Usage guide:
Checking the operating environment
- Please use in the following environment when using "Youtu-Bu"
- PC (Windows) users Use the
- smartphones (iPhone) Users for
- The following environments are not supported.
- Environments where JavaScript does not work
- Internet Explorer
- Older versions of Microsoft Edge
- Others " Video is not displayed in "Online Drinking Party" Environmental
Membership Registration:
- Even if you do not become a member, you can participate in the closed drinking party. Membership registration is required to hold a drinking party and participate in an open drinking party.
- Click the "Register" button at the top right of the screen.
- Please fill in the required items, such as (1) Name (nickname is also fine), (2) E-mail address and (3) Password, on the member registration screen and click the "Register" button.
- A confirmation message will be sent to your registered email address.
- Please click the "Click the URL below" part in the body of the email sent.
- This completes membership registration!
Participation in an Open Drinking Party:
- Click the word "Drinking Party / Event" in the header to see a list of drinking parties currently being held and drinking parties scheduled to be held.
- Please click the image of the drinking party you are interested in.
- The details of the drinking party are displayed. Also, if there is a vacant seat for the drinking party, the "Participate this event" button is displayed, so click on it.
- For ongoing drinking parties:
- You will be at the event. Please enjoy!
- For upcoming drinking parties:
- The reservation for participation has been completed.
- When the date and time of participation arrives, the “Participate this event" button will be displayed, so click on it to participate.
- If you are unable to participate, it would be helpful if you could cancel to open the door to others.
Participation in the closed drinking party:
- Ask the drinking party organizer to send you the "URL of the drinking party room" and "Pass phrases".
- Enter "Pass phrases" and start the drinking party!
Once you enter the drinking party:
- Your and other participants will be displayed on the screen.
- If you don't want to show your face:
- Please press the "Video" button at the bottom left of the screen. If you would like to show it again, please press the "Video" button again.
- If you want to mute your voice:
- Please press the "Speaker" button at the bottom left of the screen. It will be muted. To unmute, please press the "Speaker" button again.
- If you want to use the automatic translation function:
- Please press the "Globe" button at the bottom left of the screen and talk about something. A translation space will appear on the right side of the screen, and the spoken words will be displayed in English and Japanese. To cancel the automatic translation function, please press the "Globe" button again.
- When you want to end the drinking party:
- Close the browser or press the "Exit" button at the bottom right of the screen to end the drinking party.
Holding a drinking party / event:
- If you want to hold an open drinking party (up to 20 participants)
- Click on the word "drinking party / event" in the header.
- The "Create Event" button will be displayed in the upper right corner of the screen, so click on it.
- Select "Public Event" at the top of the screen.
- Set event information such as, title, description, maximum number of people, date and time, image (if necessary), and
should you have sake, foods, or goods for requirement/recommendation for the event, please push “Select Drinks”, “Select Foods”, or “Select Goods” button, and you can select the ones you would like to require / recommend for the event, and press the "Create Event" button
- Now the event is published!
- After that, please participate from the calendar of "My Page" at the opening time.
- If you want to hold a closed drinking party (up to 20 participants)
- Please click the word "drinking party / event" in the header.
- The "Create Event" button will be displayed in the upper right corner of the screen, so click on it.
- Select the "Private Event" button at the top of the screen.
- Set event information such as, title, description, maximum number of people, date and time, image (if necessary), and should you have sake, foods, or goods for requirement/recommendation for the event, please push “Select Drinks”, “Select Foods”, or “Select Goods” button, and you can select the ones you would like to require / recommend for the event, and press the "Create Event" button
- Now you have a drinking party room!
- Contact the person you want to invite with the "URL of the drinking party room" and "Pass phrases".
- After that, access the "URL of the drinking party room" at the opening time and enter "Pass phrases" to start the drinking party!
(For drinking party organizers) Cancel or change the drinking party:
- Click the icon image (your logo) at the top right of the screen.
- Click "My Events".
- From the list of drinking party schedules on the calendar, click the drinking party you want to cancel or change.
- If you want to cancel the drinking party:
- Click the word "Delete Event" under the "Start Event" button.
- A pop-up "Are you sure?" will appear. Click the "Yes" button to delete the drinking party.
- If you want to change the contents of the
- drinking party, click the word "Edit Event" under the "Start Event" button. Change the content such as title and date and time, and click the "Save Event" button to change the content.
(Those who are planning to participate in the drinking party) Cancellation of drinking party participation:
- Click the icon image (your logo) at the top right of the screen.
- Click "My Page".
- Click on the drinking party you want to cancel.
- Please click the "Cancel Event" button
- The pop-up "Cancel this event?" will appear. Click the "Yes" button to cancel your participation in the drinking party.
In case of trouble ...
- Once entering the event room, you can hear others talking but nobody is displayed on the screen ...
- I forgot my password and can't log in ...
- Click the "Login" button at the top right of the screen. The login screen is displayed.
- Click the blue text “Forgot your password?" in the middle of the screen.
- Enter your registered email address and click the "Submit" button.
- A URL for resetting your password will be sent to you. Click on it to set a new password.