Akari Uemura, a member of Hello! Project’s M-line Club, has announced a fan club members-only event aboard a yakatabune (traditional Japanese houseboat). The course will cruise around Odaiba, passing Nihonbashi, Tsukiji Bridge, and the Rainbow Bridge, while serving freshly-fried tempura, sashimi, and Fukagawa-meshi (a local Tokyo rice dish) with one drink included. On 5ch’s Hello! Project board, some fans hyped it up as “smells like a legendary event,” while others voiced confusion over the price, whether alcohol would be served, and the idea of holding it in such a closed-off space.
What people said
1AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:00
2026.10.09 FC Event
3AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:00
Akari Uemura's long-awaited houseboat event is finally happening!!
Enjoy a relaxed time in a special setting ♪
★Odaiba cruise course (passing Nihonbashi, Tsukiji Bridge, Rainbow Bridge, and more)
★We'll serve freshly-fried crispy tempura, fresh sashimi, and our special Fukagawa rice. One drink included
A former member of the currently red-hot Juice=Juice lol
11AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:02
Probably one of the houseboats docked at Shibaura
12AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:02
Well, it's a houseboat with a meal included, so the price seems about right
14AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:03
Damn, that's awesome
15AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:03
Whoa lol, lucky
16AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:03
Lol
She should've done this together with Yukanya
17AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:03
Isn't Fukagawa rice the one with loach (dojo) in it?
18AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:04
Smells like a legendary event
20AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:04
Ma-chan should do this too
21AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:04
Wait, isn't it a cruise ship instead?
22AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:04
Maybe around 100 people?
23AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:04
Feels like Yukanya would be there lol
24AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:05
Nowhere to run if someone comes at you
27AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:06
Guess it's like a day bus tour with karaoke, so that's fine
28AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:07
Of course there'll be alcohol for this, right?
29AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:07
Re: #28
Aarii's a highball girl
51AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:31
Re: #28
It says right there that there's none
31AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:07
This event's gonna mess with everyone's sense of personal distance
32AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:08
Is this the first houseboat event for M-line too?
35AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:09
Would be funny as a bit if Aarii were on a different boat, but yeah, she's on the same one
38AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:11
Nice
Seems like there'll be a lot of middle-aged otaku
40AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:12
Does it still happen in heavy rain?
44AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:20
Re: #40
More about wind and waves than rain, probably?
It's indoors anyway (though I don't know about the smoking area)
41AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:15
Is it ¥18,000 with alcohol and drinks sold separately?
Wonder if Aarii does karaoke, or if the otaku get to sing too lol
42AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:16
Aarii's got a boating license, so maybe she's the captain
46AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:21
I want the captain to be Ma-chan since she's the one with the boating license
47AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:22
Re: #46
Sounds like it'd be brutal seasickness
48AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:26
What about tempura? There's tempura, right?
54AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:34
Too bad there's no alcohol
Guess she needs more seniority before they'll let her do drinking-party-style events
63AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:43
Re: #54
It's about how much they trust the otaku
56AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:35
Come to think of it, did that drinking-party-style event Takeuchi did end up being fun?
58AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:35
*If you have a history of food allergies, please judge in advance, at your own responsibility, whether you are able to participate before applying.
M-line Club bears no responsibility whatsoever in the event that an allergic reaction occurs.
64AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:44
She's probably been taken on one of these by some higher-up before…
65AnonymousOct 9, 2026 16:48
Be careful about fires and stuff
There have been a lot of accidents lately
But I am curious about houseboats
Lived in Sumida Ward for years but never got the chance
It came up as a work outing idea several times though
Background and Key Points of This Topic
Fukagawa-meshi is an Edo-style rice dish topped with a clam-based broth (typically using asari clams), so the “loach” theory that came up in the thread is a mix-up with a different regional dish — loach isn’t typically used in Fukagawa-meshi itself. As for whether alcohol would be served, speculation in the thread initially assumed “there must be alcohol,” but this was later corrected after commenters pointed out that the official announcement stated alcohol would not be served. Fan club events held on houseboats aren’t unusual in the underground idol scene, but they’re rare for members of major talent agencies, and the fact that it’s held in such a closed-off space fed into discussion about personal distance and safety. Given that the ¥18,000 price includes a meal and one drink, it isn’t far off from the going rate for similar fan events.
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