Attending AKB48 handshakes: how-to (work in progress)

So it seems, ordered all 3 types. Now it's only a matter of seeing the timetables since my plane takes off next morning from Nagoya and it's several hours with shinkansen.

 

Thanks for the tips!

Like I said, got 3 LEs coming up from YesAsia, let's see if they deliver! Then it's only a matter of schedules, if I manage to do handshakes early in the day it's doable, since my flight back is the following morning. Just need to figure out how to get from Fukuoka to Nagoya without using Nozomi.

 

It's possible to catch the Sakura 568 at 6:42 pm and arrive at Shin Osaka at 9:25pm.

Then catch the Kodama 696 at 9:33pm to Nagoya arriving at 10:35 or the Kodama 698 ( last train) at 10:03pm to Nagoya arriving at 11:05pm.

That's a big commute my friend. I hope this info helps.

 

National handshakes are never early in the day. They usually start late and it's usually a mini live first, then they start lettin children, family, girls go at it first before letting remaining people in. Realistically speaking u won't be able to start any handshake till in the afternoon.

 

@Tuhis Just to add to the reply from @nobodywil regarding trains, when I visited Fukuoka last year and I went to book a seat on a Sakura for my return to Shin Osaka some 48 hours in advance I discovered that there was only one train in a 5-hour period which still had reservations open and even that was nearly full. Admittedly that was during the daytime, hopefully evening trains aren't so busy, but I'd advise reserving well in advance.

 

Seems I have to plan well in advance since I need to be at Chubu Centrair at 8:00 the following morning. Oh well, I am not a quitter so I'm prepared to sacrifice to idol gods to make this happen.

How much in advance are timetables for handshakes released?

 

Sweet! I managed already to make an account and set it up with my tenso address.

Now: since my tenso address is in romaji and tenso asks to shop with that, and chara-ani does not accept romaji names, what can be done?

 

GODDAMN. Just as I got finished with all the hurdles with tenso like address verificaiton and managed to apply.

edit: at least I managed to cancel that one while looking for an address.

Edit2: I am trying to suppress a lot of cursing right about now.

 

Chara-ani accepts romaji names.
You just have to input full-width uppercase characters.
ＦＵＬＬ ＷＩＤＴＨ ＵＰＰＥＲＣＡＳＥ

 

So it seemed but I still needed the katakana version of my name below.

So any tips on reliable people willing to help a bro out with forwarding?

 

I've used this site instead of Google translate for my name to katakana.

http://www.sljfaq.org/cgi/e2k.cgi

Wish I could help... but I live in Merica...

 

Yeah now everything seems sorted. Found a proxy from Stage48 shop area and re-applied for tickets.

Trial and error seems to work well! Now I got 2 tickets going for all Nao's sessions there and couple for Rara so I'm set! (Or at least should be. )

 

lol everyone you've been talking to mostly on this thread prolli have used my service at some point in their life.

Also I just want to throw it out there that recently event staffs have been a little more annoyed about Katakana names these days. I'd say if you can fit your FULL passport name in the spaces provided, use that instead of Katakana. To be honest, even if you can't you can just fit in what you can (eg, excluding out ur middle name). You would need to visit the information booth anyway regardless. I'm not sure how mu-mo and HKT's have been functioning but fortunemusic have been super strict about this. I have the habit of using my Katakana name from good old Chara Ani days because my full name wouldn't fit in the spaces provided. Well now with fortunemusic (NMB, Keyaki, Nogizaka, NGT) you have more than enough spaces to fill buncha roman letters. I actually have staffs at information booth ask me to start applying tickets in my full romaji, even thought I have papers with my Katakana name on it they feel like since Romaji is my legal one.

 

Actually I did put both romaji and katakana in there. No chance of fitting my middle name in there though.

 

Same here, I can enter my first name in Romaji and Katakana, but my middle name is far too long. However at Mumo I could fill in my whole name in Romaji

 

Goddammit zero wins this round.

Edit:aaaand those I wanted to see most sold out. Time for priority 2.

Edit:aaaaaand once again no. This is not going my way, it seems. And everything sold out so no more rounds.

 

I'd just like to thank everyone for all the info on this thread. I'm heading to the Osaka 2 shot on Saturday and this info is really helpful! If anywhere is going be there, let me know, it'd be nice to talk to someone lol!