Hotel New Otani Tokyo will offer a collaboration accommodation plan with “Hatsune Miku” for a limited time from March 1 to May 31. Prices start at 39,390 yen per room for single occupancy and 72,390 yen per room for double occupancy. Breakfast is included and limited to two rooms per day. Reservations will be accepted…
Month: January 2023
JTB Forecasts Travel Trends for 2023. Domestic travel is expected to recover to 108% of the previous year’s level, while overseas travel is expected to recover to 2.8 times.
New Corona Status and Travel Movements by the End of 2022 Vaccinations have progressed, and in 2022 there has been a relaxation of waterfront measures, such as removal of entry restrictions and shortening of quarantine agencies, mainly in Europe, and the resumption of international air flights, mainly in Europe. Relaxation has also spread to Tire…
G-SHOCK x FUTUR “2100” series in gray skeleton resin
Casio Computer Co., Ltd. will release a new shock-resistant G-SHOCK watch, the GA-2100FT, a collaboration model with the French lifestyle brand FUTUR, on February 17. The price is 20,350 yen. The base model is the “GA-2100” with octagonal bezel, and is finished in a simple design typical of FUTUR. The bezel and band are made…
APA Hotel (Osaka Kadoma-shi Ekimae) expansion work begins, aiming for completion in time for the 2025 Osaka World Expo.
On January 26, APA Group held a groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of APA Hotel Osaka Kadoma Ekimae (2-6 Motomachi, Kadoma City, Osaka Prefecture). Together with the APA Hotel & Resort Osaka Umeda Station Tower, which will open on February 1, and the APA Hotel & Resort Osaka Namba Station Tower, scheduled to open in…
Shinjuku Station Fieldwork” to explore the history of the city of Shinjuku and its railroads. Attended by Romance Car Museum curators.
The Romance Car Museum (1-3 Megumi-machi, Ebina City, Kanagawa Prefecture), operated by Odakyu Electric Railway, will hold the “Shinjuku Station Fieldwork – Shinjuku, the world’s best station that continues to evolve” on February 25 in cooperation with JR Shinjuku Station and Odakyu Shinjuku Station. This program is a fieldwork to deepen knowledge of the station…
THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS x Kumamoto Castle to support reconstruction. Collaboration goods and wrapped buses are also available.
Kyushu Sangyo Kotsu Holdings will hold the “Kumamoto Castle Reconstruction Support Campaign” from March 1 to May 8 in collaboration with “THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS” operated by Namco Bandai Entertainment Inc. as part of the group’s 80th anniversary celebration. The collaboration with “THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS,” which has ties to Kumamoto, will help people learn…
Yahoo Japan releases “Pollen Information 2023” on its weather app. 200% of last year’s amount of airborne pollen in Shikoku, Kinki, Tokai, and Kanto Koshin this year.
Yahoo! Weather, a weather forecasting application, has released “Pollen Information 2023,” a collection of pollen information for all regions of Japan. This year’s pollen dispersion is expected to be higher than the previous season from Kyushu to Tohoku, especially in Shikoku, Kinki, Tokai, and Kanto Koshin, where pollen dispersion is expected to exceed 200% of…
Sanwa Supply, laptop power cable for overseas high voltage. Max. 250V, with conversion plug.
Sanwa Supply has released TR-KB1N, a power cable for notebook PCs that supports high voltage up to 250V for use in destination countries. The price is around 2,500 yen. Power cable for notebook PCs with C-type plug (e.g., Europe) for use overseas, with A-type plug conversion adapter included for use in A-type plug countries (e.g.,…
Disney, items for the 70th anniversary of the release of the movie “Peter Pan”. Michael’s teddy bear and art blanket.
To commemorate the 70th anniversary of the release of the movie “Peter Pan,” Walt Disney Japan will release a series of items featuring a scene from the film starting January 31. The items focus on the scene from Peter Pan’s visit to Wendy and her friends’ room to his arrival in Neverland. The lineup of…
Japan Weather Association’s First Cherry Bloom Forecast for 2023. Nationwide, blooming is on par with normal, with Kochi topping the list on March 21.
The Japan Weather Association has released the first cherry blossom bloom forecast for 49 locations throughout Japan. Cherry blossoms in 2023 are expected to be on par with normal throughout Japan. Some areas in the Kansai region are expected to bloom later than normal, while some areas in Hokuriku and Hokkaido are expected to bloom…