Have you ever wondered what it would be like to take manga drawing classes in Japan? Do you want to produce manga as well as read it? You can do all this and more with Pop Japan Travel's Manga Juku tour! This tour allows you to receive instruction at a special school for Manga from a professional instructor! Enhance your skills and make your drawings come alive in the birthplace of Manga, and experience the culture, sights, and sounds of Japan while you're at it!
Deadline to sign up for this tour is May 23rd! Interested but still undecided? Email us at PopJapanTravel@gmail.com with this tour as the subject to join the mailing list! We'll keep you updated whenever we have more news about this tour!
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Full Package includes:
Roundtrip airfare for international flight (Los Angeles to/from Narita - flight not included with Land Only package)
5 nights accommodation in Tokyo
Transportation to and from tour activities
Two special sessions at a manga school with a professional instructor!
Professional, bilingual tour guides
Customized tour guidebook with maps, descriptions and Japanese phrases
Kamakura extension NOT included in Package Price.
Land Only Price includes all of the above except flights and transportation from the airport to hotel.
Kamakura Tour Extension includes:
2 nights accommodation in the area
Transportation to and from tour activities
Entrance Fees for all temples and attractions
Professional, bilingual guides
Day: 1
6/16/10
Depart!
We're off to Japan!
Meet at LAX and depart for Japan.
Day: 2
6/17/10
Arrival in Japan!
We're here!
After a long flight, relax in the hotel, explore on your own, or join us for a trip to Tokyo Tower!
Option 1: Tokyo Tower at Night
Day: 3
6/18/10
Akihabara and Lesson 1
It's time to pick up the pen!
In the morning, we'll make a stop at the otaku capital of the world, Akihabara, for a look around before proceeding to the first manga lesson of the trip. Afterwards, we'll head to the bright lights of Shibuya and Shinjuku, where Japan's best art stores offer all the art supplies you'll need at reasonable prices. In the evening, if you're feeling adventurous, take a trip to the Roppongi Kingyo Drag show!
Option 2: Roppongi Kingyo Drag Show
Day: 4
6/19/10
Harajuku and Nakano Broadway
Fashion and Nostalgia!
We start our day in the fashion-forward land of Harajuku before visiting Nakano Broadway, where you can find Japan's best selection of classic, old school manga and character goods.
Day: 5
6/20/10
Art Studios and the Ghibli Museum
A look at art in the making and art that has inspired millions
After a stop on Otome Road in Ikebukuro, we venture to Mitaka, where we'll visit a local art or animation studio. Mitaka is also where we'll visit the Ghibli Museum, a massive attraction dedicated to the work of the famed animation studio.
Day: 6
6/21/10
Lesson 2 + A Special Guest
Work on your art before meeting a famous manga artist!
We'll start the day with an official tour of the Imperial Palace, where you can take in picturesque views before creating some beauty of your own at your second lesson! After that, we'll be meeting with a special guest artist (to be announced ^-~) before heading out for a special dinner at a cosplay-themed restaurant.
Day: 7
6/22/10
Kamakura Extension Day 1: Yokohama
A day in Yokohama!
A walking tour through Yokohama overlooking the bay. The tour includes:
Cosmo World and Minato Mirai Area
Landmark Tower and the Sky Garden
Explore infamous anime stores like Pokemon Center and Jump Shop
Yamashita Park
And more!
Day: 8
6/23/10
Kamakura Extension Day 2 - Kamakura
Japan's history comes alive
A traditional leg of the tour featuring temples, shrines, and other historical sites, including Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gu Shrine, and Hase Temple, and Kotoku-in - home to the famous daibutsu, or Great Buddha statue.
Day: 9
6/24/10
Returning Home
Time to go!
We take a bus back to the airport, return home, and then you get to tell your friends how much fun you had!
Manga Juku Tour 2010
June 16th - June 24th 2010 2,190 Plus $0 fuel surcharge (Land Only Package: 1,390)
May 23rd 2010 (73 days left)
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