Keifuku Electric Railway will resume operation of the Eizan Cable and Eizan Ropeway on March 18 after a winter break for maintenance. Cable Yase Station (Kami-Takano Higashiyama, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture) and Hiei Station will be equipped with Western-style toilets and baby seats to make the ride more comfortable. In addition, the first 2,000…
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Commemorative event at the Railway Museum to mark the 10th anniversary of the nationwide reciprocal use of transportation system IC cards. Parent-child crafts, photo session with a group of characters, etc.
JR Hokkaido, JR East, JR Tokai, JR West, JR Kyushu, PASMO Council, Nagoya City Transportation Bureau, Nagoya Railroad, Surutto KANSAI Council, Nishi-Nippon Railroad, and Fukuoka City Transportation Bureau will hold “Transportation System IC Cards Nationwide Mutual Use 10th Anniversary campaign” will be held from March 21 to May 7. On the first day of the…
LUUP, “All-You-Can-Ride Week” with 60 minutes free as many times as you want.
LUUP, an electric bicycle/kickboard sharing service, will hold an “All-You-Can-Ride Week” to celebrate the one millionth download of its official app. The period is from 12:00 p.m. on March 17 to 23:59 p.m. on March 31. During the “All-You-Can-Ride Week,” everyone rides for free for 60 minutes as many times as they like. The program…
Water Supply Law” promulgated in Cambodia: World’s first water supply law formulated with JICA’s cooperation.
The Clean Water Management Law of the Kingdom of Cambodia was promulgated on March 11, 2023, marking the first time in the world that a water law has been developed with JICA’s cooperation. The Cambodian Water Supply Law establishes a framework for improving the standard of living and public welfare of all Cambodian people through…
Hanshin Electric Railway to use the entrance march “I love you” as the station melody at Koshien Station. Limited to the period of the Spring High School Baseball Tournament.
Hanshin Electric Railway will change the melody of approaching trains at Koshien Station to coincide with the 95th Spring High School Baseball Tournament. The melody will be used from March 18 to the last train of the day the tournament ends (scheduled for March 31). This time, “I love you” by back number, the marching…
HOLOLOLIVE, branding ads of its VTubers blending into reality. Started to be displayed in Shinjuku and Shibuya.
Cover Inc., operator of the VTuber office Hololive, began displaying branding advertisements on the Shinjuku Station Metro Promenade, the Hachiko board at JR Shibuya Station, and on nine Tokyo Metro lines on March 13, 2012. The period is until March 19. New everyday life is just around the corner. the ads depict the talent of…
Spring Festival will be held at Matsue Castle, a national treasure. Cherry blossoms will be lit up at night, a warrior parade will be held for the first time in four years, and a period drama will be performed suddenly in the castle.
Matsue Tourism Association in Shimane Prefecture has announced the “Matsue Castle: Cherry Blossoms and Samurai Season 2023. Starting with the “Matsue Castle Festival, a National Treasure” to be held from March 25 to April 9, various events will be held during the period, including the “16th Lord Yoshiharu Horio Matsue Samurai Procession,” which will be…
JAL’s 777-200ER Retirement Tour with Special Boarding on International Ferry Flights to North America. First time in the company’s history
JALPAC will launch a tour on March 16 that allows passengers to board a ferry flight to Los Angeles, U.S., on the occasion of the retirement of the Boeing 777-200ER aircraft. The departure date is May 16, the first time in JAL’s history that an international ferry flight tour of decommissioned aircraft will be offered….
Hawaii’s popular dinner restaurant, “Ramen Izakaya”, is a popular restaurant in Hawaii. Ramen Izakaya, a popular dinner restaurant in Hawaii
Last year, when the yen was weak, I think there were reports flying around Japan that a family of four went to Hawaii and ate ramen for 10,000 yen! I think this information was all over Japan. It is true that prices in Hawaii have gone up, and not just for ramen. One thing that…
JAL Hometown Ambassadors and Supporters] Vegan Sweets Made with Fruits from Yamagata, the Fruit Kingdom: A JAL Flight Attendant’s Approach to Food Diversity.
JAL, which has bases throughout Japan, has been continuously implementing regional revitalization initiatives (currently the “JAL Furusato Project”). In August 2020, flight attendants selected through an internal application process moved to the area and launched the “JAL Furusato Ambassadors” to promote regional initiatives, and in In December of the same year, JAL appointed “JAL hometown…