Nijigasaki High School Idol Club 8th Live! TOKIMEKI Express

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This concert will be held in Osaka and Tokyo. It will likely feature the songs from the movie Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Final Chapter Part 2.

Official website: https://www.lovelive-anime.jp/nijigasaki/live/live_detail.php?p=8thlive

Basic Info

Jun 6-7: Osaka

  • Day 1: 2026-06-06 (Saturday), Doors 16:00 / Starts 17:00
  • Day 2: 2026-06-07 (Sunday), Doors 14:00 / Starts 15:00
  • Venue: Osaka-jo Hall

Jun 13-14: Tokyo

  • Day 1: 2026-06-13 (Saturday), Doors 16:00 / Starts 17:00
  • Day 2: 2026-06-14 (Sunday), Doors 14:00 / Starts 15:00
  • Venue: Keio Arena TOKYO (formerly known as Musashino Forest Sport Plaza Main Arena)

In-person Tickets (Overseas): Osaka

There will be official ticket and hotel packages available to overseas fans for both legs. Applications will be done by lottery.

Official website: https://entame.knt.co.jp/tour/2026/06/tokimeki_express/en/tour_osaka.html

Package Types

This is what each participant will get in each plan:

  • Plan A: 1 ticket for Jun 6 concert + 1 ticket for Jun 7 concert + 3-night hotel stay for Jun 5-8
  • Plan B: 1 ticket for Jun 6 concert + 2-night hotel stay for Jun 5-7
  • Plan C: 1 ticket for Jun 7 concert + 2-night hotel stay for Jun 6-8

Pricing:

  • Plan A: 105000 yen per person in a twin room; 107000 yen for 1 person in a single room
  • Plans B/C: 77500 yen per person in a twin room; 79500 yen for 1 person in a single room

In addition to the ticket(s) and hotel, each participant will get "cheering goods". (There is no information about what specifically this may include.)

Ticketing/Application Process

  • Apply within: 2026-03-11 19:00 to 2026-03-16 23:59
  • The lottery result will be emailed to you on or after 2026-03-19.
  • If you are selected, you will pay by credit card (in yen) at the URL sent to you.
  • Payments are scheduled to be processed between 2026-03-19 12:00 and 2026-03-25 12:00.
  • You'll need to bring your passport to pick up your ticket(s) (and to get into Japan).

In-person Tickets (Overseas): Tokyo

There will be official ticket and hotel packages available to overseas fans for both legs. It's the first time they're offering packages for more than one leg of the same live! Applications will be done by lottery.

Official website: https://entame.knt.co.jp/tour/2026/06/tokimeki_express/en/tour_tokyo.html

Package Types

This is what each participant will get in each plan:

  • Plan A: 1 ticket for Jun 13 concert + 1 ticket for Jun 14 concert + 3-night hotel stay for Jun 12-15
  • Plan B: 1 ticket for Jun 13 concert + 2-night hotel stay for Jun 12-14
  • Plan C: 1 ticket for Jun 14 concert + 2-night hotel stay for Jun 13-15

Pricing:

  • Plan A: 116000 yen per person in a twin room; 125000 yen for 1 person in a single room
  • Plans B/C: 87500 yen per person in a twin room; 91500 yen for 1 person in a single room

In addition to the ticket(s) and hotel, each participant will get "cheering goods". (There is no information about what specifically this may include.)

Ticketing/Application Process

  • Apply within: 2026-04-01 19:00 to 2026-04-06 23:59
  • The lottery result will be emailed to you on or after 2026-04-10.
  • If you are selected, you will pay by credit card (in yen) at the URL sent to you.
  • Payments are scheduled to be processed between 2026-04-10 12:00 and 2026-04-15 12:00.
  • You'll need to bring your passport to pick up your ticket(s) (and to get into Japan).

In-person Tickets (Japan)

To obtain a ticket to attend, you (usually) must enter a lottery, and if you win you'll get to pay for the ticket. If there are still tickets left after all the lottery rounds, there may be first-come-first-serve sales.

Ticketing for Love Live! concerts is almost always on the e+ website. Click here for a guide to ticket applications on e+. (If you applied for tickets before 2020, some things have changed, so you may want to read this.)

Ticket Types

  • Regular (全席指定): 13500 yen (tax in)
  • Seat with caveats (注釈付き指定席): 13500 yen (tax in)
  • Standing-only (立見): 13000 yen (tax in)
  • U-20 Discount Ticket: 6750 yen (tax in)

Notes:

  • The first 3 types can also have bonus merchandise added (グッズ付き). This merchandise is a B5-sized acrylic panel with an acrylic badge set.
  • The seats with caveats will have parts of the stage, monitors, or performance blocked or difficult to see.
  • The "U-20" tickets are valid for attendees who will be less than 20 years old on the day of the event. They will be sold starting from the "open" (meaning anyone with an account can apply) sales rounds, after the lotteries that require codes from merchandise. You'll need to bring an ID that can be used to verify your age. (If you're reading this, that would likely be your passport.)

Osaka Lottery #1: Sazameki no Machikado CD

Each copy of the Nijigasaki Final Chapter 2 soundtrack CD, out 2026-02-04, includes a code to enter this lottery.

  • Apply within: 2026-02-04 12:00 to 2026-02-23 18:00
  • Results/payment: 2026-02-28 13:00 to 2026-03-03 21:00
  • You can submit one application for each session. On each application, you can apply for either 1, 2, 3, or 4 tickets. (For each application, you either win or lose—if the application is for 2 tickets, you win either 2 tickets or 0 tickets.)

Osaka Lottery #2: Open Lottery

This is open to anyone with a Japanese e+ account.

  • Apply at: https://eplus.jp/nijigasaki8th/
  • Apply within: 2026-03-07 12:00 to 2026-04-05 23:59
  • Results/payment: 2026-04-11 13:00 to 2026-04-14 21:00
  • For regular/caveat/standing tickets, you can apply for either 1, 2, 3, or 4 tickets. (For each application, you either win or lose—if the application is for 2 tickets, you win either 2 tickets or 0 tickets.)
  • U-20 tickets are offered in this lottery. You can only apply for up to 2 U-20 tickets.

Osaka Lottery #3: Open Lottery (Round 2)

This is open to anyone with a Japanese e+ account.

  • Apply at: https://eplus.jp/nijigasaki8th/
  • Apply within: 2026-04-18 12:00 to 2026-05-17 23:59
  • Results/payment: 2026-05-22 13:00
  • For regular/caveat/standing tickets, you can apply for either 1, 2, 3, or 4 tickets. (For each application, you either win or lose—if the application is for 2 tickets, you win either 2 tickets or 0 tickets.)
  • U-20 tickets are offered in this lottery. You can only apply for up to 2 U-20 tickets.
  • Payment is by credit card only.

Tokyo Lottery #1: Nijigasaki Final Chapter 2 Blu-ray

Each copy of the Nijigasaki Final Chapter 2 Blu-ray, out 2026-03-25, includes a code to enter this lottery.

  • Apply within: 2026-03-25 12:00 to 2026-04-19 18:00
  • Results/payment: 2026-04-25 13:00 to 2026-04-28 21:00
  • You can submit one application for each session. On each application, you can apply for either 1, 2, 3, or 4 tickets. (For each application, you either win or lose—if the application is for 2 tickets, you win either 2 tickets or 0 tickets.)

Want to order the CD/BD?

CDJapan ships overseas, and from personal experience (shipping to the US), items come fairly quickly if you order ahead and choose DHL/FedEx. Links to buy from CDJapan:

Lottery Media

CDJapan often marks the "first press" as sold out quite early, but this just means the first batch of CDs they've gotten has sold out. They can receive more CDs from their supplier, and these will almost always still have application codes. (I have yet to hear from anyone that has not received a CD with an application code within the lottery period.)

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