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By Deb Aoki, About.com Guide to Manga

Pop Japan Travel Announces Design Festa Tour in November

Monday September 22, 2008

Pop Japan Travel has announced the latest Japanese pop culture tour to the land of anime, manga and fashion, a trip to experience Design Festa, Tokyo's premier festival of contemporary art, design and creativity at Tokyo Big Sight in Odaiba. Over 7,000 professional and amateur artists exhibit their work and put on performances in this immense convention center in Tokyo from November 8 - 9, 2008.

PJT's Design Festa Tour Leaves Los Angeles on November 5, 2008 and includes 7 days in Tokyo, or 6 days in Tokyo and and 2 days of optional excursions in Osaka and Kyoto. Destinations include a visit to the Ghibli Museum and Sanrio Puro-land, a.k.a. the Hello Kitty Amusement Park, plus treks to Akihabara, Harajuku and Shibuya, and much more.

Cost for the tour starts at $2,398 + $396 fuel and tax, and includes airfare, hotels, transportation and admission to most events and attractions. Deadline for sign-up is October 15, 2008.

Get a taste of the fun that's in store with photo highlights from the Cold Steel Tour and my journey with PJT on the Mind Over Manga Tour.

Image credit: © 1996-2008 DESIGN FESTA Ltd.

Comments

November 9, 2008 at 11:34 pm
(1) La Carmina says:

The Design Festa was awesome! I just posted photos and did a review of the latest Design Festa – check it out on my Gothic Lolita / Japanese pop culture blog! (www.lacarmina.com)

† LA CARMINA † Gothic Lolita
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November 10, 2008 at 12:13 am
(2) manga says:

how cool is that! and you have two books coming out in 2009? Congrats! They look like a lot of fun!

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