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Tokyo Summer Olympics 2020 Travel |OT| Tetsuoooooo!
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What if you get one of them live streamers renting your place though :P
Same here. If I'm still working at my current company, I'm thinking of working remotely until the olympics is over
Let's all go together. Gaijin olympic break in Taipei, やふ！
Man they would be mad. "Why am I in Ibaraki, the apartment listing saying 'one train with a few stops to Akihabara' was misleading >=(!!!"
The thing is, Pyeongchang is in a remote area on the east coast. I'm military so my only real option was getting there via train.
Now the Tokyo Olympics would be the equivalent of having the Winter Olympics in Seoul. Everything would have been completely filled up no matter what because there's more access to it for even more people.
Have they actually announced how they're going to be handling the tickets? I quite like how London did it, but I haven't got a clue how Rio did.
Not really. Will most likely get more details in late 2018/early 2019.
Some early ticket price and sale details:
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/...ling-set-for-tokyo-2020-opening-ceremony.html
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/...ling-set-for-tokyo-2020-opening-ceremony.html
I'm glad I have a mother in law just an hour outside Tokyo (in Chiba Prefecture). We'll stay there and just take the train.
Only about $20 for starting prices? Not bad. The only big worry is how to buy them, as I don't have an immediate connection in Japan.
My friends and I have been thinking about traveling to Japan during 2020, however we'd be going around late May if we decided to do so. Summer of 2019 wouldn't be too late to start planning, would it?
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Yup. This is my dilemma, how to buy them before they go to a reseller who will jack up the price to astronomical levels...
My wife and I considered doing this, but I really want my first trip to Tokyo to just be about Tokyo and not all the Olympic-level hysteria. I've been to the Olympics before, Atlanta 96 and it is pretty crazy.
That said, my advice 20 years later (!) for traversing the Olympics. I was 18 at the time and went for the full 2 weeks and each day saw 2-3 events with a few off-days. Back then we went entirely through the IOC/USOC and bought tickets, you had a long-form application with each days events and you put your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choices for each day and time frame (morning, afternoon, night). Then we basically got an invoice back saying "here's what you get, if you agree to these then it's X amount, pay by X or you lose these tickets".
I know it was 20 years ago but there has to be a similar setup now with the internet being so much more accessible so I'd advise anyone to look into the official Olympic channels and see how to go about getting tickets. And of course scalpers as a backup if there's something you REALLY have to see. I got a nice variety of stuff that I wanted to see (Dream Team USA basketball) and weird shit I never heard of that turned out awesome (Handball). Also stuff I was sort of interested in but turned out to be absolute historic moments in sports history (Michael Johnson setting the WR in the 200m in his gold shoes, I was there and still have it recorded off my Sony Handicam).
That said, my advice 20 years later (!) for traversing the Olympics. I was 18 at the time and went for the full 2 weeks and each day saw 2-3 events with a few off-days. Back then we went entirely through the IOC/USOC and bought tickets, you had a long-form application with each days events and you put your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choices for each day and time frame (morning, afternoon, night). Then we basically got an invoice back saying "here's what you get, if you agree to these then it's X amount, pay by X or you lose these tickets".
I know it was 20 years ago but there has to be a similar setup now with the internet being so much more accessible so I'd advise anyone to look into the official Olympic channels and see how to go about getting tickets. And of course scalpers as a backup if there's something you REALLY have to see. I got a nice variety of stuff that I wanted to see (Dream Team USA basketball) and weird shit I never heard of that turned out awesome (Handball). Also stuff I was sort of interested in but turned out to be absolute historic moments in sports history (Michael Johnson setting the WR in the 200m in his gold shoes, I was there and still have it recorded off my Sony Handicam).
I'm in Tokyo right now for tourism ad it looks already overcrowded. I can't imagine how it's going to look during the Olympics. it's the best place ever, anyway, and I'm already envying you for coming here in two years. get a JR pass, learn a few words, be respectful of others (except on trains, shove and be shoved) and you'll have a great time!
It'd be a good idea to have about 5 grand by next summer right? I've never traveled internationally before and I'm just assuming I can pay for the flights to and from Japan, tickets to the opening ceremony, and hotel costs with that much.
I really want to go, been to Japan twice in spring and winter.
I can't stand summer heat, but I survived 3 days in HK (mid august). So will I survive in Japan?
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Honestly, for international travel to Japan (assuming you're in the US) and lodging and tickets to the Olympic events, I'd say expect to spend closer to $8000- $10,000, unless you're planning on backpacking it...
Do note that you can approximately calculate whether or not a JR Pass is worth it ahead of time, if you know which cities you're going between.
https://www.japan-guide.com/railpass/
And there are also regional passes which are cheaper than the Japan-wide pass if you're not travelling too far.
https://www.japan-rail-pass.co.uk/pass-regional
I'd wager you could do it cheap, but you'd need to be extremely well organised / book things as soon as possible.
Eh, that sounds a bit much. Unless you want one of them fancy hotels. Of course, depends on what events you want to see as well :p
If you can find affordable accommodation (consider being a little outside Tokyo, the trains are good), then it isn't expensive to stay - plenty of chain family restaurants or ramen places with good value
It'll be the event tickets that'll break you - in bet they'll be expensive.
Anything happening in Makuhari? My in laws live close to that so we could try for those. Although we live in Windsor and could have walked to the rowing and still didn't go :p
It'll be the event tickets that'll break you - in bet they'll be expensive.
Anything happening in Makuhari? My in laws live close to that so we could try for those. Although we live in Windsor and could have walked to the rowing and still didn't go :p
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I'm just thinking of what it cost my wife and I to go 14 days across Europe ... I can't imagine hotels in Japan will be cheaper than some of the venues we stayed at in Rome/Vernazza/Paris/London...and that trip didn't require needing to buy tickets to sporting events.
It also depends on where you live. We're pretty much in the middle of the US, so flights out of the country going west or East are minimum $1200/ticket. Prices for Japan airfare since I've been looking are closer to $1600-$1700/ticket. So that's a massive amount right up front.
Yeah, I don't plan to stay at anywhere fancy nor for the entire run of the games, just for about two weeks. I'm totally willing to stay at a hotel outside of Tokyo. Right now I really have no idea as to what events I wanna see either, just the opening ceremony for sure.
I miiiiiiiight be able to crash someones place so that could alleviate costs.
I mean, 100-120 USD a night should get you a decent hotel inside Tokyo. Even less for business hotels, and if you go private rooms in hostels then half that. Just make sure to book early :p
Is that the price for 2 people though?
I just came back from Japan. Talking about budget accomodations for single travels and ignoring the Olympics modifier that will certainly drastically increase prices, single rooms can be had for about 25 Euros or 30 dollars in hostels and 2* hotels. Capsule hotels are slightly cheaper (and the one in Tokyo I stayed at was surprisingly comfy), multi-bed hostel rooms are even cheaper - one night in a good clean hostel in Osaka cost me just 8 Euros, and I ended up being the only person in the room anyway
I want to add that nearly all the places I stayed had a really good quality/price ratio. Of course, this was outside of the main tourist seasons also with no Olympics price hike
I want to add that nearly all the places I stayed had a really good quality/price ratio. Of course, this was outside of the main tourist seasons also with no Olympics price hike
Ticket prices revealed:
https://tokyo2020.org/en/news/notice/20180720-03.html
There's a long list in the link with prices for each event. Swimming, Track & Field and Basketball got the highest up to priced tickets.
https://tokyo2020.org/en/news/notice/20180720-03.html
There's a long list in the link with prices for each event. Swimming, Track & Field and Basketball got the highest up to priced tickets.
I got the same article earlier on my RSS. Will be interesting to see how the local Olympic committees handle it.
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Will be fun for computer systems if they change it for just this one event :p
Allright I need to prepare for this.
I wanna go and watch:
Wrestling
Boxing
Rugby VIIs
Table Tennis
Team Handball
Maybe volleyball and baseball depending on price
I would watch USA Basketball, track and field, swimming, and soccer, but the prices for these will be ridiculous.
I wanna go and watch:
Wrestling
Boxing
Rugby VIIs
Table Tennis
Team Handball
Maybe volleyball and baseball depending on price
I would watch USA Basketball, track and field, swimming, and soccer, but the prices for these will be ridiculous.
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/...ion-expected-during-tokyo-olympics-study.html
At least they've moved Comiket so it's not happening at the same time :P
Oh, and they've also been testing sprinkler systems to cool down pavements:
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/...rinklers-to-combat-heat-at-2020-olympics.html
At least they've moved Comiket so it's not happening at the same time :P
Oh, and they've also been testing sprinkler systems to cool down pavements:
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/...rinklers-to-combat-heat-at-2020-olympics.html
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