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Kohitsu Sanso, which operates a general mountaineering, climbing, and outdoor goods specialty store, will hold an “Autumn Mountain Support Fair” from October 7, 2012, where members can get up to 15% back in member’s points. Special point reductions on popular Merrell and Gregory brands, as well as 15% reduction on many select items, are also…

On October 6, the Japan Weather Association released the first report of its pollen dispersion forecast for spring 2023. According to the announcement, the number of cases will be about the same or slightly higher than usual in Kyushu, Chugoku, and Shikoku prefectures, and slightly higher in Kinki and Hokuriku prefectures. In the Kinki and…

Shinjuku Metro Group announced that Hanamichi Tokyo Kabukicho (1-6 Kabukicho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo), a commercial building designed to promote Japanese culture from Kabukicho, will be completed in August 2023, and will open in phases starting October 1, 2023. The entire building has a Japanese theme and aims to be a new landmark building where visitors can…

I’m all about outdoor sports in my gear-laden Step Wagon AIR! However, I was so much of a beginner that I initially mistook it for indoor bouldering. I was surprised to see pictures of rock climbing, where you climb a precipitous cliff with your bare hands. Even though a rope was attached as a lifeline,…

Aeon Pet will offer a 20% discount to customers who stay at any of its 137 pet hotels (excluding A-LOVE hotels) for three nights or more between October 11 and December 15. This is in conjunction with the nationwide travel support program scheduled to be implemented from October 11, and is intended to help make…

Oigawa Railway will resume operation on October 8 between Sengou and Saijikyo Onsen stations on the Igawa Line. For the time being, the line will make five round trips a day (four round trips on weekends and holidays from December 12 to March 10, with the last round trip cancelled) with a turnaround in the…

Beltra, a booking site specializing in local hands-on activities, launched a promotion on October 5 for the Northern Mariana Islands, including Saipan, Tinian, and Rota, in cooperation with the Marianas Visitors Authority. The deep water from the Mariana Trench, the deepest in the world, creates an overwhelming clarity in the waters of Saipan, Tinian, and…

Ryohin Keikaku, which operates MUJI, has renewed its functional innerwear for fall and winter, and will launch the “Attaka Cotton Thick” and “Attaka Cotton Wool” innerwear series on October 11, using “Attaka Cotton”, a natural material that has enhanced moisture absorbing and heating properties. While maintaining the texture of cotton, this innerwear has enhanced moisture…

Nitto Kogyo has begun wrapping advertisements on “Linimo” trains on the Eastern Hillside Line heading to Ghibli Park. Linimo” is Japan’s first linear motor car connecting Fujigaoka Station to Yakusa Station. It is also expected to serve as an access line to the “Ghibli Park” to be opened in the Expo 2005 Aichi Japan. The…

JR West will start selling the NFT product “JR West Kaitekitetsu NFT Collection” on the marketplace “LINE NFT” on October 14. The new product follows on the heels of the “West Japan Natsutetsu” tickets featuring trains formerly operated by JR West, and will be offered in a limited edition of 100 for each of the…