Disney Resort Line, the monorail that operates within Tokyo Disney Resort, announced that it will introduce tickets using 2D codes from the summer of 2025 onward. By the end of 2026, magnetic tickets will be replaced by two-dimensional code-based tickets. The applicable ticket types are ordinary tickets, commuter passes, group tickets, and free tickets. With…
Month: July 2024
Iwami Tabi Drive Pass” for unlimited rides on expressways in the Hiroshima-Ishimi tour area goes on sale.
NEXCO West Japan Chugoku Branch has launched the “Iwami Tabi Drive Pass,” an ETC-only discount product. The product will be available from July 13th at midnight, and will be on sale throughout the year. It is not available during peak traffic periods such as Bon Festival, Silver Week, and year-end. This plan includes round-trip fares…
Up to 80% off at 5 Mitsui Outlet Parks in Kanto, Japan. Semi-annual “SUPER OUTLET SALE”.
LEGO Adventures” event where you can create your own powerful mecha. Mitsui Outlet Park, operated by Mitsui Fudosan Commercial Management, will hold its semi-annual “SUPER OUTLET SALE” at five facilities in the Kanto region (Kisarazu, Iruma, Makuhari, Tama Minami-Osawa, and Yokohama Bayside). The period is from July 26 to August 18. A total of approximately…
Haneda-Ishigaki feels like an international flight during summer vacation! JAL offers Haagen-Dazs and smartphone charging cables on 787-8
JAL will introduce a Boeing 787-8 aircraft with domestic specifications on the Haneda-Ishigaki route in August, offering a different kind of service under the theme, “One More Relaxing Experience on Japan’s Longest Route. During the summer vacation period from August 1 to 31, two daily round-trip flights between Haneda and Ishigaki (JL971/972/973/974) will be operated…
Dormy Inn’s cabin-type hotel “global cabin Yokohama Chinatown” renewed. Sauna and free services such as yonaki soba (buckwheat noodle).
Kyoritsu Maintenance reopened “global cabin Yokohama Chinatown” (166 Yamashita-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture) on July 11. Located a 5-minute walk from Motomachi/Chukagai Station on the Minatomirai Line and a 6-minute walk from Ishikawamachi Station on the JR Negishi Line. The hotel has a total of 78 guest rooms, with a choice of cabin rooms…
Seibu Kanko Bus enables touch payment for 6 brands including JCB in Karuizawa area
Seibu Kanko Bus, Sumitomo Mitsui Card, JCB, Reship, and QUADRAC will begin accepting Visa/JCB/American Express/Diners Club/Discover/UnionPay touch payments on July 18 at Seibu Kanko Buses operating in the Karuizawa area (Mastercard will be added later). (Mastercard will be added in the future). The card can be used simply by holding up a card that is…
Victorinox, Moomin Collection. Original tote bag present for pre-orders over 10,000 yen.
Victorinox will launch the Victorinox Moomin Collection on Moomin Day, August 9. Pre-orders will begin on July 12 at the official Victorinox online store (Rakuten Ichiba, Yahoo! Shopping, Amazon.co.jp), and a limited-quantity tote bag will be given away to those who purchase a total of 10,000 yen or more. However, purchases on Amazon are not…
JR East, “Ekinetto Q-Tike” ticketless QR code boarding outside of Suica area. Started from Tohoku, to the whole area within its jurisdiction.
JR East will launch a new ticketless service, “Ekinet Q-Tike,” on October 1 to enable ticketless boarding even outside the Suica area. The service will be introduced in the Tohoku area and gradually expanded to all areas within the company’s jurisdiction. Immediately after the launch, the service will be available for the Shinkansen and conventional…
APA Hotel Akihabara Suehirocho Ekimae opens. All 205 rooms are equipped with mobile Wi-Fi rental and universal power supply.
On July 11, APA Hotel opened “APA Hotel ” (3-15-7 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo). This is the fifth building in the Akihabara area. It is located 1 minute on foot from Suehirocho Station and 4 minutes from JR Akihabara Station. The 14-story building has a total of 205 standard and deluxe twin rooms. Since Akihabara is…
Itoh Hotel JURAKU renewed on July 20. All rooms have ocean views, and some rooms have open-air baths with natural hot spring water.
Juraku will reopen its hot spring inn “Ito Hotel Juraku” (281 Oka, Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture) on July 20. Based on the concept of “a day you can’t fully enjoy,” the hotel has been redesigned to offer all-day, all-inclusive style meals and drinks, with guest rooms overlooking the sea and city of Ito, buffet dining featuring…