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Japan Baseball Tickets Online
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We're delighted to offer personal service for tickets to Japanese
games, but first an
entirely self-serving review:
Bob,
Everything was as promised. You
got us great seats,
tickets arrived at our hotel on time, and unused ticket dollars were refunded to us in
Japanese yen.
I've been to hundreds of major and minor league
games in the states, but this experience in Japan was more spectacular than most
all of them.
Will from Dallas
Click
Here for BUYER COMMENTS
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I’m often asked about getting tickets.
In the past I've suggested:
Stadium Ticket Windows
As you might guess, this is chancy
given baseball's
popularity, the habit of Japanese to purchase tickets well
in advance, and often sold out games.
Ticket
Outlets
I'd suggested advance-sale ticket
outlets, but found myself feeling bad as
so many became thwarted by failure to find an outlet, the
language barrier, payment hassles, limited ticket availability at such outlets and sold out games.
Japanese
Online
Online
services are not terribly helpful with their failure to accept out-of-country
credit cards, the
need for a Japanese
address/phone number, and the latest being online counterfeit ticket printing. I've also now had people tell me they were
barred entry because their printed ticket barcodes were not accepted.
Do
What We Do
For
those who want to be sure to see baseball, I
finally woke up to simply suggest doing what I, along with scouts and other
baseball personnel, do. Have Wayne Graczyk, a colleague in Japan,
get the tickets for you.
Wayne Graczyk was with the U.S. Air Force
in Japan and is now a baseball
columnist for The Japan Times, an interpreter for the Tokyo Giants television crew,
and the editor
for over 30 years of the Japan Baseball Media Guide.
There
aren't that many foreigners going to Japanese games, so Wayne has the time to do this for the few who do want to
go.
You pay Wayne exactly
what we do - a modest tip for his efforts in getting your tickets and having them
securely delivered to you. His tip is more than made up for in travel time and money saved, hassle
avoided, and peace of mind.
Wayne
also becomes your personal Baseball Concierge in Japan.
Further,
I'm happy to help you choose your game(s) based on your itinerary and idiosyncrasies
of each ballpark. You'll see my contact info below.
How
It Works
1.
Pick your game(s). Note that the
first team listed on the schedule is the home team as is custom in Japan.
Click
here for GAME SCHEDULES
2.
Order below with Visa, MasterCard,
American Express, Discover or PayPal.
3.
Your tickets are securely couriered to your hotel or other address in Japan.
Guaranteed
Ticket Delivery
Tickets
will arrive by courier to your hotel
or other address anywhere in Japan. Guaranteed.
We've
never failed to have tickets delivered as promised.
If you have a delivery address other
than a hotel you can simply email it to us.
Tickets are never left without a signature.
All hotel front desks will
sign for the tickets and hold them for you.
If you
happen to live in Japan, are staying with friends, renting an apartment or the
like, you must be sure someone is at your address to sign for the ticket
envelope. There is a three-hour window of time during which the tickets
will arrive.
Once
we purchase tickets on your behalf they're subject to the same terms under which we buy
them, which is the usual baseball ticket lingo: No refunds or
exchanges. All sales final.
Stadiums
to Visit
If
you're in Tokyo there are five teams from which to choose. The Giants and
Swallows are in central Tokyo, while the BayStars are in nearby Yokohama. The Lions
are in west Tokyo and the Marines in east Tokyo. As a hedge against rain, the Giants
and Lions play in domes.
In
looking at games in Tokyo, an often overlooked fact is that the Swallows play in
a continually rejuvenated old-time park that once hosted Babe
Ruth.
In
the greater Osaka area you can choose from the Buffaloes, Dragons and Tigers. The Dragons and Buffaloes
play in domes.
The
Fighters are in Sapporo, the Hawks in Fukuoka, the Eagles in Sendai, and the
Carp in Hiroshima. The Fighters and Hawks play in domes.
Any
Tigers game, home or away, is a tough ticket so you'll want to give as much
lead time as possible.
Click
Here for TEAM LOCATOR MAP
In
Case of Rain
If
there's a rainout Wayne is happy to help you with that.
Your
Seat Location
You'll have
reserved seats as close to home plate and as close to an
aisle as we can get them.
Don't
wait to order. Tickets tend to go fast.
We
suggest you order your tickets as soon as you know your date and let us get
after them, rather than writing to ask if tickets are available. We've
come to notice over time that in many cases by the time the buyer the finally
orders after asking us, that the buyer has lost the chance for better seats or
the game becomes sold out.
If
you order and the games does happen to be sold out, we'll let you know and offer
suggestions for alternate games or a full and complete refund at your choice.
Youth/Senior
Prices and Post-Season Play
Teams
have no youth or senior prices available in any reserved seat section.
We
don't do tickets to post-season play because of the limited lead time once teams
are known and almost immediate sellouts.
Ticket Pricing
Pricing is
$43 per ticket. This gives us enough cash on hand to get you a good reserved
seat at any park.
You
never pay more than the actual cost of the ticket. Any change we get back from
your ticket purchase is included
in your ticket envelope.
Prices
in Japan vary widely depending on the home team, day of week, and opponent. Some
tickets will cost less than others or at times there may be price
promotions that Wayne uncovers.
Credit
Card Fee
Each
ticket is charged the $1.50 per ticket credit card fee that the
credit card company charges us to complete the transaction.
Wayne's
Fee
$50 per
different stadium,
not per same stadium or per ticket or per team, is what Wayne receives for getting your tickets and for being sure your
tickets
are properly delivered to you in Japan.
He
is available to you while you're in Japan. You'll have all his contact information.
He has proven very helpful in answering questions and offering
assistance on a variety of topics.
Courier
Fee
There's
a $9 courier fee per address in Japan to where you'd like the tickets
delivered.
To
Sum Up
| Ticket Price |
$43 each |
Any
change we receive will be returned to you in your ticket envelope. |
| Credit Card
Fee |
$1.50 per
ticket |
Amount credit card company
charges to process your transaction. |
| Total
Ticket Cost |
$44.50 per
ticket ($43 ticket price + $1.50 credit card fee) |
This amount will show on
your order form as the per ticket price. |
| Wayne's
Handling |
$50 per
different stadium (not per same stadium, or per ticket or per team) |
Wayne uses his contacts and
knowledge to get you the best available seats. |
| Courier
Shipping |
$9 per
address |
Cost to hand-deliver
tickets to you in Japan. |
| Total
Shipping/Handling |
$59 shipping/handling
($50 handling + $9 shipping) |
This amount will show on
your order form as shipping and handling. |
Examples
An order for two
tickets is: Two tickets at $44.50 is $89, plus $59 for the shipping and
handling to total $148
An order for four
tickets is: Four tickets at $44.50 is $178, plus $59 for shipping and
handling to total $237.
Don't
Freak Out: If you choose more than one game, the form defaults
to bill again for the $59 shipping and handling. When, after
reviewing your order, we
understand exactly how many different delivery addresses and stadiums you may have, we will immediately
refund any appropriate amount.
Ordering Hints
Feel
free to order tickets without yet having your hotel. You
can always email us that information later. Don't
worry, we'll remind
you.
We
can take all major credit cards. We do our credit card processing through PayPal,
the largest such processor in the world. We
never see any of your credit card information.
Be
sure to have Info@JapanBall.com listed
as an address that will get through any spam blocker you may have.
To
have the best seating available, order your tickets as
soon as you can. Should your game be sold out, you can either pick an
alternate game or take a full refund.
Wayne,
by the way, rarely gets shut out.
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Japan
Pro Baseball Fan Handbook and Media
Guide
Few teams offer any sort of daily scorecard or
program and, if they do, they are rudimentary and in Japanese.
I
do not mean to be a salesperson, but allow me to suggest that
you may get more
insight into what's going on at the stadium and find the
game that much more enjoyable with the Japan Pro Baseball
Fan Handbook and Media
Guide in English.
While
there is no scorecard in the Guide, there is a great deal of information
about the teams, the individual players, and records, plus loads of other data
about Japanese pro baseball.
You
can order the Guide below for delivery with your tickets for its regular price of
$16.95 with no shipping charge.
Finally, and most importantly,
if you have any questions or concerns, please contact me at:
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ORDER HERE
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(Shopping Cart will open in a
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First, fill in HOME TEAM and GAME DATE.
Then click ADD
TO CART below. (Choose the number of
tickets after you press ADD TO CART.) When looking at Japanese schedules note that the
first team listed is the home team. Click
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Second, enter your hotel
name and the name under which your room will be registered. Then click ADD
TO CART below.
(If
you don't have this information now, no problem, we'll remind you about it later
by email.)
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Third, we invite you to give us your
phone
number in the unlikely event we need to contact
you. Then click
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Finally, you may order a Media Guide to be
delivered with your tickets by clicking ADD
TO CART below.
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