Luup will launch the “Half-Price Unlimited Ride Campaign” in which all users of its electric micromobility sharing service “Luup” will receive half-price rides as many times as they want. The period is from January 20 to 29. The campaign covers the Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Yokohama areas, and during the campaign period, unlimited rides will…
Month: January 2023
Sunshine 60 Observation Deck “Tenbo Park” renewed on April 18. 251 m above sea level, created like a park with a sense of openness.
Sunshine City will open its observatory, which has been closed since October 3 for renovation work, as “Sunshine 60 Observatory Tenbo Park” on April 18. The observatory opened 45 years ago on April 6, 1978, on the 60th floor, the top floor of “Sunshine 60,” which was “the tallest skyscraper in the East” at the…
SOFTBANK sells Delivery X1, a food delivery robot, in Japan. Already introduced at Nagoya Prince Hotel.
On January 18, SoftBank Robotics began selling Delivery X1, a food delivery and transport robot, in Japan. The robot was developed by Gausium, a Shanghai-based robot developer. Equipped with up to 4 trays (1st to 3rd trays adjustable) and a 10″ touch panel, it can transport items weighing up to 30 kg. Maximum travel speed…
Hakodate City offers up to 10,000 yen discount per night/ 5,000 yen per night with transportation for up to 3 consecutive nights through its own travel support program, “Hakodate Wari.
Hakodate City is running the “Hakodate Wari” campaign, a tourism attraction campaign that offers discounts on lodging at participating facilities in the city, until January 31 (including check-out on February 1). This campaign is Hakodate City’s own initiative to promote early recovery of tourism demand, which has fallen sharply due to the impact of the…
Direct express bus service to Mitsui Outlet Park Kisarazu “Haneda Airport Route” resumes on February 1.
Mitsui Outlet Park Kisarazu, operated by Mitsui Fudosan Commercial Management, will resume direct express bus service to Haneda Airport on February 1. The route is from Mitsui Outlet Park Kisarazu to Haneda Airport Bus Terminal 1, Bus Terminal 2, and Bus Terminal 3, taking 25 to 45 minutes one way. One-way fare is 1,100 yen…
City of Yokohama resumes distribution of its own “Find Your YOKOHAMA” travel assistance coupons, offering discounts ranging from 4,200 yen per night for one person to 36,000 yen per night for two people.
The City of Yokohama has been running its own travel support campaign, “Find Your YOKOHAMA,” which offers discounts on sightseeing and lodging in the city, and resumed distribution of “lodging discount coupons” on January 17. This campaign is being conducted by the Yokohama Convention & Visitors Bureau from the spring of 2022 to support the…
Aeon to begin full-scale sales and rentals of ladies’ suits for the graduation and entrance season, including 3 nights and 4 days for 6,600 yen.
Aeon will begin full-scale sales of ladies’ ceremonial suits for the graduation and entrance season on January 20. In addition to sales at stores nationwide and through mail-order sites, the company will also offer rental suits. The brand sold is “purelast” and will be handled at approximately 270 Aeon and Aeon Style stores, as well…
Hanshin Koshien Stadium, 3 new types of seats in both 1st and 3rd base Alps seats and left outfield seats. Box seats for families and groups, etc.
Hanshin Koshien Stadium, operated by Hanshin Electric Railway, will install new “Alps Wing View Boxes” in the first and third base Alps seats and “Left Sky View Boxes” and “Left Sky View Counters” in the left outfield seats. These seats will be available from the professional baseball open game on March 4. For details on…
How to avoid missing your train? On local lines and regional trunk lines, pay attention to the arrival and departure lines at stations.
Japanese railroads run on the left side of the road. This is irrelevant for single-track trains, where the upper and lower trains share the same track, but for double-track trains, the train runs on the left side of the track toward the direction of travel. In the case of a single-track line, a station with…
Information Center for Ieyasu-related Sites” at JR Nagoya Station, Aichi Prefecture, Japan. Provides information on military commanders’ sightseeing spots.
On January 18, the “Aichi Prefecture Taiga Drama ‘What to do about Ieyasu’ Tourism Promotion Council,” consisting of Aichi Prefecture, cities, towns, and tourism organizations in Aichi Prefecture, opened the “Information Center for Places Related to Ieyasu” on the central concourse of JR Nagoya Station to provide information on places related to Tokugawa Ieyasu and…