Seibu Kanko Bus, Sumitomo Mitsui Card, JCB, Reship, and QUADRAC will begin accepting Visa/JCB/American Express/Diners Club/Discover/UnionPay touch payments on July 18 at Seibu Kanko Buses operating in the Karuizawa area (Mastercard will be added later). (Mastercard will be added in the future). The card can be used simply by holding up a card that is…
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Victorinox, Moomin Collection. Original tote bag present for pre-orders over 10,000 yen.
Victorinox will launch the Victorinox Moomin Collection on Moomin Day, August 9. Pre-orders will begin on July 12 at the official Victorinox online store (Rakuten Ichiba, Yahoo! Shopping, Amazon.co.jp), and a limited-quantity tote bag will be given away to those who purchase a total of 10,000 yen or more. However, purchases on Amazon are not…
JR East, “Ekinetto Q-Tike” ticketless QR code boarding outside of Suica area. Started from Tohoku, to the whole area within its jurisdiction.
JR East will launch a new ticketless service, “Ekinet Q-Tike,” on October 1 to enable ticketless boarding even outside the Suica area. The service will be introduced in the Tohoku area and gradually expanded to all areas within the company’s jurisdiction. Immediately after the launch, the service will be available for the Shinkansen and conventional…
Haneda-Ishigaki feels like an international flight during summer vacation! JAL offers Haagen-Dazs and smartphone charging cables on 787-8
JAL will introduce a Boeing 787-8 aircraft with domestic specifications on the Haneda-Ishigaki route in August, offering a different kind of service under the theme, “One More Relaxing Experience on Japan’s Longest Route. During the summer vacation period from August 1 to 31, two daily round-trip flights between Haneda and Ishigaki (JL971/972/973/974) will be operated…
Dormy Inn’s cabin-type hotel “global cabin Yokohama Chinatown” renewed. Sauna and free services such as yonaki soba (buckwheat noodle).
Kyoritsu Maintenance reopened “global cabin Yokohama Chinatown” (166 Yamashita-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture) on July 11. Located a 5-minute walk from Motomachi/Chukagai Station on the Minatomirai Line and a 6-minute walk from Ishikawamachi Station on the JR Negishi Line. The hotel has a total of 78 guest rooms, with a choice of cabin rooms…
Itoh Hotel JURAKU renewed on July 20. All rooms have ocean views, and some rooms have open-air baths with natural hot spring water.
Juraku will reopen its hot spring inn “Ito Hotel Juraku” (281 Oka, Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture) on July 20. Based on the concept of “a day you can’t fully enjoy,” the hotel has been redesigned to offer all-day, all-inclusive style meals and drinks, with guest rooms overlooking the sea and city of Ito, buffet dining featuring…
APA Hotel Akihabara Suehirocho Ekimae opens. All 205 rooms are equipped with mobile Wi-Fi rental and universal power supply.
On July 11, APA Hotel opened “APA Hotel ” (3-15-7 Sotokanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo). This is the fifth building in the Akihabara area. It is located 1 minute on foot from Suehirocho Station and 4 minutes from JR Akihabara Station. The 14-story building has a total of 205 standard and deluxe twin rooms. Since Akihabara is…
TOE LIBRARY, a hotel in Asakusa, sells rooftop viewing plans for the Sumida River Fireworks Festival. About 400m from the first venue
TOE LIBRARY (7-6-4 Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo) is offering a special plan to view the Sumida River Fireworks Festival 2024 on July 27 from the hotel’s rooftop or upper-floor guest rooms. Located approximately 400 meters from the first site of the fireworks display. Prices start at 29,000 yen per person (pair seats only) and include viewing…
Memorandum of Understanding Signed with Tohoku University and Sendai City to Implement the Social Innovators Hub (SIH) Program – Co-creating Solutions to Social Issues by Connecting Human Resources, Information, and Technology ｜ News & Media
On July 10, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for mutual collaboration with Tohoku University and Sendai City regarding the implementation of the Social Innovator Hub (SIH) Program. The signing took place in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, between Tohoku University Vice President Masahiro Yamaguchi, Sendai City Economic Affairs Bureau Director…
Sumida River Fireworks Festival, no-vehicle and pedestrian access zones and traffic control zones
The Sumida River Fireworks Festival Executive Committee will enforce traffic regulations for the Sumida River Fireworks Festival on July 27. Sumida Park, Shinsui Terrace, etc. will be closed to both vehicles and pedestrians from the day before to the morning after the day of the event, Sakura Bridge from 13:00 to around 21:30, and part…