Eye-Topia’s “Megane Store,” a chain of eyeglass stores, launched “Kerorin Bathroom Glasses,” glasses for baths and saunas, on November 7. The glasses are designed in the motif of a “Kerorin tub” printed with advertisements for Toyama Megumi Pharmaceutical’s antipyretic analgesic “Kerorin,” and are priced at 6,578 yen. Three colors are available: yellow, clear, and black….
Month: November 2024
Stayed at “Hakone Retreat före & villa 1/f
Hakone Retreat före & villa 1/f” (1286-116 Sengokuhara, Hakone-cho, Ashigarashita-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture), operated by Hotel Management Japan, opened seven new villas this August. I recently had the opportunity to stay in one of the villas. The facility is located in the Sengokuhara forest along Route 138, which connects Hakone and Gotemba. The facility is divided…
Tabino Hotel lit Sakata will open in December 2026. 173 rooms in total, natural hot spring open-air bath on the top floor with a view of Yamagata’s famous mountain peaks.
Sun Frontier Hotel Management has announced plans to open Tabino Hotel lit Sakata (3-1-15 Nakamachi, Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture), its first hotel development and operation in Yamagata Prefecture, in December 2026. Tabino Hotel lit” is a brand positioned one rank higher than “Tabino Hotel” for business and tourism, and is the third facility in Japan…
Delta Airlines offers special fares from 64,000 yen including fuel for Haneda-Honolulu. All classes of award tickets are also discounted.
Delta Air Lines is offering special fares to celebrate the first anniversary of its Haneda-Honolulu route. Basic Economy tickets start at 64,000 yen (including fuel surcharge and excluding tax and service charge) and Main Cabin tickets start at 70,700 yen (same as above), and the deadline to purchase tickets is November 29. Award tickets using…
25% off Dyson V12 that visualizes dust. Tool can be replaced to clean futons and car seats.
Amazon (Amazon Japan) is having a time sale on the Dyson V12 Detect Slim Fluffy Plus cordless vacuum cleaner. Normally priced at 72,600 yen, it is 25% off at 54,800 yen at the time of writing. This cordless vacuum cleaner is equipped with the Laser Slim Fluffy, a laser light head that makes dust visible….
JAL collaborates with “Lime” electric kick/seat board. Earn mileage by using the service, considering rental service at partner hotels.
Lime, a provider of electric micromobility sharing services, announced on November 6 that it will form a business alliance with JAL. Lime will become JAL’s second partner in Japan, following Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance. A briefing was held on the same day to explain Lime usage trends, future initiatives by the two companies, and the launch…
Miyazaki City Hiroshima 1-chome Project facility name decided as “HAROW”. Eight stores in the south building will open in advance on November 23.
NTT Urban Development announced on November 6 that it has decided on the name “HAROW” for the Miyazaki-shi Hiroshima 1-chome Project, which is underway on the site of NTT West’s Miyazaki branch (1-12-1 Hiroshima, Miyazaki City). Harow is a 7-minute walk from JR Miyazaki Station, facing Takachiho-dori, an office district, and Hiroshima-dori, a street lined…
BANDAI Hobby Center completes construction of a new plastic model production plant in January 2025. Tour courses are also available.
BANDAI SPIRITS announced on November 6 that construction of a new plastic model production plant, Bandai Hobby Center (Naganuma, Aoi-ku, Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture), will be completed in January 2025. Operations will begin around the same summer. The new plant is being built on a 14,724 m2 site near the current main building, and a…
The second edition of the “Akabeko” piggy bank, a capsule toy limited to the Tohoku region, is now available by popular demand. 5 colorful types + 1 secret type
Meisei Kikaku and Qualia will sequentially release “Colorful Beko Piggy Bank 2,” a local capsule toy limited to the Tohoku region, from November 13. The price is 600 yen per unit. The previous piggy bank, based on the motif of Fukushima Prefecture’s local toy “Akabeko,” became a hit product, selling over 100,000 units, so the…
First “TABEKO DOBUTSU LAND” pop-up store. Popular items from past generations are available.
TWIN PLANET will open its first pop-up store for “Tabekko Dobutsu LAND,” an indoor event for GINBIS’s long-selling biscuit “Tabekko Dobutsu” at Shibuya Sakura Stage “Caracole” (1-4 Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) from November 7 to 27. The items for sale at the “TABEKO DOBUTSU LAND POPUP STORE” are original items that have been popular at “TABEKO…