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ETA registration for non-European subjects (including Japan) will be mandatory on or after January 8, and for European subjects on or after April 2, while ETA registration for Japanese nationals will be accepted from November 27, 2024. The UK government will require all travelers who currently do not require a visa for entry to obtain…

IHG Hotels & Resorts has set January 29, 2025 as the opening date for the Holiday Inn Kyoto Gojo (179 Higashikazariya-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto). Kyoto is the location where Japan’s first “Holiday Inn” opened in 1973, and this will be the first revival in about 50 years. The hotel is a two-minute walk from Gojo Station…

Tokyo Dome Hotel (1-3-61 Koraku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo) has announced the launch of a collaborative room project with Oshicoco to celebrate its 25th anniversary. Reservations for the collaboration rooms are scheduled to open in late February 2025, and the rooms will be available for stays until late April. The concept of the project is “~Otaku Think!…

JAL is running the “Tokushima Outing! The campaign is available until February 27, 2025, but not for flights departing between December 26 and January 8, 2025. JAL Dynamic Package (Air + Accommodation), using Tokushima Awa Odori Airport for both round trip and staying at least one night at an accommodation in Tokushima Prefecture, will receive…

JR Kyushu will release “JR Cupo Privilege Ticket” on January 22 via JR Kyushu Internet Reservation and JR Kyushu Application. Ticket for reserved-seat of Shinkansen and limited express trains, which includes a ticket and a limited express ticket, can be purchased only with “JR Qupo”, which is accumulated by using SUGOCA and JQ CARD. For…

Route Inn Japan opened the Hotel Route Inn Grand Nagoya Fujigaoka Ekimae (51 Meigaoka, Meito-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture). The 12-story hotel has a total of 230 guest rooms. Located about a 4-minute walk from Fujigaoka Station, about a 4-minute drive from the Nagoya IC, and about a 20-minute drive to Ghibli Park. It has…

Solare Hotels and Resorts will open Warm Snow Sapporo (2-1-1 Minami 6-jo Higashi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido) in April 2025. This is the second hotel in the “Fifth Season Hotels” series, which designs hotel stays to enhance the unique charm of each region by designating the climate of each region as the “fifth season”. The fifth…

Awajiya will release “JR Freight Container Lunchbox: Osaka Yakiniku Edition” on January 4. The price is 1,680 yen. Starting with the first JR Cargo Container Lunchbox, “Sukiyaki in Kobe,” which was released in 2022, this is the fourth edition, following the “Sea bream rice in Akashi” and “Chicken rice in Kyoto” editions. The container-style container…

This is the first time in nine years since 2015 that Tobu Zoo has had two baby white tigers in its backyard, and the decision was made to release them to the public after they had gained weight and gained stability in their gait. White Tiger Baby Open to the Public Period: January 4, 2025…

Hotel Associa Toyohashi (Nishiyuku, Hanada-cho, Toyohashi, Aichi) has released “Toyohashi Railway 100th Anniversary Collaboration Room. The period of stay is from January 11 to March 31, 2025. The interior will be decorated in the image of Toyohashi Railway cars and information signs. In addition to installing the head mark of the T1000 and the seat…