/jp/ - Otaku Culture

>>37735564
You just need an account on Openrec to buy a ticket, they don't require a Japanese address or anything, unlike eplus/PIA. You can easily pay using a foreign card, too. I use Revolut, for example.
The process is pretty straightforward. I think you can even change the language to English somewhere.

As for the VPN, install OpenVPN, then go to https://www.vpngate.net/..
There you'll find a lot of Japanese VPNs, I'd advise going for those with less active sessions, but with relatively high throughput. You'll have to try out a few and check how well they work.
To connect, you have to download the OpenVPN config file. Get the one with a hostname and UDP protocol (though those with bare IPs and TCP should work too).
If you use the GUI then launch the program, right click on the icon in the system tray and import the file you want to use. Right click again and you'll see a new item on the list, that's your VPN. Click connect and that's all. Don't forget to disconnect when you're done.
You can also use OpenVPN from the command line if you wish, "openvpn --config your_config_file.ovpn" is what you're looking for. Run with sudo on Linux.

Try to find a few reliable VPNs and test them on other streams right before the concert to have some backups. While there are some that are hosted 24/7 at universities, the less popular ones are usually operated by people on their own, so you can never be sure that they're gonna work when you need them.