The Embassy of Japan Weighs In On Taylor Swift Super Bowl Drama
By Kelly Coffey-Behrens on February 2, 2024 at 4:15 PM EST
Taylor Swift could certainly fly from Tokyo to Las Vegas in time for the Super Bowl -- well, according to The Embassy of Japan that is.
The pop icon, as you know, is dating Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, who will be playing in the upcoming Super Bowl against the San Francisco 49ers. While Taylor has been in attendance for every NFL playoff game, her International Eras Tour was on its break.
Now, however, bad timing seems to have caught up with the couple as Taylor will be back on tour starting next week... and her first shows are taking place in Tokyo, Japan, which is 5,530 miles away from where the Super Bowl will be played.
So, the biggest question surrounding the Super Bowl has not been who will win and take home the Lombardi Trophy -- it's will Taylor Swift make it from Japan to Las Vegas in time to cheer on the Chiefs?
Taylor Swift's Flight From Tokyo To Las Vegas Is Do-Able
While Travis Kelce has confirmed he won't be attending the Grammys due to his upcoming Super Bowl game, it is reported that Taylor Swift could make the "brutal" flight from Tokyo to Las Vegas to show up for her man.
Fans have done the math, and have figured out that Taylor can hop on a plane and fly over to Vegas before kickoff -- and now the timing of it all has been confirmed by The Embassy of Japan.
"We know that many people in Japan are excited to experience Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, so we wanted to confirm that anyone concerned can be Fearless in knowing that this talented performer can wow Japanese audiences and still make it to Las Vegas to support the Chiefs when they take the field for the Super Bowl wearing Red," the statement concluded.
🇯🇵 Statement from the Embassy of Japan on Taylor Swift’s Reported Travel from Japan to the United States ✈️🏈 Are you ready for it? pic.twitter.com/wFKadehTJk
— Japan Embassy DC🌸 (@JapanEmbDC) February 2, 2024
While acknowledging that it is "aware of recent media reports concerning the steps Taylor Swift will need to take to travel from Tokyo after her concert on February 10th to Las Vegas in time to watch the Kansas City Chiefs play in Super Bowl LVIII," the Embassy of Japan stated, "Despite the 12-hour flight and 17-hour time difference, the Embassy can confidently Speak Now to say that if [Taylor] departs Tokyo in the evening after her concert, she should comfortably arrive in Las Vegas before the Super Bowl begins."
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Former ESPN business reporter Darren Rovell also chimed in on the Swiftie math as he broke down the travel times.
"Taylor Swift performs in Japan the night before the Super Bowl. It will end around 10 pm Tokyo time (5 am Las Vegas time),' he wrote. "The flight from Tokyo to Vegas takes 12 hours, meaning Swift can arrive at 5 pm local on the day before the Super Bowl, 25 hours, 35 mins before kickoff."
It's safe to say the pop icon has an extremely busy schedule ahead of her, but we wouldn't be surprised if she takes the trip to support her boyfriend in the Super Bowl.
We will just have to wait and see...