment (about an hour outside of Sapporo) and I love it! It's cold this time of year, but beautiful! Just bring snow boots!! :)