It’s a match made in tengoku! Pop Japan Travel and Japan L.A. are combining forces to create the Japan L.A. Super Mega Fun Tokyo Trip! The tour is seven days in Tokyo, June 18 to 25, and it’s going to be a cute Japanese toy overload. Sanrio Puroland, Akihabara, Nakano Broadway, Hakuhinkan, Kiddyland, Kappabashi, and to top it all off the Tokyo Toy Show! Plus some surprise exclusives from the Japanese toy world… But we’re also offering the option to stay on until June 27 and enjoy two jam-packed days in Osaka and Kyoto, with a riverboat ride, chartered bus tour and, of course, shopping at Osaka’s Chax Colony, home of Gloomy Bear, and much more.

For those who don’t know, Japan L.A. is a very cool shop off Melrose in West Hollywood that’s got piles of Japanese and Japan-inspired toys, stuffed animals, accessories and other cute stuff. It’s all hand-picked by the inestimable Jamie Rivadeneira, who will be coming along on the tour! (They even carry Seibei, a fabulous T-shirt company run by a very old friend of mine.)

If you’re interested, stop by Japan L.A. at 648 N. Fuller Ave. for an application, or e-mail Jamie or me. The trip is meant for customers of the shop, but Jamie says if there’s room she’s happy to bring along all comers! But hurry, because the deadline to express interest is March 31, just over two weeks from now!

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