■ Spectating Manners and Precautions
For the VNL2025 Chiba tournament, we have established these spectator etiquette and rules to ensure the smooth running of match-related operations and to provide a uniformly safe and comfortable viewing environment for all visitors to the venue.
Whether you are watching for the first time or have enjoyed watching and cheering at the venue in the past, we ask for everyone's cooperation to ensure that you have a wonderful viewing experience.
■ Spectating Manners & Rules
VNL2025 Chiba has established rules and etiquette for spectators during the match. In order to ensure that everyone has a wonderful spectating experience, we ask for your cooperation in observing baggage inspections at the entrance and the rules and etiquette for spectators in the arena.
If any of the prohibited acts set out in the "Spectator Manners & Rules" or any acts that pose a security risk are committed, you may be asked to follow disciplinary measures such as ejection, ban from entry, or confiscation of prohibited items. You may also be barred from entry to matches other than the match in which the violation occurred. In addition, ticket purchase prices will not be refunded to those who are ordered to take disciplinary measures for violations. You may also be asked to pay compensation for damages caused to VNL2025 Chiba due to violations (including any damages suffered by VNL2025 Chiba due to sanctions imposed on VNL2025 Chiba due to violations).
In order to ensure the safety and comfortable viewing environment for all visitors, we ask that you cooperate with baggage inspections and other necessary measures. If you do not cooperate, we may take disciplinary measures such as prohibiting you from entering the venue.
<Watching the game near the court>
When players are playing, they may be forced to jump into the seats with great force, especially in the front rows of the VNL Excite Seats. Furthermore, the ball may fly into the seats both inside and outside the match, so please be careful of the ball, the whereabouts of players, and other movements both inside and outside the court when players are playing.
<Photo taken at the match venue>
VNL2025 Chiba will be filmed for live broadcast. Depending on the equipment, some seats may be difficult to see the game. Please note that we will not refund the ticket purchase price for the purpose of filming the game.
Those designated by VNL2025 Chiba (partners, various press and media personnel, etc.) will be taking videos and still images inside and outside the arena, and these will be used for the purposes of broadcasting the matches, projecting them on monitors in the venue, publishing them in the official media of VNL2025 Chiba, reporting in news programs and related media, producing and selling video works and merchandise, etc. Please note that portraits and possessions of visitors may be captured in these videos and still images.
Please note that at VNL2025 Chiba, unmanned aerial vehicles (drones, etc.) approved by the tournament headquarters may fly within the venue for live broadcasting purposes after safety is confirmed.
When cheering, please be careful not to hit the people next to you with your stick balloons.
Many visitors use stick balloons to cheer on their team. Please note that there is a possibility that you may be hit by other visitors' stick balloons when cheering. Please also note that the event organizers cannot take any responsibility for any troubles that may arise between customers regarding stick balloons.
At the VNL2025 Chiba tournament, especially during heated matches, loud cheering noises such as cheering and the sound of stick balloons are expected. Please note that there will be no refunds for ticket purchases due to the noise of cheering.
Please refrain from any behavior that may interfere with other spectators' viewing, such as displaying banners or large flags.
Please refrain from any statements or actions that go against public order and morals.
Please refrain from contacting players on the courtside, not only during the game but also before, during and after the game.
Also, please refrain from excessive cheering, such as leaning on or climbing over fences.
Please refrain from leaving luggage in the aisles or standing in the aisles while watching or cheering.
Please refrain from watching or cheering from any seat other than the one specified on the ticket (excluding unreserved seats).
For safety, please help keep the aisles open.
Please refrain from using flash, AF assist lights, or other devices that may affect the players' performance.
Smoking is prohibited in the spectator seats. Please smoke in designated areas.
*"Smoking" refers to the act of burning or heating tobacco to produce smoke (including steam) for inhalation by people. This includes smoking with so-called electronic cigarettes, heated tobacco, and hookah.
<About taking photos and videos>
For safety reasons, please refrain from using tripods for photography.
Please refrain from using flash or AF assist lights when taking photos.
Taking photographs away from your seat is prohibited.
Photos can be posted on social media and blogs for personal use only. In order to protect broadcasting rights, videos that include game footage cannot be posted on social media or blogs.
Taking photos using infrared cameras is strictly prohibited. If you are found doing so, we will delete the photos on the spot and, in some cases, ask you to leave the venue.
<About waiting for the entrance and exit>
Please refrain from waiting for the fans to arrive or depart around the venue to avoid congestion and trouble.
In addition, please make use of the Fan Zone set up at the VNL2025 Chiba tournament.
Official sales channels are play guides and sales outlets that are entrusted by VNL2025 Chiba and official ticketing partners. We cannot guarantee
admission to tickets purchased through other sales channels such as the Ticket Distribution Center and Ticket Jam. Please note that if we find out that your tickets were purchased through other sales channels, you may be denied admission.
Please note that the tournament organizers cannot take any responsibility for any troubles that may arise from tickets purchased through unauthorized sales channels or ticket transactions between customers.
The official sales route will be the sales outlets listed on the tournament's official website or the tournament's official ticket site.
Opening times may change without notice in the event of congestion, rain, strong winds, etc.