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Intermixi Japan Tours have been established to provide both the casual and intermediate traveler an alternative, pop cultured look at the "land of the rising sun".
While not ignoring the cultural history of Japan, we also show you the side you will never see anywhere else. Intermixi Japan Tours current yearly schedule will be the summer, fall and winter season. Please contact for specific tour inquires. |
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We're Back! |
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The Spring 2008 Intermixi tours have returned! We got cultured in Kyoto, partied all night in Osaka and overthrew the Shogunate in Tokyo. We are still recovering from over a week of japanamanian, but keep checking our flickr tag and the forums for daily updates by the tour participants themselves! The official memories will be up on the main site shortly as well as more info on Intermixi's presence at this year's Anime Expo! Thank you all for the support! - Aka |
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Spring Tour LIVE IN PROGRESSSorry our button is so small. It is Japan, after all. Click on it to see our daily updates! |
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We've got a lot on our minds... |
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Intermixi is less than a week away from doing tour number two and three in a time span of 12 days of "Nihon no" insanity! As the days grow closer, Santa has nothing on us as the Intermixi staff continues to check over our last minute to do list. This just came the other day, Mary Ann has invited us to an eventful live show on the 30th in Yokohama! It'll be the last live show for band before they start working on another album. Looks like we'll be in Japan in October for the Tokyo Game Show tour. Better bring a costume. Time to send out the prize packs to the "How Sweet It Is" contest winners. And of course, you might have heard the talk about our joint contest with this years Anime Expo. We are very honored to be giving away 2 trips to Japan for those that pre register for the 2008 convention! But keep an eye out as there's even more to expect in the near future from Anime Expo and Intermixi shortly. And finally check back in about a weeks time for live updates from Intermixi in Japan!
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Private Stash Winners Announced |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The winners of Intermixi's private stash! Thank you all news affiliates! LOS ANGELES, Calif. – February 26th, 2008 – We at Intermixi Japan Tours are pleased to give a congratulatory "Omedetou Gozaimasu!!" to the winners of the "How sweet it is" giveaway.
Jessica Fiorini - Oswego, IL The entries gave off the most passion and drive that we were looking for in someone wanting to go to Japan! It was the Intermixi feel that "caught" us. Check out the winning entries in our forum and you'll know what we mean. Thanks to everyone for the entering! Check back for even more contests! The deadlines for the Intermixi September tours are days away. We still have openings for our Fusion and Neo Tokyo Tour, so be sure to send in that reservation form ASAP! Exclusive Crashing Manga University Course! Learning the way of the Samurai! Crusading Kansai! Living in Akibahara! It's all here!! Answer the call... Go to Japan.
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Time is Running Out! |
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Tick Tock, Heed the Clock, Time is Running out! The deadlines for the Kame Hame Kansai, Neo-Tokyo and Fusion Tours are all steadily approaching. The "Intercensus" has been received and people love the Fusion Tour! The combination of our Kame Hame artform with a Neo Tokyo twist is sure to go in a little over a month! It's nervous just thinking about it.... The question is... are you signed up? $$$ problems?? Intermixi's somewhat help ideas to pay for the tour.
What a sweet day it'll also be as we will announce the winners of our giveaway as well Feburary 25th, so be sure to send your last minute entries the night of the 24th! Exclusive Crashing Manga University Course! Learning the way of the Samurai! Crusading Kansai! Living in Akibahara! It's all here!! Answer the call... Come to Japan... |
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How Sweet it Is |
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Intermixi is giving away several prize packs of collectibles and fun! Some things from the land of the rising sun and others from the home of Aka-san! (Notice that rhymed?) Wouldn't you like to finally own the rare Final Fantasy XII collectors potion? How about Aka's own Ultimate Venom? Can't forget all the Pocky and Ramen noodles. Yum! Is that Seven days in Japan signed? And what's up with the Evangelion figure? The best part about the contest is all you need to do is answer a couple of Intermixi questions. Don't be to wordy, but do be to short. Our judges are looking for something that will pop out at us! Good luck! Intermixi Spring Prize Pack Questions:
Send all entries to:
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Intermixi Spotlight: #4
"Akihabara, It gets stranger everyday..."
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Prepare for a world of weird in the internationally-renowned electronics and pop culture playground of Akiba. Games, computers, TVs, toys, comics, books, wires, gadgets, cosplay, maids... it's all here, waiting for you. The best part is our hotel in Tokyo will be allocated right off Akiba's main strip Chuodori. Arise in the morning to the ideal of anime fandom and the relief of not needing to lug giant collectibles all across the JR train stations in order to get back home. Both entertaining and educational Intermixi is pleased to take you on the "Ultimate Akibahabara Experience" hosted by the folks at Akibanana. Participants will get a catered shopping experience of Japan's #1 anime and electronic district as well as exclusive "maid service"! Happy hunting, intermixers! Included in all 3 forms of Intermixi's Spring 2008 tours!
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Intermixi spotlight: #3
"Kansai, the best part of Japan you never knew about..."
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From the desktop of Aka-san, If there's one thing I have always had a problem explaining without bias, it would be why every travel group needs to visit the Kansai area of Japan. While I don't want to take anything away from Tokyo (there's so much to do!), I have always felt a kinship with the laid-back "Los Angeles" vibe of Osaka. Coupled with the underlining serenity of nearby Kyoto, I feel that the Kansai area is my secondary home. Escape the metropolis and embrace the "essence of old Edo Japan." You will feel a spiritual difference taking in a breathtaking view of the city from the Kiyomizu Temple, retracing samurai footsteps at Nijo Castle, and river rafting down the Hozugawa River in Kyoto. When I used to live in Osaka, my deepest relationships emerged from places like the Rock Rock Bar, Club Pure (all you can drink), and Den Den Town (anime, bootlegs, and jav central). You can walk down the alleys of Namba and immediately start up a conversation with the not-so-shy Osakans. With Samurai X being my favorite story of all time, it is a guilty pleasure to run through the falling cherry blossoms in Kyoto. I want to believe I am retracing the steps of the Battousai or Zatoichi. It was an honor to share my Kansai experiences with the first Intermixi tour group in 2007. I look forward to more memorable moments in Spring 2008. Already included in the Kame Hame Kansai and Fusion Tour. |
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Intermixi spotlight: #2
"Learning the way of the Samurai." A special addition to our Spring Intermixi tours will be a visit to a Samurai sword training school, where tour members can get a taste of the samurai experience by engaging in a training and tutoring session with Japanese sword-masters. This unique and rare experience is sure to have you swatting flies out of the air with renewed vigor and passion in no time. KI-YAHHHHHH! Included in all 3 forms of Intermixi's Spring 2008 tours!
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Intermixi spotlight: #1 |
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We're proud to kick off 2008 with a spotlight on some of the things you'll be experiencing on Intermixi's spring tours.
A crash course at "Manga University." You've read them, collected them and even tried to emulate the form. Now, Intermixi and Manga University are giving participants the opportunity to hang out with professional manga artists and learn tricks of the trade. Brainchild of Japananime president Glenn Kardy (the acclaimed How To Draw Manga, Kana De Manga), The workshop will feature Atsuhisa Okura (author of "Moe USA" and creator of the 10-page manga that appeared in the November issue of Wired magazine) and Saori Takarai (author of "Manga Moods" and "Manga Sisters"). Already included in the Neo Tokyo and Fusion Tour. |
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LOS ANGELES, Calif. – December 21, 2007 – Intermixi Tours is proud to announce another round of details and price information about our upcoming Neo-Tokyo and Kame Hame Kansai tours! Rocketing through the land of the rising sun, these tours are sure to delight and amaze both old and new fans of Japanese pop culture and history. Intermixi`s staff of dedicated and experienced travel staff are ready to blow your mind while blazing through Osaka, Kyoto, and Tokyo`s most memorable sites. We are also excited to note that tour packages can now be combined into a longer mega-tour, ensuring your ability to enjoy as much as possible in the land of the rising sun. The Kame Hame Kansai tour will focus on the historical side of Japan`s cultural capitals while embracing the modern and lively sites to be seen in and around Osaka and Kyoto. Castles, craters, pagodas, temples, parks, mountains, samurai, and some of the best food in Japan await you. At the height of cherry blossom season there won`t be a more charming and beautiful place anywhere else in the country! The Neo Tokyo tour will allow you to experience the unbridled and unmatched complexity and variety of urban Tokyo. Witness culture centers like Asakusa and Shibuya, and prepare yourself for the anime, games, and electronics mecca of Akihabara! Exclusive to our Neo-Tokyo tour will be an intimate and up-close "Manga University" workshop coducted by the same company that brought you the "How to Draw Manga" series. Participants will have the opportunity to hang out with manga artists Atsuhisa Okura (author of "Moe USA" and creator of the 10-page manga that appered in the November issue of Wired magazine) and Saori Takarai (author of "Manga Moodss" and "Manga Sisters") Did we mention you`ll also get a chance to fight like a samurai warrior during our special Intermixi Samurai Dojo session?! The full day by day breakdown of the tours will be available Christmas Eve, Monday, Dec 24th!
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: LOS ANGELES, Calif. – November 30, 2007 – Intermixi Japan Tours is proud to offer the dates for two independent tours of Japan for the spring season of 2007! The explosive “Kame Hame Kansai” tour and the acclaimed “Neo Tokyo” tour. Aka-san & company have focused their chi and constructed the new “Kame Hame Kansai” tour where you'll experience the rich cultural heritage of Kyoto, party in Osaka, and wind down in Tokyo. This cherry blossom season will also include the return of the “Neo-Tokyo” tour. Made famous by director Joe Dougherty's award winning “Seven Days in Japan” documentary, the original Neo-Tokyo tour began a tradition of strong bonds and life long friendships between the touring tokyo participants. Now, Intermixi will catapult Neo-Tokyo as reunion for customers old and new. Both tour packages promise to offer travelers the best Japan itineraries at an affordable price. Packages include roundtrip airfare, hotel accommodation, transfers, sightseeing excursions, admission to special events, and more. So mark you calendars! Prices and more information will be available soon ### For further information contact:
Intermixi Japan Tours
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Memoirs of a Gaijin
The September tour memories are finally up! The Tokyo Game Show, the sake tasting, the brief stop at Nintendo headquarters in Kyoto, the, Ultimate Akiba experience, the live house experience with Mary Ann... IT'S ALL RELIVED HERE!!! There's even a bonus video section complete with japanese moshing! The memories of the premiere Intermixi tour is a click away Minnaaaaaaaaa-san!: |
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© 2007 Intermixi. Photos © Sean Byron and others.