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PacSet Announces Animated Spring and Lost Islands II Tours for 2016

PacSet Announces Animated Spring and Lost Islands II Tours for 2016!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: PacSet Tours is proud to announce their next two tours for the 2016 season: the return of the popular anime-themed "Animated Spring" tour and the "Lost Islands II" tour to the remote Ogasawara Islands.

Going into its fifth year, Animated Spring has become one of the most popular and well-reviewed anime-themed Japan tours on the market, selling out far before the tour's signup deadline for two years in a row. For the tour's fifth anniversary, the tour will be adding a second free day in the Tokyo area, a new extension to Hakone, and more time in popular otaku hotspots like Ikebukuro and Akihabara. The tour also offers a 5 day, 4 night extended trip to the Kansai Area, where guests will visit anime-themed shopping arcades in Osaka and Kobe, explore the temples and shrines of Kyoto and picnic with the locals at a party under the blooming cherry blossoms.

PacSet also announced Lost Islands II, a trip to the tropical, remote Ogasawara Islands. Awarded the designation of "World Heritage Site" by UNESCO in 2011, Ogasawara features white sandy beaches, historical sites from World War II, and numerous plant and animal species found nowhere else. After making their first trip to the islands in 2013, PacSet remains the only North American tour company to offer a tour to Ogasawara. The 2016 tour also includes upgraded accommodations on the ferry to the islands, two nights in Tokyo for cherry blossom viewing and a relaxing two day excursion to the famous Kinugawa Onsen and history-filled city of Nikko.

"It may seem odd to announce Animated and Lost Islands together," admitted PacSet Director Evan Liu. "What we've discovered is that so many people who love anime and Japanese pop culture are intrigued by a destination like Ogasawara - and vice versa. We hope that our guests enjoy these adventures as much as we have in putting them together!"

Animated Spring 2016 is scheduled for March 20 through March 28, 2016 for the basic tour, with the extended tour lasting until April 1. Lost Islands II will take place from April 1 until April 11. Both tours include roundtrip airfare to Japan from Los Angeles, hotel, admission to all activities, all transport within Japan, bilingual guides, nightly turndown and concierge services and much, much more. The two tours can be combined for a discount, and PacSet also offers monthly payment plans to help make the tour more affordable. For more information, guests are encouraged to visit pacsettours.com, e-mail info at pacsettours dot com, or call PacSet at (+1) 310-218-3816 during regular business hours (9AM to 6PM Pacific Standard Time, Monday-Friday).

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