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Collective thread for Japanese ice shows taking place during the off-season (after WTT and before the start of the Challenger series). Please feel free to add (broadcast) information, pictures, videos, reports and fluff for the shows that don’t have their own thread. :)
 
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Shows that have already taken place:



Ice Explosion 2023
produced by Daisuke Takahashi

https://www.ice-explosion.com/
https://www.instagram.com/ice_explosion_official_account/

Shin-Yokohama (the first leg took place during the season)

Dates: 6-8 January
Venue: KOSÉ Shin-Yokohama Skate Center (2-11 Shin-Yokohama, Kohoku, Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture)


Fukuoka

Dates: 12-14 May
Venue: Ovision Ice Arena Fukuoka (15.01.30 Chiyo, Hakata, Fukuoka city, Fukuoka prefecture)


Cast:
  • Kana Muramoto & Daisuke Takahashi
  • Shizuka Arakawa
  • Kaitlyn Weaver & Andrew Poje
  • Massimo Scali
  • Kanako Murakami
  • Rika Hongo
  • Kazuki Tomono
  • Michal Brezina
  • Sena Miyake
  • Yuka Orihara & Juho Pirinen
  • Yura Min
  • Adrienne Carhart (her partner Oleksandre Kolosovski couldn’t make it to Fukuoka due to visa issues)
  • Hirokazu Kobayashi
  • Kohei Yoshino
  • Marie Ogawa
  • Kiki Nakanishi

Only Shin-Yokohama:
  • Satoko Miyahara
  • Jason Brown
  • Kao Miura
  • Nao Kida & Masaya Morita
  • Oleksandre Kolosovski

Only Fukuoka:
  • Shun Sato
  • Rinka Watanabe
  • Sumitada Moriguchi
  • David Shapiro


Skating order and Video Links (removed the following content from the show announcement thread):

Shin-Yokohama:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CnB67cUJ_1Z/


The full show was broadcasted in March (starts at 00:35):

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1U_sGR50fVF14Xflix7PzIkqduBKC7hkg/view?usp=sharing


Separate videos taken from the highlights broadcast in January (contains several different camera angles):


Fukuoka:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CsIZKyHJnsM/


Audience footage of the three group numbers + the finale, which were allowed to be filmed and shared:





Bloom on Ice 2023​

https://kyotouji-ice.jp/bloom-on-ice-2023/

Dates: 22-23 April
Venue: Kinoshita Academy Kyoto Ice Arena, Orii-24 Uji, Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture


Broadcast on Jsports 4:
  • Matinee performance on April 22, 2023: Monday, July 10, 2023 from 10:00 p.m.
  • Soiree performance on April 22, 2023: Monday, July 17, 2023 from 10:00 p.m.
  • Matinee performance on April 23, 2023: Friday, August 11 from 02:15 p.m.
  • Soiree performance on April 23, 2023: Sunday, August 20, 2023, from 06:30 p.m.

Cast:
  • Riku Miura & Ryuichi Kihara
  • Kana Muramoto & Daisuke Takahashi
  • Mao Shimada
  • Hana Yoshida
  • Ikura Kushida
  • Ayumi Shibayama
  • Haruna Murakami
  • Azusa Tanaka
  • Koshiro Shimada
  • Sumitada Moriguchi
  • Shunsuke Nakamura
  • Lucas Tsuyoshi Honda
  • Sena Takahashi
  • Ryoga Morimoto
  • Haruna Murakami & Sumitada Moriguchi
  • Nao Kida & Masaya Morita




Rinkai Sports Center – 50th anniversary

http://rinkai.rocket3.net/

Date: 21 May
Venue: Osaka Prefectural Rinkai Sports Center


Broadcast on GAORA Sports (https://www.gaora.co.jp/winter/3748950):
  • August 6 (19.00-21.00 local time)
  • August 20 (19.00-21.00 local time)
  • August 26 (10.00-12.00 local time)

Cast:
  • Kana Muramoto & Daisuke Takahashi
  • Kanako Murakami
  • Keiji Tanaka
  • Yuma Kagiyama
  • Tatsuki Machida (was present, but didn’t perform)


Report:

Yuma Kagiyama made a surprise appearance.

https://hochi.news/articles/20230521-OHT1T51272.html?page=1

Excerpt (machine translation):

When Kagiyama appeared as a surprise guest, he was greeted with the biggest cheer of the day. He mesmerised the audience with two programs, including an encore, and said: "I was very nervous, but I was able to concentrate on my performance. The audience welcomed me warmly and it was a good memory."

In the 2022-23 season, he only competed at the All-Japan Championships due to an injury to his left foot. Despite this, he showed his light movement on the day and said: 'It's not perfect yet, but I can practise with no problems at all. I'm starting to get a good feel for it." He stressed his recovery.

[...]

He said he was undecided about his future competitions, but expressed his enthusiasm for the coming season: "I want to increase my unique weapons and aim for first place at the All-Japan and World Championships".
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This article gives a brief summary of the event with mention of the Rinkai Sports Center's history, which was on the verge of closure in 2012, but eventually saved with the help of fundraisers/charity events – many of which were organized by the skaters, who used to train there at the time (one of the leading initiators was Daisuke):

https://www.nikkansports.com/sports/news/202305210001718.html?mode=all

Excerpt (machine translation):

Skaters of all ages, from children to adults, took part in the event. They each performed on the ice.

Takahashi said: “It's been a while since I performed at an event (at the centre), but I thought the number of skaters, including ice hockey players, has increased a lot. I think it's great that there is so much energy.”

Muramoto added: "I felt it was a great time for everyone, from small children to adults, to be able to participate and skate together in an event like this."

The centre was used by Takahashi when he was a student at Kansai University, and was on the verge of closure in 2012 when it was pointed out that it needed to be earthquake-proofed, but Takahashi and others helped to keep it open with their donations.

Looking back to about 10 years ago, when the school was in danger of closing, Takahashi said: “It would have been really difficult if we had lost it once. I think we were on the edge, but the fact that we were able to continue was a very big thing.”

In addition, he commented on the current rink situation in Japan: "There are very few rinks. I think that if there was one rink in each prefecture, the range of skaters would expand." "This is something that everyone involved in skating needs to think about, and without the cooperation of the local community and many other people, it would be difficult to maintain. I hope we can all think about this together".

In addition to the centre's trainee alumni Keiji Tanaka (28) and Tatsuki Machida (33), Kanako Murakami (28) and Yuma Kagiyama (20) also made an appearance at the event. Kazuki Tomono (25), who is in Canada, was unable to appear, but celebrated the 50th anniversary with a recording.

The centre was built in 1972. It celebrated its 50th anniversary last year and decided to hold the event a year late in light of the situation with the spread of the new coronavirus.
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The event was opened and closed with speeches by Yoshinori Onishi, Tatsuki Machida’s former coach.

The first half of the show featured performances by the coaches and current students of the local club(s), including not only figure skating programs, but also a short ice hockey show match.


Afterwards the guest skaters performed the following programs:

Keiji: “Memories” + “Sherlock Holmes” encore
Kanako: “Scars to your beautiful / Me too”
Yuma: His new program “Werther” + “Rain, in Your Black Eyes” encore
Kana & Daisuke: “Love goes” + “Soran bushi” encore


The performances were followed by a talk corner / Q&A with Tatsuki.


The event ended with a short surprise retirement ceremony for Kana and Daisuke. They were presented with flower bouquets by Kanako and Keiji.


Detailed photo report:

Part 1:

https://worldfigureskating-web.jp/news/4322/
https://worldfigureskating-web.jp/news/4322/2/


Part 2:

https://worldfigureskating-web.jp/news/4361/
https://worldfigureskating-web.jp/news/4361/2/




Prince Ice World 2023 – A new progress (Broadway Classics)​

https://gakuon.co.jp/piwsaga/index.html

Shin-Yokohama

Dates: 29 April – 5 May
Venue: KOSÉ Shin-Yokohama Skate Center (2-11 Shin-Yokohama, Kohoku, Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture)


Saga

Dates: 10-11 June
Venue: SAGA Arena (2-1-10 Hinode, Saga City, 849-0923)



Cast:
  • Shizuka Arakawa
  • Takeshi Honda
  • Shoma Uno
  • Kana Muramoto & Daisuke Takahashi
  • Nobunari Oda
  • Keiji Tanaka
  • Marin Honda
  • PIW ensemble skaters

Only Shin-Yokohama:
  • Wakaba Higuchi
  • Yuma Kagiyama
  • Kazuki Tomono
  • Sota Yamamoto
  • Kao Miura
  • Rion Sumiyoshi
  • Ami Nakai
  • Kosho Oshima
  • Rio Nakata

Only Saga :
  • Javier Fernandez
  • Miki Ando
  • Miyu Honda




Fantasy On Ice 2023

https://www.fantasy-on-ice.com/

Dates: 26-28 May, 2-4 June, 16-18 June, 23-25 June
GS thread: https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/threads/fantasy-on-ice-2023.95541/




Dreams on Ice 2023:

https://www.onice.jp/

Dates: 30 June – 02 July
Venue: KOSÉ Shin-Yokohama Skate Center (2-11 Shin-Yokohama, Kohoku, Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture)

Cast:
  • Kazuki Tomono
  • Shun Sato
  • Sota Yamamoto
  • Kao Miura
  • Nozomu Yoshioka
  • Takeru Amine Kataise
  • Haruya Sasaki
  • Sena Takahashi
  • Kaori Sakamoto
  • Mai Mihara
  • Mao Shimada
  • Ami Nakai
  • Mone Chiba
  • Hana Yoshida
  • Rinka Watanabe
  • Reina Uezono
  • Misato Komatsubara & Takeru Komatsubara
  • Jingu Ice Messengers

Guests:
  • Junhwan Cha
  • Ilia Malinin
  • Haein Lee
  • Loena Hendrickx




Beyond Tour 2022-2023
organized by Mao Asada

https://beyond-maotour.jp/

Dates: 10 September 2022 – 17 July 2023
Please refer to the official website for locations

Cast:
  • Mao Asada
  • Yamato Tamura
  • Haruka Imai
  • Yura Matsuda
  • Ryo Shibata
  • Shu Nakamura
  • Ernesto Martinez
  • Miku Imahara
  • Leonie Mone Kobayashi
  • Nagisa Koyama
  • Takayuki Yamamoto


Video:

A Blu-ray will be released after the tour’s finale in July.

https://beyond-maotour.jp/new-items.php





The Ice 2023

https://fs-theice.com/


Aichi

Dates: 22-23 July
Venue: Aichi Expo Memorial Park


Nikko

Dates: 25-27 July
Venue: Nikko Kirifuri Ice Arena


Osaka

Dates: 29-30 July
Venue: Maruzen Intec Arena Osaka


Morioka

Dates: 2-4 August
Venue: Morioka Takaya Arena

Cast:
  • Shoma Uno
  • Kevin Aymoz
  • Jason Brown
  • Junhwan Cha
  • Nathan Chen
  • Ilia Malinin
  • Keegan Messing
  • Mai Mihara
  • Kaori Sakamoto
  • Kazuki Tomono
  • Adam Siao Him Fa
  • Loena Hendrickx
  • Riku Miura & Ryuichi Kihara
  • Gabriella Papadakis & Guillaume Cizeron
  • Madison Chock & Evan Bates
  • Kana Muramoto & Daisuke Takahashi



One Piece on Ice

https://www.onepiece-on-ice.com/

Dates: 11-13 August, 2-3 September
GS thread: https://www.goldenskate.com/forum/t...e-2023-yokohama-nagoya-cast-dates-info.95451/





Friends on Ice 2023
produced by Shizuka Arakawa

https://www.friendsonice.com

Dates: 25-27 August
Venue: KOSÉ Shin-Yokohama Skate Center (2-11 Shin-Yokohama, Kohoku, Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture)

Cast:
  • Shizuka Arakawa
  • Kana Muramoto & Daisuke Takahashi
  • Takeshi Honda
  • Akiko Suzuki
  • Miki Ando
  • Koshiro Shimada
  • Sena Miyake
  • Kaitlyn Weaver & Andrew Poje
  • Jason Brown
  • Mai Mihara
  • Stephane Lambiel
  • Shae-Lnn Bourne
  • Junhwan Cha
  • Rika Hongo
  • Jeremy Abbott
 
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The 3rd (and last) show of Prince Ice World in Saga City at the new multi-purpose SAGA Arena has just ended. According to ensemble leader Hirokazu Kobayashi, a total of 16,500 tickets have been sold, meaning that all 3 shows were close to sold out – a good sign for the Japanese ice show market after there had been a decline in audience numbers since the start of the pandemic. I think visiting a place like Kyushu, where ice shows aren’t usually held, had a positive impact on attendance.


The official PIW twitter account thanking the audience for the support:





Prince Ice World is Japan’s oldest ice show, founded by Prince Hotels, Inc. in 1978. The show has a different theme each year with specially crafted sets and is known for its elaborately produced group numbers performed by the Prince Ice World company. (Kumiko, Nobuo and Yuka Sato, Midori Ito, Minoru Sano and Masakazu Kagiyama are among the past company members.) Merchandise of the current ensemble skaters is available at the shows.

In some years the predominantly Japanese cast is complemented by foreign skaters. The performances in Saga are the first time Javier Fernandez has appeared at PIW.

This year the show was Broadway-themed with musical director, Koumei Sugano, at its helm and features live performances from musical actors such as Mario Tashiro.



Report from Yokohama about this year’s production:

https://worldfigureskating-web.jp/news/4030/



Another unique feature is the “meeting time”, giving the audience the opportunity to interact with the cast at the end of each show. Before the pandemic, it was customary to give gifts to the cast, which has since been discontinued. However, it is still possible to ask the skaters to pose for pictures.


A couple of fan-taken pictures after yesterday’s performances:

 
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synesthesia said:
The 3rd (and last) show of Prince Ice World in Saga City at the the new multi-purpose SAGA Arena has just ended. According to ensemble leader Hirokazu Kobayashi, a total of 16,500 tickets have been sold, meaning that all 3 shows were close to sold out – a good sign for the Japanese ice show market after there had been a decline in audience numbers since the start of the pandemic. I think visiting a place like Kyushu, where ice shows aren’t usually held, had a positive impact on attendance.
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I agree. From fan reports it seems that a lot of the audience were local crowd. I think PIW and the Arena management were smart to capitalize on the momentum of the new arena opening- PIW is a great ice show experience with multiple group numbers and familiar material (Broadway) to appeal to the general public, while the SAGA Arena was newly opened last year and had a shopping complex beside it so it drew crowd to that complex as well. And the arena is really nice apparently, I saw fans tweeting about how they hope it can hold NHK or Nationals there 😆
 
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The Ice Osaka: July 29, 30
There seems it will have on-the-floor dance contest. Currently listed Unit A Daisuke Takahashi+Kevin Aymoz, and Unit B Ilia Malinin+Junhwan Cha. Don't know if more units will be added yet.
article in Japanese: https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/85200f260eb5c767084bd474a45dd14a513f1e01

Dai+Kevin will be fabulous, out of this world, no doubt! :rock::dbana:
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Here’s the notification on the “The Ice” website for Europeans like me, who can’t access Yahoo Japan:

https://fs-theice.com/notification/dance-unit-2023/


@deedee: Does the article say that the teams will compete against each other, like the popular on-ice dance battles in previous years?



Dai’s natural dance ability and floor dance experience will surely come in handy. He also said in the retirement press conference on 2 May that he would like to explore more floor dance. So there is a fun opportunity here. :)

Jun is a good dancer with some ballet and other floor dance experience too. I liked his stage collaboration with Sung-hoon Park: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Mh1JlcDJic


I wonder, if the teams will come up with their own choreography. I would love to see Dai and Kevin incorporate a lift (Kevin is shorter than Kana after all). In any case, I’m sure both teams and the audience are going to have a blast. :dance3:


By the way, fans have been invited to think of suitable names for the two "units”. So far suggestions are ranging from A: Daimoz and B: Junmari to A: Strong Miso and B: Light Soy Sauce. :unsure:

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In other news:

Yuka Orihara posted a vlog with some backstage scenes from Ice Explosion in Fukuoka:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvkqVbjJClI
 
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Jeanie19 said:
I need to see this performance. :)
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Agreed. Kevin is one of the very few skaters among current active skaters for me who has creativity and originality in his/her competitive programs so that makes me look forward to and wonder if what s/he will come up with next? every season. :)

synesthesia said:
Here’s the notification on the “The Ice” website for Europeans like me, who can’t access Yahoo Japan:

https://fs-theice.com/notification/dance-unit-2023/


@deedee: Does the article say that the teams will compete against each other, like the popular on-ice dance battles in previous years?



Dai’s natural dance ability and floor dance experience will surely come in handy. He also said in the retirement press conference on 2 May that he would like to explore more floor dance. So there is a fun opportunity here. :)

Jun is a good dancer with some ballet and other floor dance experience too. I liked his stage collaboration with Sung-hoon Park: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Mh1JlcDJic


I wonder, if the teams will come up with their own choreography. I would love to see Dai and Kevin incorporate a lift (Kevin is shorter than Kana after all). In any case, I’m sure both teams and the audience are going to have a blast. :dance3:


By the way, fans have been invited to think of suitable names for the two "units”. So far suggestions are ranging from A: Daimoz and B: Junmari to A: Strong Miso and B: Light Soy Sauce. :unsure:
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No, doesn't mention in that article I think. Will know once more details announced.
The comparison 'Miso vs Soy sauce' is just GREAT. I like it! 🤣
 
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Rinkai Sports Center – 50th anniversary

http://rinkai.rocket3.net/

Date: 21 May
Venue: Osaka Prefectural Rinkai Sports Center

Cast:

  • Kana Muramoto & Daisuke Takahashi
  • Kanako Murakami
  • Keiji Tanaka
  • Yuma Kagiyama
  • Tatsuki Machida (was present, but didn’t perform)

A broadcast was announced for August. Further details to be published on the GAORA Sports website:

https://twitter.com/gaora_winter/status/1660159630843183110



Report:

Yuma Kagiyama made a surprise appearance.

https://hochi.news/articles/20230521-OHT1T51272.html?page=1

Excerpt (machine translation):





This article gives a brief summary of the event with mention of the Rinkai Sports Center's history, which was on the verge of closure in 2012, but eventually saved with the help of fundraisers/charity events – many of which were organized by the skaters, who used to train there at the time (one of the leading initiators was Daisuke):

https://www.nikkansports.com/sports/news/202305210001718.html?mode=all

Excerpt (machine translation):




The event was opened and closed with speeches by Yoshinori Onishi, Tatsuki Machida’s former coach.

The first half of the show featured performances by the coaches and current students of the local club(s), including not only figure skating programs, but also a short ice hockey show match.


Afterwards the guest skaters performed the following programs:

Keiji: “Memories” + “Sherlock Holmes” encore
Kanako: “Scars to your beautiful / Me too”
Yuma: His new program “Werther” + “Rain, in Your Black Eyes” encore
Kana & Daisuke: “Love goes” + “Soran bushi” encore


The performances were followed by a talk corner / Q&A with Tatsuki.


The event ended with a short surprise retirement ceremony for Kana and Daisuke. They were presented with flower bouquets by Kanako and Keiji.


Detailed photo report:

Part 1:

https://worldfigureskating-web.jp/news/4322/
https://worldfigureskating-web.jp/news/4322/2/


Part 2:

https://worldfigureskating-web.jp/news/4361/
https://worldfigureskating-web.jp/news/4361/2/
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Gaora Sports will broadcast Rinkai's 50th Anniversary on:

- August 6 (19.00-21.00 local time)
- August 20 (19.00-21.00 local time)
- August 26 (10.00-12.00 local time)

Source: https://www.gaora.co.jp/winter/3748950
 
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Dreams on Ice 2023:

https://www.onice.jp/

Dates: 30 June – 02 July
Venue: KOSÉ Shin-Yokohama Skate Center (2-11 Shin-Yokohama, Kohoku, Yokohama, Kanagawa prefecture)

Cast:
  • Kazuki Tomono
  • Shun Sato
  • Sota Yamamoto
  • Kao Miura
  • Nozomu Yoshioka
  • Takeru Amine Kataise
  • Haruya Sasaki
  • Sena Takahashi
  • Kaori Sakamoto
  • Mai Mihara
  • Mao Shimada
  • Ami Nakai
  • Mone Chiba
  • Hana Yoshida
  • Rinka Watanabe
  • Reina Uezono
  • Misato Komatsubara & Takeru Komatsubara
  • Jingu Ice Messengers

Guests:
  • Junhwan Cha
  • Ilia Malinin
  • Haein Lee
  • Loena Hendrickx
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The skatejapanews account in Instagram has plenty of videos from Dreams on Ice on the weekend!

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Loving Kao's attack on titan program and Ami skating to Rika's delicate music 🥹
 
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Advertisement for the broadcast of the Rinkai Sports Center 50th anniversary celebration on Gaora Sports:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLQXr9CNjeY


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All four performances of Bloom on Ice will be broadcasted on Jsports 4:

https://twitter.com/Kinoshita_Sport/status/1677495418425585664

https://www.jsports.co.jp/program_guide/06/05/98814_4254831


Broadcast schedule:
  • Matinee performance on April 22, 2023: Monday, July 10, 2023 from 10:00 p.m.
  • Soiree performance on April 22, 2023: Monday, July 17, 2023 from 10:00 p.m.
  • Matinee performance on April 23, 2023: Friday, August 11 from 02:15 p.m.
  • Soiree performance on April 23, 2023: Sunday, August 20, 2023, from 06:30 p.m.

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The last, sold out Beyond performance in Tachikawa, Tokyo and all three performances of The Ice in Aichi will be streamed live! :love: If we are lucky, the streams can also be watched from abroad (a vpn will most likely be required). I will provide updated information if I manage to purchase a ticket. You will need to register with your email address at the PIA website beforehand and list Japan as your country of residence. You will probably then be able to buy a streaming ticket by credit card. The tickets are ¥3000 each.


Beyond

Streaming date and time: Monday, July 17, 2023, 04:30 p.m.
Tickets available from: July 12
Streaming information and tickets: https://pia-live.jp/perf/2326428-001?lang=en


The Ice

Streaming dates and time:
  • Saturday, July 22, 2023, noon
  • Saturday, July 22, 2023, 05:00 p.m.
  • Sunday, July 23, 2023, noon
Tickets available from: July 14
Streaming information and tickets: https://pia-live.jp/perf/2324543-001?lang=en



ETA: All of the "The Ice" performances will be streamed live. Which platform the shows in Nikko, Osaka and Morioka will be streamed on hasn't been decided/announced yet.

Source: https://fs-theice.com/notification/live_2023_news/
 
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Just a note, GIFT is set to be released on Disney+ tomorrow through almost all of its worldwide partners. That means the USA, Mexico and Latin America, the UK and the rest of Europe, Turkey, India and Pakistan, Latin America and South-East Asia. Japan and South Korea have been streaming since 30 June (and doing really well, no surprise.) Canada and Germany haven't officially confirmed but Disney's head office have indicated all countries will stream it soon.

It includes an interview and BTS footage and is fully dubbed in every language.
 
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Just a note, GIFT is set to be released on Disney+ tomorrow through almost all of its worldwide partners. That means the USA, Mexico and Latin America, the UK and the rest of Europe, Turkey, India and Pakistan, Latin America and South-East Asia. Japan and South Korea have been streaming since 30 June (and doing really well, no surprise.) Canada and Germany haven't officially confirmed but Disney's head office have indicated all countries will stream it soon.

It includes an interview and BTS footage and is fully dubbed in every language.
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GIFT has just gone live (twitter is fizzing wildly :jump::jump::jump:) so I can confirm that Germany and Canada and every country that has Disney+ is now streaming GIFT.

This could also be a chance for young people who have never even thought about figure skating to see the ad/link, get curious and maybe, just maybe, get interested... in the sport as well as Yuzuru?
 
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synesthesia said:
The last, sold out Beyond performance in Tachikawa, Tokyo and all three performances of The Ice in Aichi will be streamed live! :love: If we are lucky, the streams can also be watched from abroad (a vpn will most likely be required). I will provide updated information if I manage to purchase a ticket. You will need to register with your email address at the PIA website beforehand and list Japan as your country of residence. You will probably then be able to buy a streaming ticket by credit card. The tickets are ¥3000 each.


Beyond

Streaming date and time: Monday, July 17, 2023, 04:30 p.m.
Tickets available from: July 12
Streaming information and tickets: https://pia-live.jp/perf/2326428-001?lang=en


The Ice

Streaming dates and time:
  • Saturday, July 22, 2023, noon
  • Saturday, July 22, 2023, 05:00 p.m.
  • Sunday, July 23, 2023, noon
Tickets available from: July 14
Streaming information and tickets: https://pia-live.jp/perf/2324543-001?lang=en



ETA: All of the "The Ice" performances will be streamed live. Which platform the shows in Nikko, Osaka and Morioka will be streamed on hasn't been decided/announced yet.

Source: https://fs-theice.com/notification/live_2023_news/
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Update: I just successfully acquired a streaming ticket for "Beyond" via above mentioned method. Will report back, if the stream is viewable without a vpn. The video will be archived until Thursday, 23:59 JST. However, the ticket sale ends one hour after the initial stream.


The streaming platforms for the "The Ice" performances in Nikko, Osaka and Morioka were announced on Friday:

Nikko
Zaiko: https://zaiko.io/event/357914
Rakuten TV (doesn't seem to be accessible from abroad): https://live.tv.rakuten.co.jp/content/455623/

Osaka
Fuji on demand: https://fod.fujitv.co.jp/title/8307
Zaiko: https://zaiko.io/event/357914
Rakuten TV (doesn't seem to be accessible from abroad): https://live.tv.rakuten.co.jp/content/455627/

Morioka
Fuji on demand: https://fod.fujitv.co.jp/title/8306
Zaiko: https://zaiko.io/event/357731
 
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synesthesia said:
Update: I just successfully acquired a streaming ticket for "Beyond" via above mentioned method. Will report back, if the stream is viewable without a vpn. The video will be archived until Thursday, 23:59 JST. However, the ticket sale ends one hour after the initial stream.
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@synesthesia: thank you so much for reporting back on the successful buying of the ticket!! I wasn't able to buy the ticket earlier, and was kind of feeling disappointed about that. Then I realized when I registered for PIA live stream account, I picked the wrong country (have to choose 'Japan' or you'll get blocked out!). Now I'm able to get the ticket!! Looking forward to the Finale of Beyond in a couple of hours!!! 🌹 :hap10:
 
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synesthesia said:
Update: I just successfully acquired a streaming ticket for "Beyond" via above mentioned method. Will report back, if the stream is viewable without a vpn. The video will be archived until Thursday, 23:59 JST. However, the ticket sale ends one hour after the initial stream.
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Thank you for this information! I just bought my ticket, I’m so happy to be able to watch this show.
 
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synesthesia said:
Update: I just successfully acquired a streaming ticket for "Beyond" via above mentioned method. Will report back, if the stream is viewable without a vpn. The video will be archived until Thursday, 23:59 JST. However, the ticket sale ends one hour after the initial stream.
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Just a quick update that the PIA stream works without vpn! The video quality is pretty decent. Oh, and I made a mistake above: ticket sales actually end just about two hours before the archiving period ends. So anyone undecided still has until then to purchase a ticket. It's worth it! I haven't watched the entire show yet, but what I've seen so far is :love:!
 
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