News Pop Japan Travel Offers Jump Festa Tour in December
posted on 2009-08-28 00:51 EDT by Egan Loo
The Pop Japan Travel agency has announced that it is offering a tour package for people who want to visit the Jump Festa event in December. Jump Festa is Shueisha's annual event for fans of its Weekly Shonen Jump manga magazine and the related manga, anime, games, and spinoffs. The tour will run from December 15 to December 23 and will include open days for visiting the rest of Japan after Jump Festa.
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