After registering for the Stones Family Club, I decided to take advantage of my new-found fandom perks and get my hands on some official MILESixTONES merch to celebrate the group’s sixth anniversary. The compilation was the last thing I bought in Japan before heading back to the states in January (before I got word I’d be moving).

It’s a great album.

Signing up for STARTO ENTERTAINMENT’s Merch Market Goods app was a little tricky at first, but only because my iPhone needed a minute to catch up with my new location. Once that was one, everything else fell into place pretty easily and once it was sorted, I locked in a time slot and made my way to Yokohama Arena. At this point, it’s pretty familiar territory after the number of shows I’ve seen there, including Travis Japan this January, so finding it was effortless.

Getting in was just as smooth. I arrived at my scheduled time, flashed my QR code, and walked right straight into SixTONES heaven (not really, I was kind of skipping with joy).

With the move and everything I’m going to need to do to get my new apartment in order, I gave myself a firm budget of about $75.00, and while I wanted everything I made sure to get my essentials.

  1. Shintaro (My Oshi) hand to hand doll
  2. Jesse (My other Oshi) hand to hand doll
  3. The Tour Pamphlet (this is a given)
  4. Shintaro’s photo card set
  5. The Anniversary Stickers.

Total came out to be about 11,300円, which is about $70(ish) so I surprisingly stayed on budget – though that hoodie was calling my name.

The whole process took about 15 minutes then. I was back on the train to my ward to continue working on the apartment. It was easy. I wish everything were this easy.

There will be more SixTONES soon so…

Stay Tuned!