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Weathernews announced the pollen dispersal period and peak for each prefecture. Cedar pollen dispersion is expected to begin in Kyushu, parts of the Kinki and Tokai regions, and the Kanto region in early February, over large areas of Chugoku, Shikoku, the Kinki and Tokai regions, and parts of southern Tohoku in mid-February, in Hokuriku and…

Route Inn Japan will open Hotel Route Inn Choshi Ekinishi (16-13 Sangencho, Choshi City, Chiba Prefecture) on December 3. Located a 3-minute walk from JR Choshi Station, the hotel has 200 guest rooms. It has a parking lot (41 cars, 800 yen per night) and offers a free buffet breakfast. A natural hot spring bath…

On December 1, JAL began offering unlimited rides on Hawaii’s Waikiki Trolley and Pink Line with the JALOALO Card. The JALOALO Card allows customers to present their card to receive a flat rate for transportation from the airport to hotels and tourist attractions, as well as other benefits at participating merchants. This service is available…

Shintencho Shopping Street Commercial Cooperative Association, Shintencho Shopping Street Corporation, Parco, Nishi-Nippon Railroad, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation established the “Tenjin 2-chome South Block Ekimae Tozai Kaido Urban Planning Promotion Council” and submitted a plan outline to Fukuoka City, which is promoting the “Tenjin Big Bang” urban redevelopment project. To improve the traffic environment where…

Sumitomo Mitsui Card Co., Ltd. will hold a “V Point Festival” in which members who fulfill the requirements will receive points without fail. The period is from December 1 to February 28, 2023, and the eligible brands are VISA/Mastercard, which earn V Points. If you make an entry with an eligible card and spend 10,000…

Rakuten Travel will hold “Rakuten Travel Super SALE” from 8:00 p.m. on December 4 to 11:59 p.m. on December 15. A campaign offering 1,000 points per child for family travel will also be held at the same time. For domestic travel, a number of half-price or lower plans for hotels and hot spring resorts across…

Tokyo Disney Resort Toy Story Hotel has prepared Christmas decorations that bring the toy world of the Pixar film series “Toy Story” to life. The period is from December 1 to 25. The concept is “toys decorating Christmas goods at the home of Andy the boy.” Large ornaments and wreaths featuring characters from the movie…

JR West will operate extra trains in the Keihanshin area from midnight on New Year’s Eve to approximately 3:00 a.m. on New Year’s Day. On the JR Kyoto and Kobe lines, extra trains will run between Nishi-Akashi and Takatsuki (every 20 minutes) and between Takatsuki and Kyoto (every 40 minutes). The trains will operate approximately…