Marugoto Railway (a joint venture between JR East and Satoyume) will open a restaurant and sauna at the Marugoto Railway Hotel “Satologue” (1 Tanasawa, Okutama-cho, Nishitama-gun, Tokyo) on May 16. The “Marugoto Hotel” is a regional revitalization project that turns the entire railway line into a hotel by renovating unmanned station buildings into reception areas…
Month: May 2024
Air Seoul x Paradise City, SNS event to win hotel accommodation tickets, etc. Special one-way fares of 6330 yen are also available.
Air Seoul will hold the “Air Seoul & Paradise City Special Event,” a collaborative event in which participants can win tickets to stay at the Paradise City hotel in South Korea. The event will run from May 14 to June 8. The prize is a one-night stay in a deluxe room for one person and…
How do I get into the area after all? A new look at how to enter Fantasy Springs What is the “1-Day Passport: Fantasy Springs Magic”?
Recap of the Standby Pass and Disney Premier Access setup for each attraction Next, I would like to elaborate on the Standby Pass and Disney Premier Access that most people will realistically use. There are four attractions in Fantasy Springs as follows. Three of them are available for both free Standby Pass and paid Disney…
Suitcase Trends Seen at Ace’s New Fall/Winter Product Exhibition
On May 14, Ace held an exhibition of new products for fall and winter for interested parties. What we sensed at this year’s exhibition was a recovery in demand for suitcases, which had been cooled by the Corona disaster. During the Corona disaster, small-sized suitcases that could fit in a coin-operated locker were conspicuously proposed,…
Logos, outdoor two-seat sofa that can be used like a living room
Logos Corporation, which develops the outdoor brand “LOGOS,” has released the “Gran Basic Grump Sofa 2 -BD,” a converging two-seater sofa for outdoor use. It is priced at 30,800 yen. It measures 121 x 60 x 80 cm (W x D x H), weighs 10.5 kg, has a seat height of 32 cm, and a…
Disney Store is all about Donald Duck. Celebrate the 90th anniversary of his debut with merchandise and decorations!
Walt Disney Japan will release a collection commemorating the 90th anniversary of Donald Duck’s screen debut at the Disney Store on May 24. Disney Flagship Tokyo, Tokyo Disney Resort Store, and Ota AEON MALL stores, as well as the official Disney online store DisneyStore.jp, will begin pre-sales on May 21. Featuring his screen debut “The…
JR Tokai Offers Special Plan Including Round-trip Shinkansen, Accommodation, and Hakone Free Pass. Collaboration with Odakyu Hakone
JR Tokai, in collaboration with Odakyu Hakone, will release on May 15 a plan that includes the Shinkansen, accommodations, and Hakone Free Pass. The plan is available from May 16 to July 19. EX Travel Pack will offer a plan that includes a round-trip Shinkansen ticket from Shizuoka Station to Osaka Station for the Tokaido…
JCB announces “Disney Store Gift Card” with Donald design! Two types of plastic cards and e-gift
JCB (JCB) introduced a newly designed “Disney Store Gift Card” to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the screen debut of the popular Disney character Donald Duck. Disney Store Gift Cards can only be purchased and used at Disney Store stores and on DisneyStore.jp. The new design will be available in plastic card and e-gift types….
Marubeni Corporation Signs Yen Loan Agreement with Indonesia: Contributing to alleviating traffic congestion in the Jakarta metropolitan area through the construction of an urban rapid transit system (MRT) ｜ News & Media
On May 13, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the Government of the Republic of Indonesia in Jakarta, Indonesia, for a loan of up to 140,699 million yen for the East-West Line Project (Phase 1) of the Jakarta Metropolitan Area Urban Rapid Transit Project. The project is designed to…
ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Niigata” Recommended by Mr. Matsumiya, a hotel staff member who knows local attractions.
IHG Hotels & Resorts operates 19 hotel brands with more than 6,300 hotels in over 100 countries. In Japan, IHG Hotels & Resorts currently operates about 47 hotels under seven brands from Hokkaido to Okinawa (as of March 2024). For this interview, we asked Mr. Go Matsumiya, General Manager of ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Niigata,…