Those who present an admission ticket to the Osaka-Kansai Expo and a non-R.O.C. (Taiwan) passport at the TECH WORLD Pavilion at the Expo site will receive a ticket that entitles them to special discounts at more than 60 brands and facilities in Taipei. Examples of Special Offers National Palace Museum: 20% off admission tickets, 10%…
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Forming Japan’s largest, wide-area underground pedestrian mall connecting 10 stations. Tokyo Tatemono unveils “Gofukubashi Project” progress in Yaesu 1-chome.
On May 21, Tokyo Tatemono disclosed the progress of its Yaesu 1-chome North Urban Area Redevelopment Project “Gofukubashi Project. The planned site along Eitai-dori (1-1 Yaesu 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, etc.) is lined with the Nihonbashi River and the Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway Loop Line, which is currently under construction, to the north, Tokiwa-bashi Tower (TOKYO TORCH)…
Logos presents a raffle drawing for a Solar Block Parasol (both sun and rain), a large 130 cm parasol that can be used by two people.
Logos Corporation, which develops the outdoor brand “LOGOS,” is conducting a giveaway campaign for its “Solar Block Parasol (Sunny Rain & Rain),” a large sports parasol that strongly blocks heat and ultraviolet rays (5,940 yen). Follow and repost Logos Official X (@Enjoy_Outing) and answer the question “How did you start using a parasol? You will…
Logos, cooling vest with three Peltier elements that cool down to 3°C in 10 seconds
Logos Corporation released a cooling vest equipped with a Peltier element from the outdoor brand “LOGOS” in May. The price is 22,000 yen. The LOGOS Peltier Cool Vest is a vest with Peltier elements installed in three locations around the neck and under the arms, and by taking advantage of the Peltier characteristic of heating…
Koji Inoue’s “Hints for Railway Travel”] I used the Ekinet Q-ticket at an unmanned station.
Automated Self-Check-in For self-check-in, there is a mechanism that automatically displays a push notification saying “You can self-check-in” when you approach a target station (the distance is considered to be about 100 meters). This is called “automatic self check-in. Of course, this is only the case if a valid ticket has already been purchased at…
Osaka-Kansai Expo to Continue to Allow Visitors without Reservations in June
The Japan Association of Expositions 2025 has expanded the period during which visitors can come to the Osaka-Kansai Expo without reservations. Reservations were previously required on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays between June 1 and August 8 as “special days,” but this period has been reduced to July 1 through August 8, and reservations are no…
Toden Arakawa Line to design one of its Type 8500 cars in a special Yamabuki color. Unveiling ceremony, first train riding rights, and more.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Transportation Bureau will implement a train renewal project for the Tokyo Sakura Tram (Toden Arakawa Line). The new design is an effort to give a special look to one of the existing 8500 class trains, which has been in operation for more than 30 years, for the purpose of revitalizing the rail…
MARK IS Katsushika Kanamachi to open in summer 2025, bringing together about 50 stores, including the first Mark’s in Tokyo and Shinsei York Foods, in front of JR Kanamachi Station.
The Higashi-Kanamachi 1-chome West Urban Area Redevelopment Association and its participating members, Mitsubishi Estate, Mitsubishi Jisho Residence, and Mitsui Fudosan Residential, have decided to name the area “Cross Kanamachi” and the commercial facility “MARK IS Katsushika Kanamachi” for the Higashi-Kanamachi 1-chome West Urban Area Redevelopment Project being promoted on the west side of the north…
5,000 yen discount per night for lodging in Okayama Prefecture, including summer vacation period and overnight stay with no meal.
JR West Japan, Okayama Prefecture, and other organizations, including the Okayama Sunny Land Tourism Campaign Promotion Council, will hold the “Okayama Hare-iro Campaign 2025,” a tourism promotion initiative, from July 19 to October 31, 2012. Under the catchphrase “Kokoro-Hararebare Okayama-no Tabi,” the tour will feature MEGUMI, an actor from the prefecture, as its image character,…
JAL Furusato Ambassadors and Supporters] JAL Furusato Ambassadors, sommeliers, introduce the charm of Aichi and Tokoname wines.
JAL, which has bases throughout Japan, has been continuously implementing regional revitalization initiatives (currently the “JAL Furusato Project”), and in August 2020 launched the “JAL Furusato Ambassadors,” cabin crew members selected through an in-house recruitment process who move to the area to promote initiatives in their respective regions. In December of the same year, JAL…