Month: December 2023

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group has announced plans to open three boutique hotels in the Setouchi area. This will be Mandarin Oriental, Setouchi’s second hotel in Japan, following Mandarin Oriental, Tokyo. The hotel will open in the summer of 2027 in the Sunport district of Takamatsu City and Naoshima Town in Kagawa Prefecture, and on another…

Yucai Kogaku, a company that plans and develops communication robots and IoT products, has released “Sweet Bite Ham Ham” (9,900 yen each) based on Disney’s “Chip and Dale. The item reproduces the gesture of gently holding out a finger to a baby or pet and biting it with its small teeth. The item is said…

Good Glass Japan, an Aiwa Industries company, will sell “double wall glasses” featuring animals and characters at the event space in front of the escalator on the second floor of Ueno Marui (6-15-1 Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo). The period is from December 15 to 21 (until 18:00 on the last day). In addition to the new…

LINE Yahoo! Maps (iOS/Android versions) and Yahoo! Search, a function has been implemented to display a “Add Friend” button for stores and facilities’ official LINE accounts on the facility detail page. Maps will begin displaying the information on December 19 or later, and Yahoo! This will make it harder for users to notice stores’ official…

LAWSON will release its original shoulder bag “tk.TAKEO KIKUCHI exclusive SHOULDER BAG BOOK” on December 25 (December 27 in Okinawa). The price is 3289 yen. This luxurious item is made of genuine leather-like fabric with a fine corner grain finish, and is accented with shiny metal parts and coil fasteners. The front zippered pocket can…

Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport, operated by Mitsui Fudosan Commercial Management, will hold “LaLaport Bargain” at 19 facilities nationwide from January 1 to 8, 2024. This year, about 1,500 stores will participate for eight days starting on New Year’s Day. In addition to the popular annual grab bags at special prices, winter fashion items, interior decorations,…

Tokyo Skytree Town (1-1 Oshiage, Sumida-ku, Tokyo), operated by Tobu Tower Sky Tree and Tobu Town Solamachi, will hold “Tokyo Skytree Town Projection Mapping” from December 15 to 25. One of the main events of the current “TOKYO SKYTREE TOWN DREAM CHRISTMAS 2023,” it was revived last year after a four-year absence to great acclaim….

Tokyo Disneyland will launch “Minnie’s Funderland,” the first in a series of special events called “Disneypalpalooza,” on January 10, 2024! Until March 19, the entire park will be decorated with “Minnie Mouse’s fantasy world filled with her favorite things she dreamed of. The special menu will be available from December 26th, prior to the start…

JR West Japan has decided to operate a sightseeing train, “WEST EXPRESS Ginga” San-in Course. The period is from March 18 to June 26, 2024. The overnight express train will run from Kyoto Station to Izumo City Station on Mondays and Fridays, and from Izumo City Station to Kyoto Station on Wednesdays and Saturdays (via…

Weathernews opened “Hatsuhinode Ch.” on its smartphone app “Weathernews” and began distributing the time of the first sunrise of New Year’s Day 2024 and the latest weather information. On New Year’s Day, a winter pressure pattern will prevail, and the probability of seeing the first sunrise is relatively high on the Pacific Ocean side, especially…