Pop Japan Travel

Our fashion-forward journey begins with a meeting at LAX, where we'll hop a plane for Tokyo!

Upon arrival in Tokyo, we'll head to the hotel to check in, relax, and get some much needed beauty sleep. If you're itching to hit the town, join us for a jaunt over to Tokyo Tower for an evening view of the city!

There's only one place to start a tour like this: Harajuku, Japan's most fashion-forward locale. Explore the future of fashion at upscale boutiques run by local designers, check out the "other side" of Japanese fashion at the area's many "goth-loli" clothing stores, or buy t-shirts with multiple varieties of bizarre English scrawled across them. Whatever fashion you fancy, the area is sure to seduce your senses! If that isn't enough, venture out with us at night to see the "ladies" of Roppongi Kingyo strut their stuff!

We're stepping out in style today as we venture to Shinjuku, the heart of contemporary Tokyo, to check out fashion centers like Marui One and Onejuku! Of course, one extraordinary destination deserves another, so after Shinjuku it's off to Shibuya, where Shibuya 109 and numerous other fashion landmarks await you beyond the famed "scramble crossing." In the evening (if scheduling allows), we'll hit up a cosplay event to see how the locals get dolled up.

Today, after we peruse the aisles of some of an amateur design show in Tokyo, we'll head to Ginza to see what the latest trends are and window shop. In the evening, we'll welcome a few special guest designers to hang out and get some insights into how they design what's "next" in J-fashion!

We'll start our day with a jaunt to Odaiba, where you can mall crawl or take a side trip to the Oedo Onsen to soak in natural volcanic waters. After that, get your cameras ready - we're going to Tokyo's premiere fashion show, the "Haracolle", to watch models work the runways in the latest Harajuku fashions while J-pop stars serenade the crowd!

Today, you have the day free to do whatever you like! If you feel like getting a view of Tokyo from the water, join us for a lunch cruise on a "Yakatabune" longboat!

The tour ends here, but if you aren't ready to head home, don't fret! We've got a tour extension to Nagano lined up for you that you'll adore. For starters, we'll check out the city that held the Winter Olympics and all it has to offer - boutiques, temples, and more! Then, we'll head out to visit a local designer at the workshop where she brings her creations together.

Today, get up close and personal with the famous Nagano Snow Monkeys at Kanbayashi Onsen in the mountains! Don't worry - you'll have a chance to enjoy the hot springs yourself in the baths reserved for humans. ^-~ In the evening, we'll gather for one last dinner and a night of karaoke!

Time to head home and tell your friends about all the amazing stuff you saw!