Post Office Product Sales Service will release “1/12 Size Postal Mailbox No. 13 Figure: Ueno Onshi Koen Panda Version” from October 21 to 22 at the Post Office Product Sales Booth in the Ueno Onshi Koen 150th Anniversary Cultural Festival. It will also be available at some post offices on October 27. The price is…
Month: October 2023
Weathernews releases “Second Autumn Foliage Viewing Forecast. Late summer heat on record brings later-than-normal viewing in northern Japan.
On October 12, Weathernews released the “Second Autumn Foliage Viewing Forecast” for the fall foliage season. The start of the fall foliage was delayed in northern Japan this year due to the record-breaking late summer heat, but the autumn air finally began to envelop the country in late September, and the coloring of the leaves…
Disney-themed lighting returns for one day only! Colors of the newest movie “Wishes” also lit up for the first time at Tokyo Skytree!
Tokyo Skytree will be specially lighting up with the theme of “Wishes,” a film commemorating Disney’s 100th anniversary. The event will be held from 5:45 p.m. to midnight on October 16 only. At the same time, seven types of special lighting inspired by Disney and Pixar characters, which were implemented from April to July this…
Hoshino Resort “Kai Akiu” to open in Sendai for the first time on April 25! Reservations are now being accepted for all 49 rooms at this hot spring resort with a view of a mountain stream.
Hoshino Resort’s “Kai” brand of onsen ryokan will open its first Miyagi Prefecture location, “Kai Akiu” (1 Yumoto Hirakura, Akiu-cho, Taihaku-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture), on April 25, 2024. In conjunction with this announcement, hotel reservations will begin today, October 12. Akiu Onsen is a hot spring resort with a rich history, also known as…
MOL Cruises Announces All-Suite Cruise Ship “MITSUI OCEAN FUJI” to Travel Around the World to 24 Ports in 16 Countries and 14 World Heritage Sites Starting April 2025
On October 12, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Mitsui O.S.K. Cruises (MOL) announced a new cruise brand, “MITSUI OCEAN CRUISES. At the same time, they also announced the name of their new ship, the first of which is the MITSUI OCEAN FUJI, which will be launched in December 2024 and begin round-the-world travel in 2025….
Prices start at 5,700 yen! Disney’s fashion rental service “Disney FASHION CLOSET” finally launches from AIR CLOTHING
Air Closet, a monthly fashion rental service provider, launched “Disney FASHION CLOSET,” a rental service for Disney items, on October 12. The pay-as-you-go service starts at 5,700 yen per rental (excluding shipping charges). Rental periods can be selected from 3 days/2 nights to 8 days/7 nights. Pickup can be arranged by date and time, and…
Cab app “GO” offers a new feature that allows users to send tips to cab drivers. Started first in Tokyo and Kanagawa.
The GO cab app (Android/iOS version) has launched a new feature that allows users to send tips to the driver when using “GO Pay” in advance for dispatch orders in Tokyo and Kanagawa Prefecture. Introduced in response to many comments that the opportunity for crew members to receive tips has decreased due to the spread…
Yeti, a ski resort at the foot of Mt. Fuji, will be the fastest winter opening in Japan on October 20. On the first day of the event, skiing is free if you “ski in costume”!
Pica, a member of the Fujikyu Group, will begin winter operations at Snow Park Yeti (2428 Fujiwara, Suyama, Susono, Shizuoka Prefecture), the second station at the southern foot of Mt. This will be the fastest opening of an outdoor ski resort in Japan for 25 consecutive years. On the first day, an opening ceremony will…
Five brands including JCB are now available for touch payment at Tokyo Bus’s Okinawa office buses.
JCB will begin accepting JCB/American Express/Diners Club/Discover touch payments on October 16 at its Tokyo Bus Okinawa office’s bus routes. The card can be used simply by holding it over a dedicated terminal on the bus, such as a card that supports touch payment of the applicable brand or a smartphone with the card installed….
Hoshino Resort to open hot spring inn “Kai Teshikaga” in Teshikaga-cho, Hokkaido in 2026. In the town development project of Kawayu Onsen in Akan-Mashu National Park.
Hoshino Resort’s nationwide onsen ryokan brand “Kai” has decided on the name “Kai Teshikaga” for the onsen ryokan facility it plans to develop in conjunction with the “Akan Mashu National Park Kawayu Onsen Machi Community Development Master Plan” in Teshikaga Town, Hokkaido. It is located in Kawayuonsen 2-chome, Teshikaga-cho, Kawakami-gun, Hokkaido. It will be the…