Anime News Network is going to Japan again, and we want to bring you with us. Join us as we weave through the greater Tokyo/Kanto area, visiting many of the same spots anime producers and manga editors have visited to create the setting for their projects. Not enough? We’ll be going to Kyoto, Kobe, Osaka and more!
Announcing our third ANN in Japan tour! Anime News Network and Pac Set tours are teaming up once again to offer a very special tour to our readers.
PacSet was founded in 2011 by Evan Miller, a former ANN writer. Since then, dozens of ANN readers have gone to Japan with PacSet and Evan, in 2020 we felt it was time to do something special, and now we’re excited to announce our 2027 ANN in Japan tour. For our third tour PacSet travel has put together an yet another amazing tour package for our readers.
We know that not everyone at ANN wants to visit Japan at the same time of year, maybe you’re interested in the fall momiji, maybe the summer matsuri, or the spring sakura, or even the winter festival. So starting this 2027, every ANN in Japan tour will target a different season.
Next November and December, spend 7 to 14 days in Japan with ANN and PacSet.This tour is chock full of all the usual things you would expect, from Akihabara to Asakusa and Ota Road to Hikone Castle, but to make is extra special, we’re adding an exclusive tour of an actual anime studio, dinners with ANN staff, and meet and greets with actual professionals working in the Japanese anime industry.
Between exclusive access, an expert guide, and curated opportunities, this is a tour that you simply can’t get anywhere else (or on your own).
This tour brings together traditional Japanese culture and memorable anime sites; other things you can look forward to include a cruise down the Sumida River on the Hotaluna, a futuristic boat designed by the late great Leiji Matsumoto, a visit to Kanda Myojin Shrine (seen in Love Live!), a walk down the “Philosopher’s Path” through the mountains to Nanzen-ji Temple, and a visit to the Nisshin Cup Noodle Museum to make noodles.
This tour hits Tokyo, Chichibu, Nagahama, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe.
