Sorry, I don’t really know, I’m a resident and only used the site once. Apparently they might only take JP payment methods too. You should actively *post* to Reddit yourself and ask there since those people are much more familiar with this all than I am!

Hi again, thank you for replying.
So, I’ve been checking Reddit forums but haven’t found much more information. There are no tickets available for foreigners on the official Takarazuka website. So I tried to buy them on ticket.co.jp.

The problem is that when I go to fill in my information, it asks me to enter my name and surname in Kanji and Katakana. Since I have a Spanish name and surname, I’m not sure how to complete the form—especially because it also has to match my ID, in my case, my passport.

Any ideas?

Hi! I got it sent via mail and I think that’s the usual way. I wouldn’t think they’d deliver outside of Japan though. For the name thing, from my understanding, it’s up to you if you want to risk it; in theory they could ask but in practice they rarely do (but having a Japanese name on the ticket and you not being Japanese might make them do that?) Mine didn’t have a name on it. I frankly don’t really know that much and only had this one-off experience, but /r/takarazuka – that’s where the seasoned experts are – will know a lot more and IMO would be a good place to poke around or ask!

We’ve been checking which tickets to buy since several options are available, but we’ve noticed a lot of instructions and tags that we don’t fully understand. Some tickets are mailed, others are handed over in person before the show starts, and some have the buyer’s name on them.

Could you explain how you managed to buy a ticket? Do they ask for ID to check if the name matches the person using the ticket, or how did you contact the seller if you arranged to meet near the theater? Anything you could tell us would be really helpful. Thank you!

Oh man, it’s been a while and I don’t remember everything in quite as high fidelity as when I saw it a year ago, but as I wrote, the bridge/train wreck scene was pretty amazing (as expected, honestly!)

Hi, I’m glad you liked the post & found it helpful! I don’t know too much about Takarazuka as this was my first show, and ticketing systems in Japan are often pretty idiosyncratic… I would expect *some* seat number to be on the ticket, though, unless it’s for the standing section maybe?

I would recommend posting about your situation with a picture of the ticket on the /r/takarazuka subreddit or in the affiliated Discord and maybe someone there can help. There’s other resources online too, both there and on TakaWiki, that can give you tips and advice (personally, I think a couple hours before would be good if you want to explore the area!) Enjoy!!

Thank you so much for the kind words!!! I sincerely hope you can, it was so fun!

Thanks a ton for taking the time to comment (and for the really nice feedback on Reddit too!!) Happy to hear you enjoyed it. Will do! :)