Kurohime Kogen Snow Park (3807 Nojiri, Shinano-cho, Kaminouchi-gun, Nagano Prefecture) will be open from December 21 to March 23, 2025, including SnowDogAREA, an area where you and your dog can ride the lifts and ski the slopes. SnowDogAREA is located in the south part of the site and is equipped with two lifts and four…
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LINEAN, a fan community for the Linear Central Shinkansen, is launched. The key visual is displayed at Shinagawa Station.
On December 16, JR Tokai and STARBASE launched the LINEAN Project in preparation for the opening of the Linear Central Shinkansen Line. LINEAN is a fan community and fan name to support the Linear Central Japan High Speed Rail, and as the first phase of the project, a key visual of the Linear Central Japan…
ANA InterContinental Beppu Resort & Spa” Zanardi’s recommendation
IHG Hotels & Resorts operates 19 hotel brands with more than 6,500 hotels in more than 100 countries. In Japan, the company currently operates about 47 hotels under seven brands from Hokkaido to Okinawa (as of September 2024). For this interview, we asked Davide Zanardi, general manager of the ANA InterContinental Beppu Resort & Spa,…
Parco “Grand Bazaar” from January 2, New Year. Collaboration with Takanori Nishikawa for the HOTTEST sale ever!
PARCO will hold its semi-annual major sale “PARCO Grand Bazaar” at 17 stores nationwide from January 2 to 13, 2025. Target stores Sapporo, Sendai, Urawa, Shibuya, Ikebukuro, Chofu, Hibarigaoka, Kinshicho, Kichijoji, Matsumoto, Shizuoka, Nagoya, Shinsaibashi, Hiroshima, Fukuoka, PARCO_ya Ueno, Sanei Urasoe West Coast PARCO CITY *Shibuya and Kinshicho will be held from January 3, and…
President Tanaka Visits Indonesia ｜ News & PR
JICA President Akihiko Tanaka participated in a delegation of the Japan-Indonesia Association to Indonesia and met with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto at the Presidential Palace on December 5 with members of the delegation. During the meeting, President Prabowo explained about priority policies, and President Tanaka explained JICA’s efforts in Indonesia, referring to specific initiatives in…
JR Kyushu’s Miyazaki Daisuki Pokemon “Nassie” Wrapping Train. Started operation on Nippo Main Line/Nichinan Line.
JR Kyushu Miyazaki Branch will operate the “Nassy Train Miyazaki,” a wrapped train featuring the Miyazaki-daisuki Pokémon “Nassy,” from December 18. The line sections served are the Nippo Main Line (Miyazaki to Minami-Miyazaki) and the Nichinan Line (Minami-Miyazaki to Shibushi). The side of one Kiha40 car features a design of Nassie and Arora Nassie, which…
Tokyo Station × ITO EN Design goods for Marunouchi Station Building using tea. Tea-dyed bath towels/tea-shell liquid-tanned genuine leather book covers, etc.
To commemorate the 110th anniversary of Tokyo Station, JR East Trading will release Marunouchi Station Building design goods utilizing tea in collaboration with Ito En on December 20. This collaborative product was inspired by the opening by Ito En of the “Tea Culture Creation Museum” and the “Oi Ocha Museum” in the former Shimbashi Station…
JR’s IC cards “Suica Penguin” and “TOICA Chick” are now available as wristwatches! Now accepting reservations at various retail sites!
Asamizu Company will release adult wristwatches designed by JR East “Suica’s Penguin” and JR Tokai “TOICA’s Chick” in late January 2025. Prior to this, the company is accepting reservations at its official JRE Mall and Rakuten stores. The Suica penguin watch comes in two designs, one with a face pattern and the other with a…
JAL flight attendants participated in the production of a video showing the charms of Oita on board a hovercraft.
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…
Shinjuku Milord to close in March 2025. The last winter sale will be held from January 2.
Shinjuku Millod (1-1-3 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo), a commercial facility directly connected to Shinjuku Station, will close on March 16, 2025 due to the progress of the Shinjuku Station West Exit Area Development Plan, a joint project by Odakyu Corporation, Tokyo Metro, and Tokyu Land Corporation. Before the closing of the building, a “Shinjuku Mill Road…