Japan RWC2019 - Tickets and Info
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Big difference with Wales is that the RWC won't overwhelm accommodation stocks and with the transportation system you can pretty much travel in on the day from far away and then back if you want.
If I can get tickets to All Blacks Pool games, my strategy will be pretty much this.
South Africa at Yokohama - as venue is close to Shin-Yokohama bullet train station, I may stay in a secondary city to the south and jump on the train after the match. Decent business hotel single rooms go for $60-70 in those cities.
VS Qualifier in Oita - Plenty of cheap business hotels near Oita station. Should be okay if I book early enough
Vs Italy in Toyota - Stay in Nagoya (city of 2M or so) and train to and from venue on gameday. Finding a business hotel in Nagoya for $100 or so a night easy enough.
Vs Qualifier in Tokyo - In the West of Tokyo so still undecided where I'll stay for this one. Probably go to a place I usually go to in Ueno which is around $100-120 a night.
@rugger-quizzes said in Japan RWC2019 - Tours:
South Africa at Yokohama - as venue is close to Shin-Yokohama bullet train station, I may stay in a secondary city to the south and jump on the train after the match. Decent business hotel single rooms go for $60-70 in those cities.
I'll stay in Shinjuku - we normally stay there and it's a quick train trip. Tokyo has expanded so much it's practically subsumed Yokohama anyway.
VS Qualifier in Oita - Plenty of cheap business hotels near Oita station. Should be okay if I book early enough
I'll elect to stay somewhere in Usuki - haven't been there before and it's too far from Fukuoka.
Caveat - everything will be determined by Minister for War and Finances.
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@rugger-quizzes said in Japan RWC2019 - Tours:
South Africa at Yokohama - as venue is close to Shin-Yokohama bullet train station, I may stay in a secondary city to the south and jump on the train after the match. Decent business hotel single rooms go for $60-70 in those cities.
I'll stay in Shinjuku - we normally stay there and it's a quick train trip. Tokyo has expanded so much it's practically subsumed Yokohama anyway.
VS Qualifier in Oita - Plenty of cheap business hotels near Oita station. Should be okay if I book early enough
I'll elect to stay somewhere in Usuki - haven't been there before and it's too far from Fukuoka.
Caveat - everything will be determined by Minister for War and Finances.
Have only ever gotten off the boat from Shikoku at Usuki. Not too hard to train into Oita so maybe not a bad option.
Shinjuku probably only 30 minutes from the venue so handy, but it is always chocker with people so I seldom went there in my Tokyo days. Still a bloody good option, plus one train to venue.
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All Blacks Tours have come out with some initial offerings for those that put a $200 deposit down.
None look remotely interesting to be honest.
The most interesting one was for the Oita fixture.
The hotel for this one is Fukuoka (2 hour train ride away, plus a further 30 minutes to the stadium). Will be interesting to see people's reactions when they realise how much game day travel will be involved.
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For what it's worth I'm going to ask for my $200 back and hope that either I or my mate get something in the ballot.
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Yeah - NZ$11,500 grand for semi finals & final ("independent") - and the tickets are "category C". NZ$16,500 to throw the quarters in too.
I think I'll also be asking for the $200 back, as I'm getting more and more tempted by a rather expensive option of getting there in the first place... a 3 or 4 month motorcycle tour from London.
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All Blacks Tours look to be putting some incredible margins on their tours from the looks of it.
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On a different note, struggling to see the wisdom of playing two of the 4 quarter finals in Oita.
Not sure that Oita and Beppu will have enough beds for all the visitors that weekend will bring. As noted Fukuoka and Kitakyushu are 2 hours away, and the only major city to the south, Miyazaki, is a 3 hour train ride away.
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People who buy quarter, semi and final
Packages are retarded.For a start, there is a decent shout you may end up watching other teams. Apparently, thousands were sold for 2007. Granted, as AB fans the chances are higher, but it only takes one shock pool result and we are up against England in the quarters and suddenly the semi and final are not looking so sure are they ...
Secondly, if you want to go the final, you usually can. I went to final in NZ on a weeks notice - cost me 3k NZD for tickets and flight from HK ... had a ticket for the 2015 if I wanted it too ... that was going to be 2.5k including flight. Friends of mine went to 2007 and didn't pay that much either.
And lastly, the true essence of the cup isnt the big matches. It's the pool games. Give yourself 2 weeks and watch a few games - catch an AB game and then maybe cheer on Samoa vs France, usa against Georgia, tonga vs Ireland etc etc. you'll have a much better time and won't have to pay those ridiculous prices.
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Agreed @MajorRage
Also, particularly for this RWC, if you have never been to Japan before you want to plan your own itinerary. Japan is my favorite holiday destination, and there are so many things to do. Some of the best times are just wandering around suburbs exploring (say Shimokitazawa or Kichijoji in Tokyo, or Shinsaibashi in Osaka). Japan has something for all tastes - high tech, video games, shrines and temples, gardens, awesome food, craft beers, naked public bathing...
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Result of the ballot for bundled tickets is released on Monday
Fingers and toes firmly crossed for this one.
Moderately hopeful in the sense that I don't really know how many locals will be that motivated to buy tickets more than 18 months out from the event. We shall see.
Agreed re travelling independently around Japan. The train system is such that you seldom need to book anything in advance, business hotels are pretty cheap and there are tons of different things you can busy yourself with.
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Got the bundle for the 3 pool games in Oita.
Wallabies vs Uruguay
All Blacks vs Qualifier
Wales vs FijiMissed out on the All Blacks bundle unfortunately.
Going to have a crack at single game tickets in May once the ballot becomes available.
Oita will go off over those few days. Now to start thinking about accommodation!
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Tickets for individual games go on sale in May. Will see what I can get, Oita will be a piss trip but want to take my son to a game somewhere as well. Doesn't really matter who is playing so might try getting tickets to see some of the minnows.
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Still baffled by the AB Tours package for the Oita game with hotel in Fukuoka given that transfers aren't part of the deal.
Game at 7.15pm kickoff with stadium 30 minutes from Oita train station.
Last possible train out of Oita for Fukuoka leaves at 9.43pm. Might take a while to get out of the stadium and I don't fancy people's chances of getting to the station on time.
I've pointed this out to them but I doubt they will listen. Still if they have any sense they will pull this package until they come up with a more satisfactory accommodation option. Plenty of resort style hotels just up the road from Oita in Beppu.
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Still baffled by the AB Tours package for the Oita game with hotel in Fukuoka given that transfers aren't part of the deal.
Game at 7.15pm kickoff with stadium 30 minutes from Oita train station.
Last possible train out of Oita for Fukuoka leaves at 9.43pm. Might take a while to get out of the stadium and I don't fancy people's chances of getting to the station on time.
I've pointed this out to them but I doubt they will listen. Still if they have any sense they will pull this package until they come up with a more satisfactory accommodation option. Plenty of resort style hotels just up the road from Oita in Beppu.
@rugger-quizzes Are those trains on the regular time table? If so, won't there be any extra trains, like they do here for special events?
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@rugger-quizzes Are those trains on the regular time table? If so, won't there be any extra trains, like they do here for special events?
@stargazer Unlikely there would be any special trains but I could be wrong.
9.43 is last scheduled express to Hakata (Fukuoka)
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Word is there could be special trains back from Oita to Fukuoka but I still wonder how many people are up for 6 hours of travel on a game day. Time will tell.
