Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture, and JR Tokai will hold the “Sagamihara Linear Festa” on November 9-10 at the new construction site of the Chuo Shinkansen “Kanagawa Station (tentative name)” (2-chome Hashimoto, Midori-ku, Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture). Admission is free and advance registration is required for admission. Reservations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis…
Month: October 2024
DOD, family-sized freestanding, one-touch type “Deka Kinoko Tarp” and special side panels
Bee’s released two colors of the Deka Kinoko Tarp, a freestanding one-touch tarp, and special side panels from the outdoor brand DOD. The Deka Kinoko Tarp is priced at 19,800 yen, and the special side panels are 4,400 yen. The tarp is available in two colors: Shiitake (brown) and red. The tarp is octagonal with…
Takarajimasya’s almost life-size “in jelly” mobile battery case
Takarajimasya will release “in Jelly Mobile Battery Case Book,” a brand mook commemorating the 30th anniversary of Morinaga Seika’s “in Jelly” on October 29. The price is 3,410 yen. As a special supplement, a mobile battery case that faithfully reproduces the “in jelly” package is included, measuring 9.3 x 4.2 x 13.5 cm, almost the…
2025 “JR West Hotels Osechi” is a three- and two-tier Japanese and Western style. Sake sets are also available as an option.
JR West Hotel Kaihatsu will accept reservations for sales of “JR West Hotels Osechi” for delivery at the end of 2024 from September 12 to December 6. This year, two types of osechi are on sale: “Kinsan san-dan ‘Kyoku – kiwami’” and “Japanese/Western two-dan ‘Sai – irodori’”. Both are a combination of Japanese and Western…
Toei Asakusa Line to Revise Timetable on November 23. One more round trip service on weekday mornings and evenings, and convenient access to Haneda/Narita Airport.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Transportation Bureau will implement a timetable revision of the Toei Subway Asakusa Line on November 23. On weekdays, the regular train bound for Aoto directly from the Keikyu Line will be changed to the Access Limited Express bound for Narita Airport at 5:00 a.m. An additional round trip will be made between…
Tokyo Bay Aqualine closed to traffic and Umihotaru also closed. Traffic restrictions also in place near Kisarazu Station and outlets.
NEXCO East Japan and the Chiba Aqualine Marathon Executive Committee Secretariat will close the Tokyo Bay Aqualine and the Tokyo Bay Aqualine connecting road to traffic on November 10 in conjunction with the “Chiba Aqualine Marathon 2024”. The closed sections are from Sodegaura IC to Kawasaki Ukishima JCT (uphill) and from Kawasaki Ukishima JCT to…
JCB begins issuing metal cards. Exclusive pair of cards for The Class with engraved Pegasus logo.
JCB began issuing metal cards for The Class members. The silver metallic design engraved with the Pegasus logo and the words “The Class” will be issued as a pair card (second card) for the primary cardholder and family members, and applications will be accepted through “MyJCB”. The issuance fee is 30,000 yen per card. The…
Keikyu to Revise Timetable on November 23. Haneda Airport will increase nighttime service, and the Evening Wing will also be available at Kamata/Kawasaki/Yokohama.
Keihin Electric Express Railway will implement a timetable revision. The weekend and holiday timetables will be in effect from November 23, and the weekday timetable from November 25. The “Evening Wing” departing from Shinagawa Station on weekday evenings and nights will newly stop at Keikyu Kamata Station, Keikyu Kawasaki Station, and Yokohama Station. All of…
JAL lowers fuel surcharge for tickets issued from December to January. Fuel surcharge for Hawaii is reduced from 22,500 yen to 16,000 yen.
JAL announced that it will lower the applicable fuel surcharge for tickets issued from December 1 to January 31, 2025, the first reduction in six months since June. The two-month average Singapore kerosene market price for August-September 2024 was $88.69 per barrel. Multiplying this by the average exchange rate of 144.88 yen per dollar for…
30% off 10L in-vehicle refrigerator. Holds 8 plastic bottles with an internal temperature range of 10 to -20°C
Amazon (Amazon Japan) is having a time sale on the EENOUR D10 in-car refrigerator. Normally priced at 42,600 yen, it is 30% off at 29,800 yen at the time of writing. A portable refrigerator that can handle an internal temperature of 10°C to -20°C. After turning on the power, it takes about 30 minutes to…