JR West Trading Co., Ltd. will release goods featuring “Ikochan,” the character of JR West’s ICOCA transportation IC card, the Twilight Express sleeper train that once operated, and the SAKUBI SAKU Raku sightseeing train scheduled to start service on July 1. All of them will be available from July 1. Ikochan goods are available only…
Month: June 2022
Keisei Travel offers tours that allow visitors to experience riding the crossing and pull-up lines.
Keisei Travel Service will hold “Keisei BINGO! Version 2: Pull-up Line Entry Tour” on July 9 as a mystery tour using Keisei Electric Railway lines. The tour is not announced, except that it will pass through the pull-up lines and crossing lines that are not used in regular operations (the vehicles used are also undisclosed),…
JR Group’s Hyogo Pre-DC Ekiben lunch box to go on sale
JR West Food Service Net will start selling two types of original ekiben from July 1 to coincide with the “Hyogo Destination Campaign Pre-Campaign” (Hyogo Pre-DC) to be held from July to September 2022 prior to the “Hyogo Destination Campaign” to be held in 2023. The stores selling them will be in Kyoto, Shin-Osaka, and…
“TeamLabo Learn! Amusement Park of the Future” opens in Mie Prefecture
TeamLab will hold the “TeamLab Learn! Amusement Park of the Future” at the Boat Race Tsu Tsuky Dome in Tsu, Mie Prefecture, from July 30 to August 31. This is an educational project based on the concept of “co-creation,” and is part of Boat Race Tsu’s “project to let children, who will lead the next…
Chiba Lotte’s first collaborative room, “Marines Room 2022,” 50% off for a win by 5 runs or more.
Lotte City Hotel Kinshicho will offer “Marines Room 2022,” a collaboration room with the Chiba Lotte Marines, from July 22 to September 30, limited to one room per day. The rooms are stylishly designed based on the Marines’ color, black. The walls are decorated with photos of manager Iguchi and the players, along with this…
Hoshino Resort, “Kai Yufuin” opens on August 3. A hot spring resort with a view of terraced rice paddies
Hoshino Resort’s “Kai” brand of hot spring inns will open “Kai Yufuin” (No. 398 Kawakami, Yufuin-cho, Yufuin City, Oita Prefecture) in Yufuin Onsen, Oita Prefecture, on August 3. Located overlooking Mt. Yufudake in Yufuin Onsen, the inn has terraced rice fields at its center. Visitors can enjoy the seasonal scenery of the terraced rice fields,…
JR West offers “Summer Vacation” discount: Child Fare for 1000 yen
JR West (West Japan Railway Company) will offer “Summer Vacation ‘Children 1,000 yen! Family Ticket” (exclusive for e5489) for a limited period and number of seats on the Sanyo Shinkansen, Hokuriku, Nanki, Kita-Kinki, and San-in routes. The price for children is a flat rate of 1,000 yen, and accompanying adults can also use the ticket…
achieving Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and overcoming the Corona Disaster in Senegal
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) of up to 10 billion yen with the Government of the Republic of Senegal for the “Universal Health Coverage Support Program (Phase 2)” in Dakar on June 16. Through financial support, this project aims to promote the implementation of the following high priority policies…
International Emergency Relief Aid for Earthquake Damage in Eastern Afghanistan
International Emergency Relief Aid for Earthquake Damage in Eastern Afghanistan -Delivery of Donated Goods Emergency relief supplies provided by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for earthquake damage in eastern Afghanistan have been handed over to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) operating in the country. Emergency relief supplies to…
ZOZOTOWN collaborates with “YuruCan△” : T-shirts/sierra cups
ZOZOTOWN will release a limited collection “ZOZOCAN△” to commemorate the release of the movie “YuruCan△.” Products will be listed on ZOZOTOWN from 12:00 p.m. on July 1 and will be available until 11:59 p.m. on July 15. The lineup includes a total of 11 models, including acrylic stands, tapestries, apparel, and items that can be…