Flyboard Lake Biwa Shirahige Beach (1091 Ukawa, Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture) will open “Adventure Water Park,” a water-based athletic facility for parents and children from July 1 to September 24 (9:00-17:00 each day). At the Adventure Water Park, where water slides and trampolines are set up on the crystal clear Shirohige Beach, all ages can…
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IRIS OHYAMA, “Rechargeable Portable Washer” that washes and sprays water stream with three types of discharge
Iris Ohyama will launch a series of rechargeable portable washers, which are compact and can be used in places where there is no power or running water, on June 23, mainly through e-commerce sites and home centers. By adjusting the nozzle, it can be switched to three types of discharge: jet, kiri, and shower. The…
Metropolitan Expressway Daishi Bridge, replacement of old and new bridge girders at Lime Lapse
On May 31, the Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway Company released a time-lapse video showing the replacement of the old and new bridge girders of the Expressway Daishi Bridge, which is currently undergoing replacement work. The video is about 1 minute long and shows the cutting and sliding of the existing bridge on the eve of the…
JAL Mall” to Earn Miles by Shopping. Raffle for domestic airline tickets in commemoration of the opening
JAL and JALUX have opened a comprehensive online shopping mall, JAL Mall. JAL Mileage Bank (JMB) members can earn 1 mile per 100 yen of purchase by logging in with their JMB member number and password. In addition, JAL Card members who pay with a JAL Card will earn 2 miles per 200 yen, and…
Kyoto City Tourist Association to sell tickets for Gion Matsuri “Yamahoko-Junko” on June 6. General seats 4,100 yen, etc.
The Kyoto City Tourism Association (DMO KYOTO) will release spectator tickets for the Gion Festival Yamahoko Junko at 10:00 a.m. on June 6. The Yamaboko Junko (float procession) is held on July 17 (Mae-matsuri) and July 24 (Goto-matsuri) during the month-long Gion Festival, which begins on July 1. Several floats decorated with embroideries, imported fabrics…
Signing of Yen Loan Agreement for Bhutan: Contributing to the economic recovery of Bhutan, which has been severely affected by the new coronavirus
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) of up to 6.55 billion yen with the Royal Government of Bhutan for “Development Policy Loan for Economic Reconstruction and Resilience Enhancement” on May 30 in Thimphu. This project aims to promote economic recovery and growth in Bhutan, whose economy has been severely affected…
Hotel Route-Inn Miyoshi Ekimae” opened in Hiroshima. 248 rooms with hot spring baths in a 5-minute walking distance from the station.
Route Inn Japan opened Hotel Route Inn Miyoshi Ekimae (1-5-5 Tokkaichi Minami, Miyoshi City, Hiroshima Prefecture) on May 30. Located a 5-minute walk from JR Miyoshi Station, the hotel has a free self-propelled multi-story parking lot. Guests can enjoy free buffet breakfast and use the large radium artificial hot spring bath. The hotel has a…
JR West to Exhibit “Hakata General Rolling Stock Yard Tour” to Naka River City & Kasuga City Hometown Tax Payers
JR West will hold a “Hakata General Rolling Stock Yard Tour” in Nakagawa City and Kasuga City, Fukuoka Prefecture, and will accept donations through “Satofuru” from June 1, 10:00 to July 31, 23:59. A comprehensive cooperation agreement was concluded with both cities on May 30, and the tour will be held on September 2 as…
Ride the Sotetsu/JR direct line with Suica and win 50,000 JRE POINT points by lottery June 1-August 31
East Japan Railway Company (JR East) will hold the “Let’s go out on the Sotetsu/JR Direct Line with Suica Campaign” from June 1 to August 31. During the period, 35 JRE POINT points will be awarded for the first use between the JR Line stations (Osaki, Meguro, Ebisu, Shibuya, Shinjuku, and Ikebukuro) and Sotetsu Line…
Koji Inoue’s “Hints for Railway Travel”] Sequel to the story of how the automatic ticket checker got angry at me, even though there was no fraudulent activity.
In the previous issue, I wrote about how the information written on paper tickets and IC cards when they pass through an automatic ticket gate may affect the error judgment at the time of exit. Even if the ticket itself is valid, depending on how it is used, there is a possibility that an error…