PGA will release Disney-designed “game stick covers” from the “Premium Style” accessory brand on January 30. The lineup includes Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Stitch, Baymax, and Toy Story. Two pieces with different designs on the left and right side. Compatible models are Nintendo Switch (OLED model), Nintendo Switch, and Nintendo Switch Lite, priced at 880…
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Tokyo Metro, work cap upcycled from work uniforms of technical workers, limited to 250 pieces, with a motif of a uniform cap of the Eidan Subway
Tokyo Metro is inviting supportive buyers for its second upcycling project, work caps utilizing technical work clothes, on the crowdfunding site “CAMPFIRE”. Priced at 12,000 yen each. The application period is from January 31 to March 31, and the All-or-Nothing method is used to deliver returns (products) only if the target sales total of 100…
Tsukuba Express to support touch-sensitive boarding at 5 stations including Akihabara, Kitasenju, and Tsukuba; magnetic tickets to be phased out from spring 2025
Tsukuba Express (TX) will begin a demonstration experiment of a credit card touch-payment boarding service at five stations on the Tsukuba Express Line in the summer of 2025. The verification experiment will be conducted at Akihabara, Asakusa, Kita-Senju, Nagareyama Otakanomori, and Tsukuba stations, and will be expanded to all 20 stations on the line in…
Details of 13 “Nanoniwa” restaurants opening in Osaka’s Namba Palace Site Park in March. Craft beer and hamburgers on the grass plaza.
The Naniwa Palace Site Park “Minna no Niwa” project will open the park-integrated commercial facility “Nana no Niwa” on March 28. Nano-Niwa is part of Osaka City’s first Park-PFI project, “Naniwa Palace Site Park (Northern Block) Development and Operation Project and Naniwa Palace Site (Southern Block) Management and Operation Project. Under the concept of “Minna-no-niwa…
The Imperial Hotel Kyoto will open in the spring of 2026. Total of 55 rooms to revive the scenery of about 90 years ago by preserving and utilizing the cultural asset “Yaei Kaikan” in Gion.
Imperial Hotel Kyoto has decided on the official name of its new hotel in Kyoto, which is scheduled to open in the spring of 2026. The project is to partially preserve and utilize the building as a lodging facility, and is located on the grounds of the Gion Koubu Utamai Nerijo (south side of Gion-cho,…
Reservations now open for the “ESCONFIELD HOKKAIDO HOTEL Kitahiroshima Ekimae”. Fans can enjoy the “Fighters Floor” at the hotel.
ES-CON Japan and SQUEEZE will begin accepting reservations for lodging at the ES-CON Field HOKKAIDO Hotel Kitahiroshima Ekimae (1-52 Sakae-cho, Kitahiroshima City, Hokkaido), scheduled to open in late March, from January 31. The company also announced the development of a specially designed accommodation floor, the “Fighters Floor. The hotel is part of the first phase…
Shinkansen Collaboration Campus Ring Notebook, Hayabusa/N700S/500 Series designed in a set of three.
JR East Trading, JR Tokai Trading, and JR West Trading will release “Shinkansen Collaboration Campus Ring Notebook 3-Pack” on January 31. This is the second collaboration between three JR Group trading companies. Kokuyo’s Campus Ring notebooks are decorated with the Hayabusa (JR East), N700S (JR Tokai), and 500 Series (JR West), the popular trains of…
Highway Bus Net offers “New Life Support Discount” for students to save even more for Kansai-Shikoku area. One-way fare from Shin-Kobe/Sannomiya to Tokushima is 1880 yen.
Osaka – Matsuyama Matsuyama Express and Keihanshin Dream Matsuyama (day/night, 4 rows): 5,500 yen The Osaka-Kochi-Matsuyama fare is 500 yen, and the Osaka-Kobe-Tokushima fare is 1,000 yen, a further discount from the student discount fare. When making a reservation on Highway Bus Net, check the “New Life Discount” box in the “Other Discounts” column on…
Sagara embroidered gadget pouches featuring Star Wars, Marvel, and Disney characters are now available!
PGA released gadget pouches with popular Star Wars, Marvel, and Disney characters embroidered with sagara embroidery from its Premium Style accessory brand. Priced at 2,480 yen each. The storage pouch is perfect for gadgets such as earphones, charging cables and adapters, eye drops and lipsticks, and comes with a carabiner for attaching to a bag….
Why are trains delayed or stopped?
Causes and Effects of Delays Some causes of transportation disruptions can be predicted in advance, while others cannot. The following is a list of common causes. Congestion causes delays in boarding and disembarking. Conflicts with animals Rescue Activities Personal Injury Accident Railroad crossing accidents, cars on the tracks Vehicle inspection, checking for unusual noises Failures…