Holofes 2024

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Holofes is in 3 weeks! I figure now that the lotteries are over, most anons have their plans set in stone. And since the catalog isn't on fire, I wanted to make one more thread.
Who else is attending Holofes in person? I'll be in Tokyo from the 10th to the 17th, so I'd be up for meeting up early if anyone is up for it. Also, stage 1 only here.

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>>69846101
Will be arriving on the 15th (JP time), I will see you there Anon. Look forward to experiencing what they have for us this year, the concept looks promising !

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>>69846101
>Who else is attending Holofes in person?
Me
>I'll be in Tokyo from the 10th to the 17th
8th - 17th
>Also, stage 1 only here.
Stage 2 only here

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happy for you chads going in person
I'm broke so I'll be fishing for a comfy restream

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>>69846409
I'm sure you'll be able to go one day, anon. At least you can enjoy watching all the concerts comfortably at home.

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>>69846544
>one day
That is the dream

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>>69846101
I'm there the 14th-20th. Got all stages, only day one of the expo.
Haven't booked my hotel yet, have no plans, and very minimal Japanese capability.
I'm doomed.

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>>69846101
i will watch from my home . I hope everyone enjoys the show

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>>69847960
>Haven't booked my hotel yet
everything in a 20 kilometer radius of makuhari messe is full
get airbnb or take a scenic journey from the other side of tokyo and back 2 days in a row

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>>69847960
You don't need to have plans, but book your hotel already! Anywhere along the yamanote line is good, I think. I'll be staying in Ueno.
> Got all stages, only day one of the expo.
I know I can't complain, but I'm so jealous anon.

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>>69846409
Chilling in ddlg like the rest of the poors? That's my plan.

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>>69848340
Oh, I was always planning on getting a hotel in Tokyo proper and just taking a train in Sat/Sun, since the other 3 days of the trip I plan on just walking around the city.
>>69848444
Any recs for booking a hotel? I've never booked a hotel internationally, do I just Google it. I got profoundly lucky with getting all stages, I know. I assume I'll die while I'm there as a consequence, but as long as it's after the concert, I don't care.

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>>69848704
Oh, you can just use one of those hotel booking sites. I used expedia, searched for different areas around central tokyo and looked at the map view. If you want to save money, filter for something under $100 per night. Capsule hotels and hostels are the cheapest, but if you want a private space make sure you avoid those. APA is one of the common cheap hotel chains there that you can look for.

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>>69846101
I bought the trains, planes and hotels tickets to go there I only won the lottery for the Expo though

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>>69848704
Apa, Tokoyo, Sotetsu Fresa, Dormy, Super Hotel

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>>69850912
Mel...

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>>69849273
Be careful with booking,com though, as there's been some fuckery where everyone that had an active booking via them worldwide was sent phishing emails to them and gorillions were defrauded. Booking blames the hotels, the hotels blame booking. Who's to blame?
Fuck them I book direct with the hotels. Sometimes better perks because the hotels prefer you cut out the middleman and book direct. I'm inclined to believe that, depending on the context, a hotel's going to be more "helpful" to a guest that booked direct vs one that used one of these sites. Dunno.

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>>69851141
+1 for fuck booking.com, use them to find places then contact the places directly

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>>69851141
You can always look for the hotel using one of those sites and then just book from their website directly.

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>>69846101
Did anyone buy one of those gaijin JTB holo passes? I kinda wish they'd tell us which hotel we get before the 5th ffs.

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>>69846101
i was a fucking retard and thought the stream cost was only $19 usd (did my conversion wrong)
spent $190 instead
it's fine though, i was planning on watching either way. but hopefully after my finances stabilize a bit, I can fly to Japan to experience it live
have a great time holochads! we stay winning.

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Bump. We better sing some karaoke together while we're there, by the way.

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>>69853502
I'm attending by myself.
However history shows that 4chin meetups usually end with mixed to bad results, with the latter being far more likely.

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>>69853738
Do what you're comfortable with anon, but I'm pretty sure you can just use common sense and not do things like eat a stranger's brownies.

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>>69846101
buy an ad

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>>69857145
What's the point of advertising Holofes if it's sold out?

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have fun boys

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I got tickets for all three main stages and Expo day 2. I live in Tokyo but west of the Yamanote Line so I got a hotel in Funabashi to make sure I don't have to travel an hour both ways to Makuhari.

Whether or not I'll be up for anything after the event depends on my energy level. I go to a lot of events but waking up early has never been one of my strong suits and adrenaline from the shows themselves only last so long.

I went to the Expo last year so I recommend arriving early if you wanted to look at everything. Don't forget to schedule merch and food pick-ups too.

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>>69860955
I've got stage1&2, expo the next day.
Is there anything to eat around there between concerts?

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>>69860955
I'm sure I can check this myself, but do you know if you need expo tickets to get the food?

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>>69846409
Stream watchers and VOD gang are also valid. If I see a camera, I will cheer and wave at you Anon !

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>>69860955
Also live in Tokyo, I don't go to Holofes but from BA and Wonfes experience this anon is right, if you want to suffer less get a hotel in Chiba

Especially if you intend to take Keiyo line, you get fucked by the Disney goers stopping at Maihama and at the wrong times its miserable

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>>69862065
NB on cameras, though not the event ones I mean the ones you carry around for snaps: they're totally verboten on the day. If they find one in your bag entering a Live you'll be kicked out apparently. Just a reminder for any /p/hags thinking of bringing your gear with you. I don't know about the expo though.

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>>69862809
People were taking lots of pictures at the expo in the last few years, but it's probably not worth the risk.

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>>69863051
Yeah it was just something I noticed in their conditions of entry to the concert hall. Assume they don't have a cloakroom/lockers to store your shit outside.

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>>69861893
There's a bunch of restaurants right around the station along with convenience stores and food stalls on the way to and at the Messe.

>>69862049
Yeah, you need to be able to enter the expo for the Hololive-themed food. You can still buy merch even if you only have a concert ticket, though.

>>69862506
Getting on the Keiyo Line from Tokyo is miserable but I found an alternate route that lets me transfer at Shin-Kiba so I only have to deal with the Gisney crowd for 2 stops.

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>>69851141
This exactly, I direct booked in the hotel during our trip to taipei heck we even got a bargain price lower even that on booking.com price lol

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>>69863900
Around where do you live? Is that the Saikyo one where you stay on at Rinkai until Shin-Kiba (basically the non-Yurikamome route to Big Sight)

Also March is peak Disney season isn't it, they do that holiday discount for students