I'm goign to be in town in April and want to go and watch Cerezo Osaka play. Any idea how I go about getting tickets?
City rivals Gamba Osaka let you buy tickets online but there's no such option on the Cerezo website. Can anyone help?
Re: Soccer/Football Tickets
by Bilimari
Once you are in Japan, you can purchase a ticket via phone, ticket shops like Pia, and at convenient stores such as Lowson, 7-11 and Framily mart. Before you leave for Japan, you can purchase tickets online from several sites, but unfortunately, none of them have English pages.
Perhaps, as soon as you book accommodations for the trip, ask a concierge to book a ticket for you?
You could also try calling one of the ticket offices to book a ticket. See numbers here: http://www.j-league.or.jp/eng/jomocup/ticket.html
Re: Soccer/Football Tickets
by SfumatoPants
You can buy them at the stadium ticket window before the game starts. The games are unlikely to be sold out, so I would consider this to be the most convenient method.
Re: Soccer/Football Tickets
by dru46
While you can buy tickets in advance, and usually a few hundred yen off, it's easy to buy tickets at the stadium, as mentioned. Just show up about an hour or so early. No more than 2 or you'll be waiting outside for sure. I think doors open around 1 hour before the game, usually. Free seating is not too bad but if you have a lot of people in a group, you might have trouble sitting together if you get there 30 minutes before the game. Not sure of Cerezo but Gamba games should be busy.
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