On August 20, ANA announced partial changes to its group air transportation business plan (ANA and Peach Air Japan) for the second half of FY2024. On domestic routes, ANA resumed the Miyako-Ishigaki route. Peach will increase flights on the Kanku – Shin-Chitose/Fukuoka route. The scale of operations (seat kilometers, total number of seats x transport…
Month: August 2024
Traveling DEAN & DELUCA” first held in Fukui Prefecture. Frozen deli delicacies/standard totes/weekly sweets/happy bags also on sale for a limited time.
Welkam-operated DEAN & DELUCA will hold its first “Traveling DEAN & DELUCA” pop-up store in Fukui Prefecture for a limited time, which will travel around the country. The venue is the Seibu Fukui Store (1-8-1 Chuo, Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture), from August 21 to September 3. In addition to ingredients such as pistachio cream, jams,…
60th anniversary of the release of Mary Poppins, Maison de Fleur introduces a tote with ruffles and bows.
Bag brand Maison de FLEUR will launch a new collection on August 29 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the release of the Disney classic “Mary Poppins. The Disney movie “Mary Poppins” was released in the United States in 1964. In this musical film, Mary Poppins, a “near-perfect” nanny, comes down to the mischievous Banks…
Hokkaido Kanko ETC Hajimete Pass” for unlimited rides on expressways in Hokkaido for four days, limited to vehicles newly equipped with ETC
NEXCO East Japan’s Hokkaido Branch Office has launched the “Hokkaido Kanko ETC Hajimete Pass,” a discount fare. The period of use is from October 1 to December 3, and the pass can be used on holidays and national holidays. This is a discount plan that allows unlimited rides on expressways in Hokkaido for four days…
Himeji Castle opens to the public for the first time in nine years the “Four Gates of Toto” which used to hold gunpowder. Also areas around the castle normally unseen.
Himeji City will hold a special open house at Himeji Castle (68 Honmachi, Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture) from September 1 to 30. The admission fee is 200 yen, and admission to Himeji Castle (1,000 yen for adults and 300 yen for children) is required separately. The area open to the public this time is the…
JR West Japan’s Autumn 2024 “Dice Ticket from Osaka” to Toyama, Shirahama, Tsuyama, and Hakata. Application is by credit card, limited to 25,000 pairs.
JR West has announced the sales outline of “Dice Ticket from Osaka” for the fall of 2024. The price is 5,000 yen for departures from Monday through Thursday and 8,000 yen for departures from Friday through Sunday. The ticket allows round-trip use of a reserved seat on a Shinkansen or limited express train from a…
Harder-than-usual Shinkansen goikatai ice cream delivered to your home! Mail order limited dry ice “Mashimashi” campaign JR-PLUS online store
Examples of products for the “Dry Ice “Mashimashi” Campaign” – Shinkansen Goikatai Ice Cream Vanilla 6-piece set (3,810 yen) Sinkansen goi ikatai ice cream assortment, 6-piece set (3,900 yen) *The 11-packs are not included. Also, from 10:00 a.m. on August 23, the “Frozen Mikan and Shinkansen Goikatai Ice Cream” eating comparison set, a new and…
JR East adds 15 more stations to be equipped with platform doors this fiscal year. Most of the Nambu Line stations are covered.
JR East announced that it will newly target line 29 at 15 stations for platform door installation in FY2024, in addition to those previously announced. The reason for this is that it has become possible to secure the components. The target stations include Ochanomizu and Chiba stations on the Chuo and Sobu Lines (local stop…
Hotel Indigo Inuyama Yurakuen” Asanuma’s recommendation
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. Gentaro Asanuma, general manager of Hotel Indigo Inuyama Yurakuen, about…
Slit Frame Home Door” Introduced by East Japan Railway Company. Slits in the fence and door reduce wind pressure effects.
JR East will introduce a new type of platform door, the “slit frame platform door,” in the second half of FY2024. The slits in the door pockets and doors will reduce the effect of wind pressure by about 40% compared to conventional platform doors, leading to simplification of platform reinforcement work, etc. The installation structure…