Keihin Electric Express Railway and Keikyu Wiz will hold the “Keikyu Type 1500 Photo Exhibition” from March 1 to 29. The venue is the Entrance Hall on the second floor of the Keikyu Group headquarters (1-2-8 Takashima, Nishi-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture). Planned for the retirement of the Type 1500 field chopper-controlled cars on December…
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Courtyard by Marriott Fukui to Open on March 15. Total of 252 rooms in a high-rise building in front of JR Fukui Station on the Hokuriku Shinkansen Line.
Marriott International will open the Courtyard by Marriott Fukui (1-3500 Chuo, Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture) on March 15. In conjunction with the opening, the company began accepting reservations for the hotel today, February 29. Reservations can be made by phone or e-mail. The hotel, the seventh hotel in Japan under the Courtyard by Marriott brand,…
Tour with tickets to Shohei Ohtani’s Dodgers season opener, first-come, first-served at Kintetsu
Kinki Nippon Tourist Co. is offering a first-come, first-served baseball tour to watch the Los Angeles Dodgers Opening Day Series. The itinerary is five days and three nights from March 28 to April 1, and the tour fee is 489,000 yen per person per double occupancy. Includes round-trip airfare on the Narita/Haneda-Los Angeles route, hotel…
Tokyo DisneySea “Fantasy Springs” merchandise announced! Get a spectacular world of magical springs & characters!
In this issue, we will introduce merchandise themed around the spectacularly beautiful world of Fantasy Springs. Tokyo Disney Resort has announced items for the new Fantasy Springs theme port, which will open on June 6 at Tokyo DisneySea. Excitement like opening the first page of a story! Many book-shaped items are now available! The items…
Lost kids are very much transformed! The new caps are also available. Tokyo DisneySea, Peter Pan New Attraction Merchandise, Go on an Adventure Now!
We will be introducing merchandise themed around the new attraction “Peter Pan’s Neverland Adventure,” which will be located in the “Peter Pan’s Neverland” area. Tokyo Disney Resort has announced items for the new Fantasy Springs theme port, which will have its grand opening on June 6 at Tokyo DisneySea. We can all change into Lost…
Expedia “GW and Spring Travel Sale”. Airfare + hotel from JPY20,000 for Okinawa/Sapporo, JPY40,000 for Seoul, etc.
Expedia is offering a “Golden Week and Spring Travel Sale” for travel in 11 areas in Japan and abroad. The sale period is from February 20 to March 25 and covers stays through May 31. Expedia’s “Package Booking” sale, where you can save even more on a package deal when you book a hotel and…
Ghibli Park unveils new area “Witches’ Valley” for the first time. European-style town with flying playground equipment/restaurants/shops.
On February 28, Ghibli Park unveiled the new “Valley of the Witches” area for the first time at a media preview. The “Valley of the Witches,” which will open on March 16, is a European-style area inspired by the Studio Ghibli films in which witches appear. The “Guchoki Bakery” where the main character Kiki and…
Tokyo Skytree to Expand Observation Deck Hours from April. Adult admission fee to increase up to 400 yen from July.
Tokyo Sky Tree (1-1-2 Oshiage, Sumida-ku, Tokyo), operated by Tobu Tower Skytree, will change the operating hours of its observation deck on April 1, expanding it by up to two hours. The hours for Monday through Saturday will be expanded by one hour from the current hours to 10:00-22:00 (last admission at 21:00), and by…
Wako, Ginza, limited time only “Freshly Baked Financier” from March. Elegant taste of burnt butter and honey.
Wako will release “freshly baked financier” made in its atelier in Ginza for a limited time from March 1 to April 30. Baking time is 2:00 p.m. daily. The flavor of fine butter and vanilla, which have been carefully charred over a fire, and honey with the delicate and gentle taste of lemon blossoms blend…
Grant Aid Agreement Signed for Tunisia: Contributing to the Sustainable Use of Water Resources through the Development of Advanced Sewage Treatment Plants and Utilization of Water for Industrial Use | News & Media
On February 26, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the Government of the Republic of Tunisia in Tunis for a grant of up to 3,208 million yen for the “Advanced Sewage Treatment Plant Construction Project in Gabes”. Tunisia is facing water shortages, partly due to climate change in recent years….