Sunflower Travel offers the “Marutoku Pack,” which includes a one-way ferry fare, dinner and breakfast on board, until June 30 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Osaka/Kagoshima route. The one-way fare includes evening breakfast and costs 10,000 yen (half price for children). The room type is “Tourist (shared room),” but can be upgraded to…
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Vietjet offers 66% discount on economy class for one day only. 66,666 seats.
Vietjet Air will hold a “6.6 Flash Sale” from June 6, 2:00 to June 7, 1:00 (Japan time). This is to commemorate the inauguration of K-STAR SPARK IN VIETNAM as the official airline partner of the music event “K-STAR SPARK IN VIETNAM. The sale offers a 66% discount on limited 66,666 eco-tickets (economy class) for…
One of the three major ekisoba in Hokkaido, “Ekisoba of Engaru,” is back in business! The reason why it is now the “northernmost ekisoba in Japan”.
Why was Kitaichi Soba at Engaru Station, once called “one of the three best station soba in Hokkaido” along with Shintoku and Otoishifu Stations, revived? First, we flew to the town of Engaru in Hokkaido, a thousand or so hundred kilometers northeast of Tokyo, to taste a bowl of Kitaichi Soba, which is said to…
Double-wall glass that reveals Myakmyak when poured. Eyelets are also reproduced and sold at the Expo site.
Heso Productions will release “EXPO 2025 Myakmyak Double Wall Glass” at its store in the Osaka-Kansai Expo site. Priced at ¥3,500 (tax not included). This double-wall glass has a two-layered glass structure that excels in heat- and cold-retention performance, and the inside is shaped like the head of a myakmyak, so that when a colored…
Hotel New Akao, Atami, offers up to 25% discount on 1 night/2 meals buffet plan. Seasonal delicacies and spectacular hot spring
Rakuten Travel is holding “Rakuten Travel Super SALE” until June 20, offering great deals on summer travel reservations. In addition to up to 25% off lodging facilities nationwide when combined with coupons, half-price plans and up to 15,000 yen discount coupons for Raku Pack (JR/airline + lodging) are also available. Hotel New Akao” in Atami…
Adventure World to hold farewell ceremony for 4 giant pandas on the day before they are returned. 3,500 people to register at 12:00 p.m. on the 7th.
Adventure World will hold a ceremony to welcome and send off giant pandas “Rahin,” “Yuhin,” “Saibin,” and “Fuhin” on June 27. The time is from 16:00 to 16:45. The ceremony will be held at the “Big Ocean” in the park in conjunction with the Consulate General of China in Osaka. Admission is free but pre-registration…
Nippon Maru to retire on May 10, 2026; will circle the earth 133 times in 35 years
On June 5, MOL Cruises announced that the Nippon Maru will retire on May 10, 2026. The cruise returning to Yokohama on the same day will be the last one. The Nippon Maru was launched in 1990, and since then, it has conducted more than 2,000 cruises, covering approximately 133 circumnavigations of the globe (533,383.964…
Shaun the Sheep” 30th anniversary event at the British Pavilion, Osaka Expo. Character Grill & Workshop to be held this weekend on the 7th.
The British Pavilion at Expo Osaka-Kansai will hold an event June 7-8 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the birth of the “Shaun the Sheep” character. On the 7th, Shaun the Sheep will appear in front of the pavilion as a “Meet & Greet”. He will appear every hour from 11:00 to 18:00, from 0:00…
Niigata Prefecture is accepting online voting for a tourism brand logo. Win rice produced in the prefecture by lottery.
Niigata Prefecture is conducting a poll until June 25 to select the prefecture’s tourism brand logo mark. The results will be announced in late July. In the process of organizing the brand concept, it was decided to select a logo that would serve as the face of the brand. 4 types of logos, A to…
Blue Impulse display flight cancelled for June 8 Hofu Air Festival. Held as an open event of Hofu North Air Base.
The Air Self-Defense Force Hofu North Air Base (Tajima, Hofu City, Yamaguchi Prefecture) announced that the Blue Impulse display flight scheduled for June 8 will be canceled due to various reasons. The “70th Anniversary Hofu Air Festival – Happy Hofu North” scheduled to be held on the same day will be renamed the “70th Anniversary…