NEXCO West Japan and Naruto City, Tokushima Prefecture, are conducting a tourism demand creation campaign, “Enjoy Naruto! Naruto Drive Campaign” to create tourism demand. The campaign will run from October 1 to 30. The campaign features two events: the “Traveler’s Naruto Lottery” and the “ETC Naruto Tour Coupon. Visitors who use the expressway to go…
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Enraptured by Luxurious Modern Japanese-style Guestrooms with Open-air Baths! I visited Hatsuhana, a hot spring ryokan in Hakone-Yumoto that underwent a major renovation.
I’d like to spend an entire day without going anywhere! Luxurious guest rooms with open-air baths This renovation was so extensive that there is almost no part of the hotel that has not been touched. The number of guest rooms was reduced from 47 to 35, each with its own space. A point of interest…
Chichibu Railway revises its timetable to coincide with the opening of the Fukaya Hanazono Premium Outlets.
Chichibu Railway will revise its timetable to coincide with the opening of “Fukaya Hanazono Premium Outlets” (169 Kuroda, Fukaya, Saitama Prefecture) on October 20. The timetable will be revised on weekends and holidays from October 1, and on weekdays from October 3. Under the revised timetable, express trains will newly stop at the Fukaya Hanazono…
APA Hotel to open “APA Hotel Hiroshima Station Stadium Exit” (tentative name), a 4-minute walk from the Carp Baseball Stadium, with 242 rooms to open in fall 2024.
On September 13, APA Hotel announced that it has acquired land for the development of its fourth hotel in Hiroshima City (1-2 Aragami-cho, Minami-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, etc.). The property is tentatively named “APA Hotel Hiroshima Station Stadium Exit” (tentative name). The hotel is located a four-minute walk from the south exit of JR…
T-shirt and front hanging with a motif of “Ikeike” sake from the YuruCan△ play.
Across released T-shirts and aprons in collaboration with Japanese sake, which appears in the anime “Yuru Can△. The play features “Iida Sake Shop’s Ike Ike,” modeled after Hiroi Sake Shop’s sake “Ike,” and the label on the bottle was designed T-shirts are made of 5.6 oz. cotton, sizes M/L/XL, priced at ¥4,180. The front hanging…
Digital stamp rally to win eco-friendly goods at Naruto Park, Tokushima, during the best season for whirlpools
Tokushima Prefecture will hold the “Naruto Park Kuru Kuru Digital Stamp Rally” in autumn, when the whirlpools of the Naruto Straits are at their best. The period is from September 16 to October 31, and participation is free. QR codes are placed at 11 spots in Naruto Park (Aza Fukuike, Tosadomariura, Naruto Town, Naruto City,…
USJ introduces two new annual passes: Universal Prime Annual Pass. Includes benefits such as advance experiences, advance sales of paid tickets, and discounts on excluded days.
Universal Studios Japan (USJ) will reorganize its annual pass lineup with the introduction of a new ticket type, the Universal Prime Annual Pass. The new ticket types are the Universal Prime Annual Pass Grand Royal, which comes with a variety of benefits, and the Universal Prime Annual Pass Standard, which allows visitors to enjoy the…
Ryohin Keikaku and Airbnb jointly produce lodging facilities utilizing vacant houses and other properties nationwide. Reservations are now being accepted for the first “Shimizu-cho, Hokkaido.
On September 1, Ryohin Keikaku and Airbnb concluded a comprehensive collaboration agreement to jointly produce vacant houses, stores, and old private homes scattered across the country, contributing to the diversification of lodging facilities and the creation of regional liveliness in Japan. The two companies intend to attract more travelers from both Japan and abroad by…
Grant Agreement for Mozambique: Improvement of quality and access to maternal and child health services through the construction of a neonatal ward
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the Government of the Republic of Mozambique in Maputo on September 8 for a grant of up to 2,987 million yen for the “Maputo Central Hospital Neonatal Unit Construction Project. This project will improve the neonatal wing and medical equipment of Maputo Central…
WILLER offers unlimited rides on 16 express bus routes nationwide for 10,000 yen “Students Only! Infinity Bus”.
WILLER EXPRESS is offering “Students Only! The company will sell “Mugen Bus” to 100 students by lottery. Applications will be accepted until 23:59 on September 19. Students only!” Mugen Bus” is a flat-rate service that allows unlimited rides on the company’s 16 nationwide routes for 10,000 yen, and is available Monday through Thursday, including holidays,…