The following train will be the last train between Hiroshima and Hakata Stations. JR West has updated the Sanyo Shinkansen operation plan due to the approach of Typhoon No. 10, announcing that today, August 29, the service between Hiroshima and Hakata Stations will be suspended ahead of schedule (as of 9:20 a.m., August 29). The…
Month: August 2024
It’s a Small World with Groot starts January 15, 2025! Meet Marvel’s Heroes on “The Happiest Boat Trip in the World”!
Tokyo Disneyland announced that “It’s a Small World with Groot” will run from January 15 to June 30, 2025. Visitors can meet Marvel Studios characters designed in the adorable style of the long-time favorite attraction “It’s a Small World” on the “Happiest Boat Ride in the World. This is the first time that Marvel Studios…
Disney Villains gifts are now available at Ginza KOJI KORNER. The package is scary with the Queen smiling with a poison apple in her hand!
Ginza Cosy Corner will release three types of confectionery gifts for Halloween on September 1, including a Disney Villains design. The annual Villains-printed baked goods gift is now available in two varieties. The “Villains Apple Box (8 pieces)” (734 yen) features the Queen smiling as she holds a poisoned apple. In the background, Maleficent wields…
NEXCO Central Japan expects to close some sections of the New Tomei Expressway, including the Shin-Shizuoka IC to Shimada-Kanaya IC, due to the approach of Typhoon No. 10.
NEXCO Central Japan has issued a warning that road closures may occur as Typhoon No. 10 approaches. The New Tomei Expressway will be closed from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. on August 29 for the Shin-Shizuoka IC to Shimada-Kanaya IC up and down, Isehara-Oyama IC to Shin-Hatano IC up and down, and from 6:00 a.m….
NEXCO Central Japan expects to close some sections of the Harima Expressway/Yuasa-Gobo Road/Hanshin Expressway in the Kinki region due to the approach of Typhoon No. 10.
NEXCO Central Japan has issued a warning that road closures may occur in parts of the Kinki region from the afternoon of August 31 due to the approach of Typhoon No. 10. From the morning of August 31, the following roads will be closed: Harima JCT to Anaguri JCT on Harima Road, Rokko Island Kita…
I’ve been on board the Amerigo Vespucci, a sailing ship of the Italian Navy! Travel Trends, and the 2026 Olympic Host City.
Related Articles In the main part of the seminar, Tomoko Ochiai, Representative of ENIT Japan Branch, presented the latest statistics on Italian tourism. As for global travel trends in Italy, interest in “sea/bathing” areas increased from 2021 to 2022, but by 2023, “urban areas” will regain momentum. Sea/bathing is up 26% over 2022, while urban…
Tourism Portugal Introduces Recommended Plan for Korean Air’s New Incheon to Lisbon Service
Mr. Masaharu Tsuge of Korean Air and Mr. Chizu Takaoka of the Portuguese National Tourist Office took the stage at the seminar and introduced the connection schedule and methods for the Incheon (Seoul) – Lisbon route, which will be newly launched on September 11, as well as Portugal’s attractions and recommended plans. The Portuguese National…
Saitama City opens Route 122, Hasuda-Iwatsuki Bypass from Kagura intersection to Hirabayashi Bridge intersection.
Saitama City will begin offering a 2.8-km section of the Hasuda-Iwatsuki Bypass on National Route 122 from the Kagura intersection to the Hirabayashi Bridge intersection, with two lanes toward Hasuda. The road will open to traffic at 23:00 on September 30. In the Tokyo direction, the section that had been operated with two-way traffic will…
Yokohama’s “Giant Dinosaur Exhibition 2024” extended until September 14. The 37-meter-long skeletal specimen lands in Japan for the first time.
The Yomiuri Shimbun has decided to extend the “Giant Dinosaur Exhibition 2024″ currently being held at Pacifico Yokohama Exhibition Hall A (1-1-1 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture) until September 14 due to popular demand. Admission is ¥2,700 for adults, ¥2,100 for high school and university students, ¥1,400 for elementary and junior high school students,…
HAC ATR42-600 model plane made of Hokkaido-grown wood appeared. Fastest sales at Hakodate Airport Festa ’24.
JAL and HAC (Hokkaido Air System) will release wooden planes for HAC’s ATR 42-600 aircraft on August 31. It was designed by Kenji Yamamoto, a creator involved in a wood growing project in the southern Hokkaido region, and belongs to the “HOKKAIDO WOOD” brand of Hokkaido wood products, which promotes the recycling of forest resources….