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Japan Baseball Tickets Online
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We're delighted to offer our personal service
to get you tickets to Japanese
games, but first an
entirely self-serving review:
Bob,
Thanks for helping me get baseball tickets to the
games in Japan.
Everything was as promised. Great seats,
tickets arrived at our hotel on time, and unused ticket dollars refunded to us in
yen.
I've been to hundreds of major and minor league
games in the states, and this experience in Japan was more spectacular than most
all of them.
Thanks again.
Will from Dallas
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I’d often been asked
about getting tickets for people traveling to Japan.
It can be tough.
At
the Stadium Ticket Windows
You can try for tickets
on game day, but this is chancy given the
popularity of the game and the habit of the Japanese to purchase tickets well
in advance.
If you
have time to be disappointed at the stadium ticket window, then you'll be fine.
But when traveling I take the view that my time is valuable.
That
what I'm really buying with travel is time and I’m loathe to waste it.
At
the Ticket Kiosk
I used to suggest that
folks who were arriving in Japan days before a game to try an advance-sale
ticketing kiosk. But I found myself feeling bad as they became thwarted by
large amounts of time in unfamiliar territory trying to find the kiosk, the
language barrier, payment hassles, a limited availability of tickets or often
sold out games.
My
Answer
I began
to keep my eyes open for the right person in Japan I trusted, who could get
tickets, and have them securely delivered.
We now have such a
fellow who has lived in Japan with his family for years
and who is very familiar with all the teams and their differing ticketing
practices.
There is a modest
service fee for his efforts in going to get your tickets and having them
delivered, which is more than made up for in your travel time saved, hassle
avoided and peace of mind.
And
he becomes your Baseball Concierge in Japan!
How
It Works
It's
spelled out in detail below, but the short form is:
1.
Look at the game schedules.
2.
Pick your game(s) giving us a much lead time as you can, but no less than one
week.
3.
Order online with your credit card or PayPal.
4.
Your tickets are couriered to your hotel or other address that you designate
in Japan.
We
do not deliver tickets to addresses outside of Japan. To do so would be
very costly using FedEx or similar service, and not worth doing so given the
extreme reliability of the Japan courier service.
Please
Read All This
We
guarantee delivery of your tickets by courier service to your Japan hotel
or other address anywhere in Japan you give us.
We've
never failed to have tickets delivered as promised.
Should there be a rainout you may be able to get your money back from the
team. Unlike in the United States, where you never get a refund, most
often you can in Japan right there at the ballpark!.
We're
not able to be responsible or offer refunds for cancelled games. Having
said that, however, we do assist in getting you a refund for rain outs and, on
the rare occasion this has happened, we have always gotten the money back,
though it's just not something we can guarantee.
We also cannot be
responsible for your hotel's failure to deliver your
tickets to you once we have confirmation that your tickets are in your hotel's
possession or that the tickets have been otherwise delivered to your delivery
address.
Once
we purchase the tickets on your behalf they are subject to the same terms and
conditions under which we buy them for you. That is, no refunds or
exchanges. All sales are final.
Your
Seat Location
Your seats will be
reserved seats between the foul poles as close to home plate and as close to an
aisle as we can get them.
People
sometimes ask about tickets in the outfield organized cheering
sections. Those tickets are not available to the general public and, while
you can generally wander nearby to check out the action, you'll not be permitted
to sit there.
Youth/Senior
Prices and Post-Season Play
There
are no youth or senior prices available in any of the reserved seat sections.
We are
not able to commit to get tickets to any games for post-season play because of
the limited lead time with the uncertainty of teams in post-season play, and
with those games generally being immediate sellouts when tickets finally go
on sale.
Stadiums
to Visit
If
you're in the Tokyo area, there are five teams from which to choose. The Giants,
Swallows and BayStars in nearby Yokohama in the Central League. The Lions
and Marines are in the Pacific League.
The Giants and Lions
play in domed stadiums and, therefore, offer a hedge against rain that you may
want to seriously consider.
In
the greater Osaka area you can choose from the Dragons and Tigers in the Central
League, and the Buffaloes in the Pacific League.
The
Dragons and Buffaloes play in domes.
Any
Tigers game, home or away, is a tough ticket and so you'll want to give as much
lead time as possible.
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Here’s How to Order
Check the game schedule. When looking at Japanese schedules, note that the
first team listed is the home team, as is custom in Japan. For
schedules please see:
Click
here for GAME SCHEDULES
The
pricing is $40 per ticket.
$40 per ticket allows us to get you a good ticket. We'll buy the best
available seat up to $40 and return any change to you in Japanese yen in the
ticket envelope.
A
ticket purchase fee of $50 per stadium is what our fellow in Japan receives for
him going to get your tickets
from his sources, sometimes public, sometimes private, and for being sure the
tickets
are properly delivered to your hotel or other Japan address.
He
times ticket purchases for his optimal chance to get the best tickets since
many tickets go on sale in Japan in a rolling sort of way. Teams often
don't open tickets for single game sales early as is done in the U.S.
He
makes it a point to know when things come on sale and he well understands
the ticket idiosyncrasies of each team.
He
is also your contact in Japan and we give you all his contact information.
He has proven very helpful in answering questions for folks and has assisted in
other instances where people have had problems.
The
$10 courier fee is per address in Japan where you would like the tickets
delivered for as many stadiums, games or tickets ordered.
Finally,
there is $2.20 fee per ticket for the credit
card company transaction fees they charge us. We simply pass that cost
along.
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Upon receipt of your payment we get to work on your
tickets.
We will e-mail you when your payment arrives and
coordinate delivery information. We'll also give you
all our contact information in Japan in case you have ticket issues while there, along with
other information including stadium location, etc.
You
do not need the delivery info to order your tickets. The delivery info can
come later.
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Completing the Order Form
The earlier you order the better, but we need at least one week
lead time.
The form at the bottom of this page doesn't ask for much.
1. Your Delivery Address,
if you have it now
Feel
free to order tickets without yet having your delivery information. You
can always send on that information later when you get it.
The ticket order form asks for basic
hotel info. We'll get the hotel address off the web and confirm it with
you.
If you have a delivery address other
than a hotel you can simply email it to me.
There
must be someone at your delivery address to sign for the ticket envelope, such
as a hotel front desk, an apartment concierge, or you simply being there.
Tickets are never left without a signature. All hotel front desks will
sign for the tickets and hold for you.
2. Home Team and Game Date
Simply fill in the form below with: The Home
Team and the Game Date. Remember that the Home Team is listed first on the
Japanese schedules.
Choose the number of
tickets you want after you press the ADD TO CART button, which takes you to the
next page.
Put in the number/quantity of tickets (QTY) you
want on that next page. Then push the UPDATE CART button.
On that next page you'll also see a $60 fee for shipping
and handling. That represents the $50 fee for the fellow who will get
your
tickets and the $10 courier fee to your hotel.
Note: If you choose more than one game, it will
bill you for more than one ticket fee and courier fee. When, by email, we
understand how many delivery addresses and different stadiums you may have, we will immediately
refund the appropriate amount.
You'll also see that the tickets are $42.20. That is the
normal $40 for each ticket, plus
$2.20 to pay for the credit
card company fees that they charge us for using a credit card.
You may pay this using Visa, MasterCard,
American Express, Discover or PayPal.
For security purposes the credit card company,
Pay Pal, asks for your address,
e-mail address and phone number.
3.
Media
Guide and Fan Handbook
Very
few teams offer any sort of daily scorecard or program. And, if they do, they are rudimentary and, of course, in Japanese.
I don't
mean to be a salesperson, but simply allow me to say that I'm certain you'll get
more insight into what's going on at the stadium and find the game that much
more enjoyable with a copy of Wayne Graczyk’s Japan Pro Baseball Media
Guide and Fan Handbook.
You
can order it below for delivery along with your tickets with no shipping charge.
If you have
questions, please e-mail me at Bob@JapanBall.com
or use the question box in the Contact Us page
being sure to include your correct e-mail where it asks for it.
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First, if you happen to know it, enter your hotel
name and the name under which your room will be registered, then click the ADD
TO CART below.
(If
you don't have this information now, no problem, we'll get it later using the email address
you'll use here while ordering.)
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Next, fill in the HOME TEAM and GAME
DATE,
then click the ADD
TO CART below. (Choose the number of
tickets after you press the ADD TO CART button. Put the number/quantity of tickets (QTY) you
want. Then push the UPDATE CART button.)
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Next, if you like, order a Media Guide to be
delivered with your tickets by clicking the ADD
TO CART below.
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and Fan Handbook - $14.95 (No shipping charge. Delivered with
tickets.)
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Order on our Secure Server with VISA, MasterCard, American
Express, Discover or PayPal.
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PayPal, the world's largest internet payment facilitator, handles
our transactions.
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PayPal will ask for your credit card billing address. They
will also ask for your phone number and email address, but only to confirm the
purchase if necessary.
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We at JapanBall see only your e-mail address and use that to
coordinate ticket details with you...and for no other purpose.
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