Tokyu Corporation and Yokohama Rapid Transit Railway will reduce the price of the Tokyu Line and Minatomirai Line Interchange Discount Commuter Pass for adults and children starting from March 15. The price reduction is due to the revision of commuter pass fares on the Tokyu Line in conjunction with the “Tokyu Scram Project for Supporting…
Month: February 2025
Yui Rail to start accepting credit cards at all stations: Visa, Mastercard, JCB, Amex, etc.
On March 28, Okinawa Urban Monorail will begin offering boarding services at all Yui Rail stations using touch-sensitive cards (credit, debit, and prepaid cards) and smartphones equipped with such cards. In addition to the existing QR code reader and IC card touch screen, the ticket gate will be equipped with a non-contact reader that supports…
Shonan Monorail supports touch payment and QR code boarding at all stations between Ofuna and Shonan Enoshima.
Shonan Monorail will begin offering boarding service at all stations via touch payment (e.g., credit card) and QR digital tickets on February 13. The QR tickets will be sold in two types: 1-day free tickets and “Monorail de Enosui” (1-day free ticket + Enoshima Aquarium admission ticket). The latter can be purchased through the website…
MAIMO’s “Airstep” is a lightweight suitcase weighing approximately 2 kg that can be carried like a bag. Capacity of 30L for day trips to 3 nights.
KURUKURU released the lightweight suitcase “Airstep” from the travel brand “MAIMO” on February 5. It is priced at 14,980 yen. It is available in deep black and white beige, and will be available in coral orange and ice gray by the end of 2025. This compact suitcase weighs approximately 2 kg and uses modified polyolefin,…
DoubleTree” is now available in the Kanto area. We stayed at the DoubleTree by Hilton Tokyo Ariake, which opened in Ariake.
Casual Hilton brand now in a convenient location in Ariake The DoubleTree by Hilton Tokyo Ariake is located right next to the Rinkai Line Kokusai Tenjijo Station and a one-minute walk from the Yurikamome Ariake Station, and the bus terminal in front of the hotel provides service to major terminal stations such as Tokyo, Shimbashi,…
Don Quijote Tateyama Store to open on February 27. Located along Route 128, the store handles everything from daily necessities to leisure and BBQ items.
Don Quijote will open “Don Quijote Tateyama Store” (163-3, Anbusato, Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture) on February 27. Located along Route 128, this is the first store to open in Tateyama. The store is intended for housewives, seniors, and commuters by car, so that they can shop without having to go out of town. In addition to…
Comfort Hotel ERA Tokyo Higashi Kanda opens. 188 rooms, 4-minute walk from Bakurocho Station, and a local breakfast buffet.
Choice Hotels Japan has commenced operations of “Comfort Hotel ERA Tokyo Higashi Kanda” (1-9-10 Higashi Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo). The hotel was rebranded from the existing “Comfort Hotel Tokyo Higashi Kanda. Comfort Hotel ERA is a new brand that was born in September 2023 under the concept of “Be yourself, be active. The new brand was…
SHK Line launches “Round Japan My Car Plan” to tour Japan by ship and land
Venus Travel, an SHK Line Group company, launched the “Round-Japan My Car Plan [Standard Plan]. The Round Japan My Car Plan is a travel product that takes you from Hokkaido to Kyushu by ship and land. The ship travels long distances over the ocean, and upon arrival at the port of departure, the passengers can…
JR East to open high value-added hotel “AZUMA FARM KOIWAI” at Koiwai Farm in Iwate in spring 2026.
JR East will open a high value-added hotel, AZUMA FARM KOIWAI (68-77 Maruyachi, Shizukuishi-machi, Iwate-gun, Iwate Prefecture), in Koiwai Farm, Iwate Prefecture, in spring 2026. Rates are approximately 200,000-300,000 yen per room per night (including meals). This is part of a new value creation project based on lodging facilities as a way to “create a…
JAL Furusato Ambassadors and Supporters] Introducing “Honesty,” JAL’s original craft beer born in the southernmost part of the Osumi Peninsula in Kagoshima Prefecture, along with the charms of Minamiosumi-cho.
JAL, which has bases throughout Japan, has been continuously implementing regional revitalization initiatives (currently the “JAL Furusato Project”), and in August 2020 launched the “JAL Furusato Ambassadors,” cabin crew members selected through an in-house recruitment process who move to the area to promote initiatives in their respective regions. In December of the same year, JAL…