On January 6, JR West announced that the sightseeing train “Haname-noren,” which had been suspended due to the Noto Peninsula earthquake of 2024, will resume service on March 7. The train will be operated as a special train for groups only, so seats will not be available for sale to the general public. Bride’s Goodwill…
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YuruCan△, Touring Rally of the Holy Land Pilgrimage to Yamanashi and Shizuoka. Any means of transportation is welcome! Special blanket for all participants!
The “Yuru Can△” Holy Land Pilgrimage Touring Rally Office will hold a digital stamp rally “Yuru Can△” Holy Land Pilgrimage Touring Rally in Yamanashi and Shizuoka Prefectures from April 12 to May 11, 2025. This is a fan-participatory touring rally event that visits 20 locations in Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures, using any means of transportation,…
Keifuku Electric Railway and Randen’s Mobo-1 “KYOTRAM” will debut in spring 2025. A new logo to be shared with the designers is also in the works.
Keifuku Electric Railway will debut its new Mobo 1 “KYOTRAM” train for Randen in the spring of 2025. The start of commercial operation is scheduled to be announced in late January 2025. KYOTRAM” features a rounded front. It is equipped with a large LED indicator on the front and LED indicators on the sides for…
Air Japan presents round-trip tickets to passengers on every flight from Narita in February and March. First Anniversary Campaign
Air Japan is running the “Airline Tickets are Lottery! An exciting campaign to make air travel more fun! from February 9 to March 22, 2025. This is to commemorate the first anniversary of the start of the airline’s service. During the period, one person will be selected by lottery for a round-trip Selected fare ticket…
UK to require ETA upon entry into the country from January 8, 2025. Required even for non-entry transit.
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…
Holiday Inn Kyoto Gojo to open in January 2025. 183 rooms in total, with free room and meal for children under 12 years old.
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 collaborates with Oshicoco. Creating a “Dream Guessing Room” with the parties involved in Guessing.
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 “Outing to Tokushima! Campaign. 5,000 yen discount per person when you use Tokushima Awa Odori Airport and stay overnight in the prefecture.
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 releases special tickets available at JR Cupo. Tickets and limited express ticket sets
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…
Hotel Route-Inn Grand Nagoya Fujigaoka Ekimae opens. A total of 230 rooms in 4-minute walking distance from the station, with Ghibli Park within easy reach.
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…