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Today's a double announcement as Destination Japan also reveals the Tokyo Maximum 2008 tour, leaving October 8th and coming back October 16th, 2008! This tour will take you to the world's largest video game event in the world: Tokyo Game Show 2008! We can't forget city sightseeing and a tour of all the hot spots in Tokyo, but this time we're looking to include something a little special for the big gamers out there. Keep watching the site to find out soon what we've got up our sleeve.
As with all of our tours, this tour isn't just for gamers - there's so much Japanese culture to experience in one visit that you'll be able to have a really great time no matter what the main event is. Thankfully, we give you plenty of freedom (and free time!) to roam around and the option explore and enjoy Japan on your own or with the group.
Reservations start soon, so get ready! |
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There's a new tour on the horizon! Destination Japan proudly announces the Super Summer Japan tour, officially departing September 11th and returning September 17th, 2008! It's gonna be a great tour, bringing you sightseeing around all the unique and traditional spots of Tokyo (both historical and modern), a guided shopping day in Akihabara on a Sunday when the town is at its peak, a trip to the famed Ghibli Museum, a jaunt over to Nakano Broadway - the secret second anime haven in Tokyo - and all at a great price! Reservations begin soon so start planning! |
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| Testimonials and Flashbacks |
| Posted May 28th, 2008 by earl |
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Quick update today as the testimonials section gets a healthy update. Thanks to everyone who submitted a testimonial!
The Flashbacks section has also been updated (for quite some time, actually) with Day 1 & 2, Day 3, and Day 4 of the 2008 Tokyo Anime Freedom tour.
We're finalizing our September and October tour plans, so hang tight for updates on those! We know you've all been waiting to hear plans, and we've been anxious to tell you. The wait is almost over! |
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Finally! Now you can live (relive?) the adventures of this year's Tokyo Anime Freedom tour! Check out all the pics RIGHT HERE. Since we've had such an overflow of pictures submitted by participants, in addition to the pics that our staff took, we'll be updating the gallery with "best of" galleries for those who sent in their pics. Watch for those soon.
More tour pics, tour flashback updates, and new tour announcements all coming soon! |
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| Destination Japan Testimonials |
| Posted April 23rd, 2008 by earl |
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The first of a couple updates to the site today is one I've wanted to put up for a long time. The format for the Destination Japan Testimonials page is finished, and now hosts a few words from happy customers! Go see what they said about Destination Japan! You can access the page from the Experience section, or go directly to it from here.
Now that the format is all done, I just have to plug a couple more in. If you've been on a tour and you'd like to say your peace, drop us a line at djapan (at) his-usa [dot] com. |
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| Pictures and Tours! |
| Posted April 11th, 2008 by earl |
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We had a lot of trigger-happy photographers on the Tokyo Anime Fair tour this year, and due to the deluge of awesome photos, posting the gallery is taking a little extra time. We're also fixing up and working on other sections of the site as well, so please hang in there while we get everything up and running.
I know many of you are anxious for news on future tours. Believe me, I'm anxious to tell you! We'll start putting info up as SOON as things are confirmed, so either keep watching the site, or hop onto our mailing list to be the first to know. |
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| Akihabara just got better: Mandarake Complex |
| Posted April 11th, 2008 by earl |
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Just a bit of Akiba news here. As if there wasn't enough reason to shop in Akiba already, a recent post on the good folks at Akihabara Channel brought news of the newest Mandarake store in Tokyo. Mandarake is a store that buys and sells used anime, games, manga, figures, cels, models, etc. and often has a lot of rare items in stock. The new store is a full 8-story black building (pic from Akihabara OS) located just off the main road in Akiba. |
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| We're BACK from another amazing tour!! |
| Posted April 7th, 2008 by earl |
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Sorry for the late update, everyone! We are BACK from the amazing Tokyo Anime Freedom 2008 tour. Such a great group - such a great tour. This will be a hard one to top! The tour was a smashing success and really was a dream come true for many involved. A full sightseeing day in Tokyo to shrines like Meiji, Yasukuni, and Asakusa's Sensouji... A full day shopping in Akihabara, Harajuku, and Shibuya... A full anime day in Kichijoji with cherry blossoms in FULL BLOOM... Top that off with the Tokyo Anime Fair and the X JAPAN Reunion Concert! Pics to come shortly - and whoa boy we have a lot of 'em this time!
Tons of updates coming to the site, including brand new tour information! Keep watching the site for some exciting announcements! |
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| The Cherry Blossoms heard we were coming |
| Posted March 19th, 2008 by earl |
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Popular Japan blog Japan Probe posted the above pic today, which shows the Sakura forecast for this year. Looks like the cherry blossoms will be in bloom starting THE VERY DAY WE ARRIVE on the Tokyo Anime Freedom Tour (as indicated by the arrow I stuck on there). This is going to be an incredible tour. Seriously. The pics are going to be so awesome. |
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| Sakura @ the Destination Japan office |
| Posted March 13th, 2008 by earl |
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The H.I.S. Destination Japan office is located in Little Tokyo in downtown Los Angeles, and the area has a few sakura trees (also commonly known as cherry blossoms) planted here and there. Today at lunch I saw that the sakura were in full bloom. This is a good sign for the upcoming Tokyo Anime Freedom tour. If they're blooming now out here in Southern California, then they should be just about ready to bloom in Japan. That's our office building in the background of the pic above. If only 3 trees look this great, just imagine what they'll look like all over Tokyo. |
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The 2008 Cool Winter Japan Tour Flashback Days 7 & 8 are now up, completing the series and putting a nice cap on the whole tour. There may be more pictures coming in the future, and you'll be sure to see an update if/when they do.Go see how our epic journey ends! More awesome snow sculptures! A questionable Japanese mascot! The best sushi in Tokyo!! |
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Day 6 of the Cool Winter Japan tour flashback series is here! Lots of Sapporo Snow Festival pics - snow sculptures, ice sculptures, pics of the group stuffing ourselves with delicious food... It's all there. Take a look at how this year's Cool Winter Japan tour's main event turned out! (I can tell you now: AWESOME.) |
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Day 3 of the Cool Winter Japan tour! Pictures galore on this one. Check out what a day of sightseeing in Tokyo looks like in absolutely PERFECT weather. Tokyo Tower, Meiji Shrine, imperial grounds, and the sumo town of Ryogoku - all in one flashback. More to come later today!!
Check out other tour flashbacks on the tour flashback page. |
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The Cool Winter Japan flashback series kicks off today with an in-depth recount of all the awesomeness of the group's intrepid voyage across the Pacific to Japan! Pics, excitement, craziness! Check it out right here. More to come throughout this week! |
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