Hotel New Otani (4-1 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) has launched Japan’s first collaboration lodging plan with “Sponge Bob,” which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. The plan covers stays from November 25 to March 31, 2025. The Garden Tower Standard Room (27.3m2) is decorated in the image of “Bikini Town,” the stage of Sponge Bob, and…
Month: November 2024
Marriott’s first business hotel brand “Four Points Flex by Sheraton Osaka Umeda” opens.
Marriott International opened the Four Points Flex by Sheraton Osaka Umeda (1-10-3 Shibata, Kita-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture) on November 18. Four Points Flex by Sheraton is Marriott’s first business hotel brand and the first to open in the Asia Pacific region. It is positioned to offer business and leisure travelers an affordable price point,…
The entire world of Dragon Quest Walking appears in an amusement park in Kumamoto! We went to the third real event, “Dragon Quest Walking vol.3 Kyushu”.
DQ Walk Real Event, the 3rd edition is “Greenland, Kumamoto Prefecture”! Dragon Quest Walking vol. 3 Kyushu, a two-day event to enjoy the real world of “Dragon Quest Walk” (DQ Walk), a location-based game application inspired by Dragon Quest, was held on November 16-17, 2012. The first event was held at Expo ’70 Commemorative Park…
JICA and IDB Lab Co-host Open Innovation Program “TSUBASA” 2025 JICA’s Seminar to Introduce Government Course Subjects ｜ News & PR
JICA and IDB Lab, the innovation lab of the Inter-American Development Bank Group, will hold a call for business idea proposals from January to March 2025 for the Open Innovation Program “TSUBASA” (https:// tsubasa-jica.com/ ), an open innovation program by the IDB Lab, will hold a call for business idea proposals titled “Open Innovation Challenge…
1 Hotel Tokyo, the first luxury hotel in Japan, will open in the fall of 2025. Upper floors of Tokyo Worldgate Akasaka
Mori Trust announced on November 18 that it will invite its first luxury hotel in Japan, 1 Hotels, to the Tokyo Worldgate Akasaka, a large-scale mixed-use development project in the Akasaka area, to open in the fall of 2025 as 1 Hotel Tokyo. Tokyo Worldgate Akasaka will be located on the 38th to 43rd floors…
W Osaka and Kate Spade collaborate for a limited time on a cafe. Afternoon tea and sweets based on green tones.
Marriott International will open a collaboration cafe with “kate spade new york” at W Osaka (4-1-3 Minami Senba, Chuo-ku, Osaka) for a limited time. The period is from December 7 to February 16, 2025. The menu will be based on green, the core color of the Kate Spade New York brand. Sweets include carrot cake…
Beltran Offers Black Friday Campaign to Save on Winter Travel
Bertra, a reservation site specializing in local hands-on activities, will hold a 10-day Black Friday campaign from November 22 to December 1. A limited number of coupons offering up to 2,500 yen off domestic and international tours and activities will be distributed on the special campaign page. In addition, Bertra plans to distribute additional special…
Signing of Investment Agreement for “Start-up Company Growth Support Project” in Latin America and the Caribbean (Overseas Investment and Loan) ｜ News / PR
On November 15, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed an investment agreement with Dalus Group LLC (“Dalus”), a venture capital fund manager that invests in early-stage startups in the Republic of Mexico and other Latin American and Caribbean countries. The project will invest in Dalus’ third fund in collaboration with the United States Development…
A trip to stay at a hotel on Awashima, an uninhabited island in Shizuoka, to enjoy hot springs, gourmet food, and views of the sea and Mt. Fuji (Part 2) “MOREFUJI Campaign
The press tour will last two days and one night, and the weather forecast is for clear skies during the stay, but it depends on cloud conditions whether Mt. Fuji. How is the reporter’s luck? Fuji campaign,” JR Tokai is offering travel plans to enjoy Mt. Fuji in autumn and winter from September 27 to…
Special train service between Wakayama and Kii-Tanabe on Kinokuni Line. In conjunction with the Blue Impulse flight.
JR West will operate a special train between Wakayama and Kii-Tanabe on the Kinokuni Line (Kisei Main Line) in conjunction with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force “Blue Impulse” acrobatic flight to be held in Mihama-cho, Wakayama Prefecture on December 1. On the day of the event, traffic regulations are scheduled to be enforced around Gobo…