Welcome everyone! This thread was started in response to a somewhat rash idea late last year by
SaintessHeart to
travel Japan on a ridiculous but not impossible budget of S$10,000 (US$8,000). You could also say that it was inspired by the
short-lived proposal by JNTO to sponsor the airfare of 10,000 foreigners, in the hope of spurring the flagging tourist arrivals following last year's quake-tsunami disasters.
But a good idea is hard to put down. In particular, I was interested in finding out if there are other ways we anime/Japanese pop-culture fans could still contribute while having ourselves an enjoyable time. Though I've put the idea on the back burner for the past couple of months, I'm pretty serious about making this work.
In any case, let's start with the basics. Please post here if you're interested in joining this trip. Let us know:
1) When you'd be free to travel
2) What places or things you'd like to do and, most importantly,
3) Your budget
Don't worry about the charity idea. That's just icing on the cake that may or may not happen, depending on legal and tax issues. For the moment, just focus on what you'd most like to do in Japan. Once we have a rough idea of numbers and potential itineraries, things will be easier to work out.
One last note: Although the original idea was for Singaporeans to take part in this trip, the whole thing is open to all members of AnimeSuki. If you're keen and don't mind meeting fellow forum members in real life, this may well be your chance to do so.
John Yip, aka TinyRedLeaf
