Arashi 20th Anniversary Tour 5×20 (December 7th)

To be honest, I couldn’t believe that I actually hit the ballot for their 20th anniversary tour. This was THE tour for me, and not just because it’s their 20th anniversary. It marked my 10th anniversary as a fan, and their 5×10 concert was the first I’ve ever seen on DVD. When my late sister and I went for Arafes, we were awed by the sensation of being there, watching everyone walking by with the concert bags, hearing the sound of cicadas, because we had watched that DVD so many times. We had envisioned ourselves walking down that same path every time, and it was almost eerie how it felt when we were actually THERE.

Ideally, she would be the person I’d take with me for 5×20. Even my friend (whose address I used for my FC) had said that because hitting the ballot for the second time was such an impossible thing to do (we thought), that it felt like this was a gift from her, because I missed Japonism when she passed away. I normally don’t believe in sentimental stuff like that, but it really did feel that way.

Arashi & Eito in Nagoya and Tokyo

First of all – happy birthday, Oh-chan!

I really was planning to write a Juntoshi for the occasion but only managed one paragraph :p I guess I’m lacking in motivation again. Or is it inspiration that I’m lacking right now? Maybe both. I keep thinking about one of the Sakumoto fics that I’ve left unfinished for a long time, and really hope I could actually finish one of these days.

It’s also Maru’s birthday, and since now he’s kinda my 2番 in Eito, happy birthday to Maru, too!

I was planning to update earlier but kept being busy or sick or both and now I don’t think I even remember enough to write reports. But I’ll try.

Tokyo Dome

Tokyo Dome is the home stadium of two baseball teams – Yomiuri Giants and Nippon Ham. It seats about 55,000 and was completed in 1988. It’s accessible from Suidobashi Station (JR Chuo-Sobu, subway Mita lines), Korakuen Station (subway Marunouchi and Namboku lines), and Kasuga Station (Oedo line).

So far I’ve gone there from both Korakuen Stn (Exit 1 or 2) and Suidobashi Stn (Exit A2-A5) by subway. It’s easy to get to even on a normal day, but on concert days you can usually follow the crowd of Arashi fans – you’ll know them by their gear 😀

You can see Tokyo Dome’s seating chart here.

Day 2: Tokyo Dome

Today has been really incredible. So much so that I don’t know where to begin. The juntoshi cuteness, the sakumiya dorkiness, Sho doing T.A.B.O.O., and even the junba almost kiss… *happy sigh*