Hokkaido Jaran, a travel information magazine published by Recruit Co., Ltd. announced a “lodging satisfaction ranking” by lodging type for popular hot spring resorts, hotels, and pensions in Hokkaido in its October 2024 issue (400 yen) published on September 20, 2012. The results are converted into a numerical ranking based on users’ word-of-mouth evaluations of…
Month: September 2024
3COINS, Bento for Fall Leisure! Microwave-safe lunch boxes/mass-production onigiri makers, etc.
3COINS (3COINS) has launched a new line of lunch box goods. The lineup includes fashionable lunch boxes that will make you look forward to lunch every day and convenient items that will help you make progress in preparing your lunch even when you are busy. They are available at stores nationwide and on the official…
JAL and JR Hokkaido offer airfare + accommodations + unlimited rides on selected limited express, rapid, and local trains in Hokkaido.
JAL and JR Hokkaido will hold the “Higashi & Kita Hokkaido Campaign. The period is from November 1 for departures to March 31, 2025 for returns. This is a travel product that includes a JAL flight ticket from any airport in Japan except Hokkaido to Shin-Chitose (Sapporo), Okadama (Sapporo), Memanbetsu, Asahikawa, Kushiro, Obihiro, and Nemuro-Nakashibetsu,…
Cute bear ears, Bears Rock’s children’s shrug is now available in a panda color!
Bears Rock released “Goodnight Panda” in black and white with panda-like coloring from its “Koguma Sleeping Bag,” a children’s shrug with “bear ears. When deployed, it measures 175 x 75 cm (width x length) and can be used up to 150 cm tall. Size when stored is 23 x 35 cm (diameter x length). Price:…
NARUMIYA’s First Disney Children’s Clothing from “minimal”. Short/long sleeve T-shirts depicting Mickey, Aruel and Rapunzel.
NARUMIYA INTERNATIONAL’s “minimal” brand has released Disney-designed children’s clothing. All sizes are 100-140 cm (5 sizes in 10 cm increments). The lineup includes the “Ringer Short-Sleeved T-Shirt” (2,200 yen), essential for casual coordinates, and the girly “Minnie Mouse Long-Sleeved T-Shirt” (2,200 yen) with balloon sleeves, which can be used daily from early fall, when the…
Takarajimasya and Hankyu have created a shoulder bag based on the concept of “convenient for travel. It is water-repellent and has eight pockets.
Takarajimasya and Hankyu Express will release a brand book, “Hankyu Express’ Idea of a Useful Travel Shoulder Bag Book,” on September 21, 2012, with eight A4-size pages for 3,839 yen. The shoulder bag was developed by Hankyu Express, reflecting travelers’ perspectives and the opinions of tour guides and other staff members, and includes a booklet…
The first “Shinkansen model stroller” that can be rented at stations will be released for home use, Type 923/E5/E7 series.
On September 20, Combi announced the commercialization of its first “original stroller” for home use, modeled after the bullet train popular with small children, and that it would be sold through the “BabyCal Official Online Store” newly established and operated by JR East Japan Planning Co. The lineup consists of three types: “Series E5 Hayabusa,”…
Naniwa Boys, Ryusei Onishi as a railroad worker. Tabi to Railroad extra issue, October 2024, “Railroad Journey in Fukui”.
Ikaros Publishing Co. released the October 2024 issue of “Fukui no Railroad Journey,” a travel and railroad supplement, on September 18, 2012. 96 A4-size pages, priced at 1,760 yen. With the cooperation of Fukui Prefecture, which is now accessible from the Tokyo metropolitan area without transfers thanks to the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line,…
JAL’s Boeing 777-300ER, the first retired aircraft, leaves Japan
JAL announced that the first of its retired Boeing 777-300ER aircraft has left Japan. Registered with JAL as JA734J (N3243P after retirement), it was received on July 26, 2005, arrived in Japan on July 28, 2005, and first commercial flight was in August 2005. The last flight on JAL was JL52 (Sydney to Haneda) on…
Limited edition Star Mickey box for iPhone 16 from Belkin. Mobile battery, Smashall, not for sale pouch, etc.
Belkin released the “Star Mickey Limited Edition Gift Box” for the iPhone 16 series on September 20. Priced at 12,940 yen, it will be sold exclusively at KDDI directly-managed stores, au Style, au stores, and au Online Shop. This peripheral accessory set for the iPhone 16 series includes a MagSafe-compatible mobile battery (5000mAh), a highly…