Kodansha will launch a preview invitation campaign for Fantasy Springs, the new theme port at Tokyo DisneySea that will open on June 6, 2024. A total of 25 pairs of 50 winners will be drawn from among those who purchase eligible Disney books to receive a Preview Passport, which allows them to enter Fantasy Springs…
Month: December 2023
Tokyo DisneySea Fantasy Springs Hotel will open for reservations on February 8, 2024!
New images of guest rooms and a character grill in the restaurant are also available. Accommodation dates and reservation start dates Accommodation dates June 6-8, 2024: Reservations begin at 1:00 p.m. on February 8, 2024. Lodging dates June 9-15, 2024: Reservations begin at 1:00 p.m. on February 15, 2024. Lodging dates June 16-22, 2024: Reservations…
Unlimited two-day rides on JR and some trains, buses, and ferries in Chiba Prefecture “Thank You ♥ Chiba Free Pass
Chiba Prefecture and JR East Chiba Branch will sell the “Thank You ♥ Chiba Free Pass,” which allows unlimited train, bus, and ferry rides for two days, and the “Thank You ♥ Chiba Free Pass,” which includes a round-trip ticket from within Tokyo, from January 4 to February 28, 2024. The Free Pass allows unlimited…
JR Tokai’s new commercial starring Kento Kaku depicts “the moment you meet the person you want to meet” in the “Let’s meet” Christmas version.
On December 12, JR Tokai released a new commercial featuring actor Kento Kaku, titled “To All the People I Want to Meet. The TV commercial has been running since this spring under the theme of the song “Let’s meet,” sung by UA, and this time it is arranged for the year-end and Christmas season. This…
What would happen to the Shinkansen if a major disaster occurred? We visited the “No.2 Control Center” in Osaka, which is responsible for train control as a backup in case of emergency.
On December 9, JR Tokai, JR West, and JR Kyushu released to the press a video of train control operations conducted from the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen No. 2 Control Center. Normally, train operations are controlled at the Shinkansen Control Center in Tokyo, but once a year, train control is actually performed at the No….
Starbucks Reserve Roastery Tokyo, red seal book/mug/tri-colored Daruma doll, etc. named after the year 2024 “Dragon”.
The mugs feature the dragon as the Starbucks Reserve’s symbolic star and constellation, and when the two colors are placed side by side, each dragon appears to be facing the other. Red Seal Book and Band Starbucks Reserve Red Seal Book, Sakura Cask (4,000 yen) Starbucks Reserve Red Seal Book: Chinese Zodiac Dragon (4,000 yen)…
Yama-kei Publishers’ “Low Mountain Hiking Outing Support Campaign” for a chance to win outdoor goods worth a total of 250,000 yen
Yama-kei Publisher is running the “Low Mountain Hiking Outing Support Campaign” on its mountain stamp rally application “Yamasta” (Android/iOS version). If you visit the campaign’s target low-altitude mountains between December 1 and 23:59 on March 20, 2024, and earn stamps or complete the stamp rally, you will win popular outdoor goods worth a total of…
Akafuku “Isuzu Chaya” opens first store in Nagoya. Selling new strawberry rice cakes, fresh dorayaki and other Japanese sweets.
Akafuku will open a Japanese and Western confectionery store “Isuzu Chaya” at a special venue in the Japanese confectionery section on the basement floor of JR Nagoya Takashimaya (1-1-4 Meieki, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture). The store will be open from November 29 to January 9, 2024. In addition to the new series “San SUN…
Seiko commemorates the retirement of the white limited express Romance Car “VSE (Type 50000)” with a watch. Limited edition of 5,000 pieces.
Imperial Enterprises has launched the Seiko x Limited Express Romance Car VSE Memorial Watch (¥54,780) at the PREMICO online store. The “Limited Express Romance Car VSE (Type 50000)” was completely retired on December 10. The dial is inspired by the silky white body of the “White Romance Car,” and is decorated with an orange band…
JR East, 1,000 points to 10,000 people for earning and using JRE POINT. Chances of winning increase with each condition achieved.
JR East will conduct the “JRE POINT Collect and Use Campaign” from December 1 to January 31, 2024. The campaign is divided into two categories: “accumulate”, in which 10,000 people will be selected by lottery to win 1,000 JRE POINT points, and “use”, in which the required points for point exchange rewards will be discounted…