Month: June 2023

Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo Making of Harry Potter” opened on June 16 at the former site of Toshimaen in Tokyo’s Nerima Ward. At the opening ceremony held on the same day, British actor Tom Felton, who appeared in all eight Harry Potter series and played Draco Malfoy, was a special guest. Other guests included…

Takamatsu Airport will hold a commemorative event on July 1 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of JAL’s Takamatsu – Haneda service and the 30th anniversary of ANA’s Takamatsu – Naha service. The day will also include a lecture by Hidekazu Tanaka, a former air traffic controller, on “Aviation from the perspective of the air traffic…

Logos Corporation will hold “Tent Festa” from July 1 to 3 at Logos Shop directly-managed stores nationwide. A variety of tents will be on display, including the newest tent released in 2023, and staff will demonstrate how to set up a tent. Visitors can practice setting up and taking down tents while listening to a…

Choshi Electric Railway will hold the Choshi Denki Matsuri (Choshi Denki Festival) on July 9 (10:00-16:00) at Inubo Station Square (Inubozaki, Choshi City, Chiba Prefecture) to commemorate the 100th anniversary of its opening. In addition to numerous corporate booths featuring trains and gourmet foods, there will be stage performances by Chiba Prefecture’s mascot “Chibakun” and…

Walt Disney Japan will launch a new collection on June 23 to conclude the 30th anniversary of the Disney Store. Disney Flagship Tokyo will be the only location to begin pre-sales on June 20. The theme is “New Departure,” and the illustrations depict Mickey Mouse and his friends riding in a pastel-colored balloon. In addition…

Seibu Prince Hotels Worldwide will open Prince Smart Inn Nagoya Sakae in early 2024. Prince Smart Inn is a hotel brand that specializes in lodging, introducing ICT and AI technologies and providing seamless services using smartphones and other devices. This time, the company will be entrusted with the management of a hotel that closed in…

Today finally marks the grand opening of the Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo Making of Harry Potter (1-1-7 Kasuga-cho, Nerima-ku, Tokyo). The official Twitter (@wbtourtokyo) has come up with a cool surprise. If you like tweets with “#HarryPotterTour”, that “Golden Snitch” will appear. The golden snitch, familiar from the popular wizarding world sport of Quidditch,…

The famous anglerfish cuisine of Oarai Town, located on the Pacific Ocean to the east of Mito City, is so well known as a representative of Ibaraki’s winter delicacies that it is often referred to as “the fugu of the west and the anglerfish of the east. The “Ankou Sansanbento” (Ankou Meal Lunchbox) is an…

Chubu Snow Alliance will open “Hirugano Picnic Garden,” a highland resort where visitors can enjoy outdoor activities, at Hirugano Kogen Ski Resort (4670-75 Hirugano, Takawase-cho, Gujo, Gifu Prefecture) on July 15. The Flower Area, located at an elevation of 1,000 meters above sea level, is home to 25,000 begonia plants, the largest in Japan, 6,000…

As a shared office business “STATION WORK,” JR East is expanding its network throughout Japan by developing the private booth “STATION BOOTH” and partnering with co-working spaces and hotel shared offices. With the addition of the two coworking facilities that began partnering on June 15, “STATIO WORK” is now available at all Shinkansen stations in…