WILLER EXPRES will offer the Tokyo Restaurant Bus Spring Limited “Luxurious to the Heart, Cherry Blossom Viewing Course” from March 20 to April 6. WILLER TRAVEL” will begin accepting reservations at 11:00 a.m. on February 6. Instead of cherry blossom viewing in the midst of crowds, the Tokyo Restaurant Bus will take you to famous…
Month: January 2025
Wakasagi Fishing on Ice Opens in Iizuna Town, Nagano Prefecture. First time in 2 years at Lake Reisenji
Iizuna-Higashi Kogen Resort opened the ice fishing season at Lake Reisenji in Nagano Prefecture (Kawakami, Iizuna-machi, Kamiizunai-gun, Nagano Prefecture) on January 30. Lake Reisenji is located 30 minutes by car from JR Nagano Station, and the “Wakasagi Fishing on Ice at Lake Reisenji” is usually held as a winter-only activity. This is the first time…
Belle Maison to Commemorate Snoopy and the PEANUTS 75th Anniversary with Six Items Including Retro American Denim Embroidered Tote 6 items including a retro American denim embroidered tote.
Senshukai’s mail-order business Belle Maison will release original goods commemorating the 75th anniversary of the “PEANUTS” comic strip on Belle Maison Net on January 31. The lineup includes six items in total: a tote bag in collaboration with the tote bag specialty brand “Rootoot,” a T-shirt, sneakers, a stadium jacket, goodwill, and a storage stand…
ZIPAIR to increase flights on Narita – Honolulu/Bangkok route from April to GW.
ZIPAIR Tokyo will increase the number of flights on its Narita – Honolulu/Bangkok route from April through Golden Week, when demand is expected to increase. During this period, the Honolulu route will have four flights per week (currently three flights per week) and the Bangkok route will have nine flights per week (currently seven flights…
JR West adds Green Car to WESTER Point Reward Ticket. Half the regular price, starting April 1.
WESTER Point Reward Ticket (exclusively for e5489) A ticket that includes a train ticket and a fare ticket. The entire amount is paid in WESTER points, and the Sanyo Shinkansen and Hokuriku Shinkansen can be used at half the regular fare. Sales period: March 1, 2025 – March 31, 2026 Period of use: April 1,…
JINS, “Star Wars” Dual-Use Glasses for Sa-land. Two types of Yoda/Darth Vader with a glasses case that becomes a sauna hat.
On February 6, JINS will release a special design inspired by Yoda and Darth Vader from “Star Wars” from its “JINS SAUNA” line of “sauna” glasses that can be used both in daily life and in the sauna. The price is 19,900 yen (including the cost of heat-resistant anti-glare lenses). Available at select JINS stores…
JR East revises some prices of “Shinkansen e-Ticket” on Ekinet. Saphir Odoriko” is newly available as a limited express ticket for conventional lines.
On January 30, JR East announced the renewal of Ekinet limited products and some discount tickets. In addition, the prices of some “Shinkansen e-Ticket Service” and “Railway Pass for Foreign Visitors to Japan” will be revised in accordance with the Grand Class fare revision and JR Hokkaido’s fare revision. read more © Source travel watch…
Mitsui Outlet Park Kisarazu” Grand Opening of the 4th expansion area on June 23. 30 new stores, including the largest NIKE store in Japan
Mitsui Fudosan announced the grand opening on June 23 of the fourth phase of its expansion plan for Mitsui Outlet Park Kisarazu (3-1-1 Kanada-higashi, Kisarazu, Chiba Prefecture). In the fourth phase expansion area, 30 new stores will open, including the largest “NIKE” store in Japan, “instant skateboards,” a skateboarder’s fashion brand that will open for…
Itami Airport to unify its English name to “Osaka Itami Airport” from now on. This is to prevent confusion with KIX by inbound passengers.
On January 30, Kansai Airport announced that it will use and recommend the English name for Osaka International Airport (Itami Airport) as “Osaka Itami Airport” in the future. However, with the increase in the number of inbound passengers to the Kansai region, it has been confirmed that the word “International” has been confused with Kansai…
Weathernews’ second cherry blossom forecast. The earliest bloom will be March 21 in Tokyo. Western and eastern Japan will be normal to slightly earlier than normal, and northern Japan will also be earlier than normal.
On January 29, Weathernews released its “Second Cherry Blossom Bloom Forecast. In 2025, cherry blossoms are expected to bloom on par with or slightly earlier than normal in western and eastern Japan, earlier than normal in northern Japan, and about one week earlier in Hokkaido. The earliest bloom is expected in Tokyo on March 21,…