Nana Mizuki Live Journey 2011 Plans

Mostly for my personal record, so it’s very messy. Feel free to skip this. ^^;

I predicted Nana would have a summer tour after a big live in winter, but didn’t expect it would be the LONGEST Nana Tour in history. ^^;; All Japan Tour lasting 3 months of 14 lives in 12 different cities!

I jumped with joy when she announced it on Live Grace, before realizing it’d be real pain in the ass planning (and paying) for this. Well at least I’m in the right country so there’s no “international flight cost” whatsoever. xD

Notes.
-Gotta be in Tokyo in weekdays.
-Travel. NO Shinkansen! (no JR Pass for me). Bus or flight.
-Goods. Under 35k. No overnight queuing rule is enforced..
-Personal ura-theme Curry Journey! xD
-Sight-seeing if possible?

Recently added to my misery: Faylan’s 2nd live tour confirmed: 6 lives! …..4 days covered by Live Journey orz. The remaining 2 might kill me orz.

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May 7 (Sat) @Fukuoka 福岡 starts 18.30
Fukuoka Sunpalace 福岡サンパレス / 2,316 seats (chart)
Access: 30 mins walk from Hakata Sta 15 mins walk from hotel.
Done. To Kumamoto (May 6): Skymark.
Done. Hotel: Fukuoka (May 7). Guest house Kaine. 3k yen.
Done. To Tokyo (May 8): ANA.
Notes.
-Arrives Fri morning, see Kumamoto Castle, Suizenji Park.
-Find Taiho ramen (Aikawa) and this DVD.
-2k train to Fukuoka. Sun fly back.
-Yukarin’s ajitama chashu-men at 一幸舎(Ikkousha)
-Hakata Daruma (Tenjin)
-Gamers (Hakata), Animate, Toranoana, Mandarake, yatai stalls (Tenjin)

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May 14 (Sat) Kurashiki 倉敷 @Okayama 岡山 starts 18.30
Kurashiki Shiminkaikan 倉敷市民会館 / 1,996 seats (chart)
Access: Walk 20 mins / bus off at Shiminkaikanmae 市民会館前
Done. To Kurashiki (May 13 night bus) 7k yen. 21.00-8.00.
Done. Hotel: Okayama (May 14). 1 night. 3k yen.
Okayama bus to Osaka (2k) + train to Nagoya (3k).
Done. Nagoya-Tokyo (May 15 night bus) 4k yen.
Notes.
-Okayama-Osaka night bus service stopped for some reasons (disaster-related?), so I have to spend the night.
-Check out Kurashiki’s canal area and bukkake udon.
-Somehow see Korakuen and Okayama Castle?

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May 21 (Sat) @Tochigi 栃木 starts 18.30
Utsunomiya Bunka Kaikan 宇都宮文化会館 / 2,000 seats (chart)
Access: 10 mins walk from Minami-utsunomiya sta. 南宇都宮駅
To/from Tokyo by train 1,500yen. 2h 30m.
Notes.
-Closest hall from Tokyo. Check Oya Stone Museum, now temporarily closed after the quake. It’s Orchestral Fantasia PV shooting place. ^^

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May 28~29 August 13-14 Sendai 仙台 @Miyagi 宮城 starts 18.30 (Sat), 17.00 (Sun)
Sendai Sunplaza 仙台サンプラザ / 2,054 or 2,372 (chart)
Access: 13 mins walk from Sendai Sta.
To Sendai (May 27 night bus) 4,000 yen.
Done. Hotel: Sendai (May 28). Toyoko Inn. 5k yen. 10mins walk to hall.
To Tokyo (May 29 night bus)
Notes.
-Still undecided. NO BUS FFF.
-Eat Sendai’s specialty gyutan (ox tongue).

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June 4 (Sat) Kanazawa 金沢 @Ishikawa 石川 starts 18.30
Honda no Mori Hall 本多の森ホール / 1,707 seats (chart)
Access: 20 mins bus from Kanazawa Sta, get off at Dewamachi, walk 3 mins.
June 5 (Sun) @Niigata 新潟 starts 18.00
Niigata Bunka Kenmin 新潟県民会館 / 1,730 seats (chart)
Access: 12 mins walk from Hakusan Sta.
Travel.
To Kanazawa (June 3 night bus)
Done. Hotel: Kanazawa (June 4). 1 night. 3,3k yen.
To Niigata (June 4 day bus) 4,5k yen.
To Tokyo (June 5 night bus).
Notes.
-Gave up on Faylan’s Kyoto since it’s on Friday.
-Nana doesn’t seem to realize it but Ishikawa would be Nana’s 77th solo live! (counted after Live Formula’s final being 50th). If Sendai lives are canceled then Shizuoka is.
-Sat Kanazawa live + hotel. Sun day bus to Niigata, live + bus home.

If there’s any strength/money left.
@Ishikawa. Kenrokuen, 15m bus.
@Niigata. Yukarin’s ramen?

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June 12 (Sun) Hamamatsu 浜松 @Shizuoka 静岡 starts 18.00
Act City Hamamatsu アクトシティ浜松 / 2,336 seats (chart)
Access: 5-10 mins walk from Hamamatsu Sta. 浜松駅
Tokyo-Hamamatsu (June 12). Day bus. 3,7k yen.
Done. Hamamatsu-Tokyo (June 12). Night bus. 3,8k yen.
Notes.
-TBA (Food?)

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June 18 (Sat) Sapporo 札幌 @Hokkaido 北海道 starts 18.30
Nitori Bunka Hall ニトリ文化ホール / 2,300 seats (chart)
Access: walk from hotel.
Done. Tokyo-Sapporo (June 18): Skymark (New Chitose AP). 10k yen.
Done. Hotel: Sapporo Geibun (June 18). 1 night. 5k.
Done. Sapporo-Tokyo (June 19). Skymark. 10k yen.
Notes.
-Chitose AP – Sapporo sta. 1k yen.
-Sat morning flight, live. Sun sight-see, night flight.
-Cocoro soup curry & miso ramen in 味の三平, Saimi and Shirakaba.
-Choco-factory Shiroi Koibito, Tokeidai, Odori Park, etc.

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June 25 (Sat) Matsuyama 松山 @Ehime 愛媛 starts 18.30
Ehime-ken Kenmin Bunka Kaikan 愛媛県県民文化会館 / 3,000 seats (chart)
Access: 2 mins walk from Minamimachi Sta 南町駅
Tokyo-Matsuyama (June 24 night bus). 6,500yen. 20.00-9.00 (13h)
Hotel: Matsuyama (June 25). 1 night.
Niihama-Tokyo (June 26 night bus). 10,700yen.
Notes.
-Peak of hall journey! Plus Nana’s hometown Niihama. Local train 1,750 yen (2h from Matsuyama)
-Sat live → dogo onsen. Matsuyama castle? Matsuyama soba → train to Niihama.
-Stalk (lol) Niihama baseball stadium and Minetopia Besshi (15m bus).
-Return to Tokyo with Pirates bus, how 15-yo Kondou Nana began her journey (ref Shin’ai book). :3

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Hall series done. 1 week break before Arena series.

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July 9~10 Nagoya 名古屋 @Aichi 愛知 starts 18.00 (Sat), 17.00 (Sun)
Nippon Gaishi Hall 日本ガイシホール / 10,000 seats (chart)
Access: Short walk from Kasadera Sta.
Tokyo-Nagoya (July 8 night bus). 3,000yen.
Done. Lodging: Nagoya (July 9). 1 night. Hostel Ann.
Nagoya-Tokyo (July 10 night bus).
Notes.
-Big boring city? Rather than seeing Oasis 21, Nagoya castle, or Osu-kannon temple, I prob hang around Sakae. (see WonderGoo or Mandarake/K-books).
-Eat miso-katsu, hitsumabushi (grilled eel), chicken wings.

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July 18 (Mon/holiday) @Osaka 大阪 starts 18.30
Osakajo Hall 大阪城ホール / 11,200 seats (stage B?)
Access: 5 mins walk from Osakajo-kouen Sta.
Tokyo-Osaka (July 17 night bus) 3,000yen.
Osaka-Tokyo (July 18 night bus)
Notes.
-I’ve been around Osaka so maybe just short visit to Dendentown.

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July 24 @Saitama 埼玉 starts 16.00 (Sun)
Saitama Super Arena さいたまスーパーアリーナ / 30,000 seats (stadium mode?)
Access: Short walk from Saitama Shintoshin Sta.
To/from Tokyo: train 380yen.
Notes.
-Final live, biggest and easiest of all.. nothing to worry besides whether I can see her or not. ^^;

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Estimated Expenses.
Ticket: 100,000 yen
Travel: 140,000yen
Goods: 35,000yen
Food/etc: 25,000
Total: 300,000yen
*excluding Faylan.

300k is a big money, but for the course of 14 lives, 12 cities, in 3 months.. it’s not too bad. ^^; I mean, usually this money will only get me 1 and a half trip to Japan! Depending on monetary condition I’d probably skip sight-seeing, but isn’t the point of this Journey is to enjoy the places too? :3

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For overseas fans.
I’ve easily thought of several routes depending on your holiday/budget. Travelling from overseas means the most useful thing ever invented: JR Pass! If you can only make a 3-4 days trip, I’d suggest 2x Sendai for small halls or 2x Nagoya for stadium. After attending both biggest and smallest Nana lives, I honestly prefer smaller halls. Nana’s singing quality is consistent regardless of where she performs, and since we can see those showy skits in BD later, the important part is being MUCH closer to Nana! :3

Route 1: Arena
Easiest route, 3 biggest cities in Japan, lots of things to see around, even if you don’t moonspeak it won’t be a problem.
A) July 8-23 (15 nights, 4 lives @14-day JR Pass) Land in Tokyo, shinkansen to Nagoya. 9-10th live. Go around Nagoya or Hinamizawa. Head to Kansai area for tourism heaven in Kyoto, Nara, and Osaka! 18th live. Use up your JR Pass, just get to Tokyo before it expires in 21st. Final live reachable by normal train.
B)  July 8-19 (11 nights, 3 lives @7-day JR Pass) July 8 land in Osaka, shinkansen to Nagoya. 9-10th live. Go around Kansai, get to Osaka before JR Pass expires on 14th. Stay in Osaka until 18th live.

Route 2: Hall
It’s the best way to enjoy hall lives.. tho nothing much to see. BUT, there’s a chance to see Faylan which I very much recommend ^_^ and that 77th Nana live.
A) June 3-9 (6 nights, 2 lives + Faylan! @7-day JR Pass). Land in Osaka, rush to Kyoto for Faylan’s live! Get to Nana’s Kanazawa (77th LIVE!) and Niigata. Use up JR Pass to go around.
B) June 3-14 (11 nights, 3 lives + Faylan! @14-day JR Pass). Same as above + Hamamatsu live. If budget allows, stay extra 2 nights until JR Pass expires.
C) May 20-30 (9 nights, 3 lives). Land in Tokyo. Normal train to Tochigi live. The cheapest 3-live route if you stay in Tokyo and take bus to 2-day Sendai live. Or shinkansen without JR Pass (10k one-way). Get JR Pass only if you want to go around.

Route 3: Stalker
lol not only live, the main attraction is Nana’s hometown. ^^;
A) June 17-28 (11 nights, 2 lives @14-day JR Pass). Land in Tokyo, slowly enjoy 1-day trip to Sapporo by train. 18th live. Enjoy Sapporo, enjoy travelling to the other end, explore Kansai or Shikoku area, get to Matsuyama for 25th live.. explore Nana’s hometown! Get back to Tokyo. If you have budget, stay longer until JR Pass expires.
B) June 21-27 (6 nights, 1 live lol @7-day JR Pass). Land  in Osaka. Same as above just for Matsuyama live and Nana’s hometown lol. +Kansai travelling. Much cheaper than above route.

If I were overseas, I’d choose Route 2B (77th live + Faylan) or Route 3A (cuz I’m a creepy stalker).

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This post is mostly for myself, but I hope I helped.
Can’t wait for Live Journey :3