Why Michael Jackson chose Japan to open the Bad Tour, played 14 shows at Yoyogi National Gymnasium, wanted to move to Tokyo in 2007 — and how fans today can retrace that pilgrimage in 5 days across Shibuya, Akihabara, the Park Hyatt and the addresses he actually frequented.
Why Michael Jackson chose Japan to open the Bad Tour, played 14 shows at Yoyogi National Gymnasium, wanted to move to Tokyo in 2007 — and how fans today can retrace that pilgrimage in 5 days across Shibuya, Akihabara, the Park Hyatt and the addresses he actually frequented.
*Bad Tour Japan 1987*: 14 shows at Yoyogi National Gymnasium (capacity 13,000) + 6 shows at Korakuen Stadium (60,000) = **542,000 Japanese fans** paid to see MJ over 87 days
Yoyogi alone drew **182,000 people** — the largest MJ indoor crowd at any single arena anywhere in the world to date
*Park Hyatt Tokyo* (Shinjuku, 52nd floor): the suite MJ used in 1987, 1996 and 2006 — today costs ¥780,000-1,200,000/night, but the New York Bar on the same floor costs ¥4,500 (drink) and is the venue from the film *Lost in Translation*
In 2006-2007 MJ rented a penthouse in **Roppongi** with a plan to relocate — never consummated, he died in 2009
5-day fan itinerary: Yoyogi (Shibuya) + Park Hyatt + Akihabara + Cup Noodles Museum + Shibuya Crossing + Roppongi — all reachable by subway at ¥210-410 per leg
Why Michael Jackson chose Japan to open the Bad Tour, played 14 shows at Yoyogi National Gymnasium, wanted to move to Tokyo in 2007 — and how fans today can retrace that pilgrimage in 5 days across Shibuya, Akihabara, the Park Hyatt and the addresses he actually frequented.
