Yoshida Kaban will release a new black color from PORTER’s TANKER series on November 29. TANKER, inspired by the MA-1, was renewed in May to mark its 40th anniversary. It uses Ecodear N510, the world’s first 100% plant-derived nylon, which has been mass-produced in Japan while maintaining the same quality of strength, suppleness, and luster….
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Tohoku Shinkansen Yamabiko, Sendai-Tokyo launched “Shinkansen e-Ticket (JRE POINT Privilege)” for 5,000 points for one-way trip.
East Japan Railway Company (JR East) will launch the special rate “Shinkansen e-Ticket (JRE POINT Privilege)”. The number of points to exchange JRE POINT for Shinkansen e-Ticket (JRE POINT Privilege), which can be exchanged for Shinkansen e-Ticket, is limited to the “Yamabiko” train departing from or terminating at Sendai Station (standard car reserved seat only),…
Mini wallet from Treasure Island and Kinokuniya. It can hold up to 20 cards and bills without folding.
On December 9, Takarajimasya will release a brand mook “KINOKUNIYA Mini Wallet Book,” which includes a mini wallet in collaboration with supermarket KINOKUNIYA. The price is 2,890 yen. It is bellows style and can hold up to 20 cards, has a coin purse, and can hold bills without folding. The size is 11 x 8…
ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Fukuoka” Recommended by Mr. Shibayama, a hotel staff member who knows local attractions.
IHG Hotels & Resorts operates 19 hotel brands with more than 6,400 hotels in over 100 countries. In Japan, IHG Hotels & Resorts currently operates approximately 47 hotels under seven brands from Hokkaido to Okinawa (as of June 30, 2024). For this interview, we asked Akira Shibayama, general manager of the ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel…
Koji Inoue’s “Hints for Railway Travel”] To what extent can “time adjustments due to subsequent delays” be forgiven? Train Delay and Waiting for Connection and Disruption of Connection
When traveling abroad, stories sometimes come up about how they had to run at the airport because they were going to miss their connections due to delays, and the author has experienced this as well. The same thing happens in train travel. Latency and connection waiting If the itinerary only requires one train to get…
Snow Peak opens “BBQ & Pizza Nagasaki Stadium City,” a take-out specialty restaurant. Meals, drinks and sweets menu with a sense of the outdoors.
Snow Peak will open “Snow Peak BBQ & Pizza Nagasaki Stadium City” on November 27. A new type of take-out specialty restaurant adjacent to Snow Peak Nagasaki Stadium City in Nagasaki Stadium City. The menu includes outdoor meals such as wood-fired pizza, spare ribs, and chicken legs, as well as handmade potato chips and franks…
Hotel “CETRAY Nagoya (tentative name)” to open in spring 2026 in the redevelopment area of Nakagawa Canal. Total of 24 rooms, including Reston and hot bath sauna.
HORONIC will open its first new hotel in the Tokai region, tentatively named CETRAY Nagoya (tentative name), in the spring of 2026. Nagoya Station Kaihatsu, Chubu Civil Engineering, and MARU ARCHITECTURE are participating in the “NAKAGAWA CANAL DOORS (tentative name)” (opening in spring 2026), a development project in the Nakagawa Canal Horikome district, which aims…
JAL Furusato Ambassadors / Regional Love】JAL cabin crew introduces a great night out in Kumamoto! Why don’t you come visit Lux Night KUMAMOTO?
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…
3COINS adds warmth and convenient functions to winter military coordinates. Gloves/ Shoulder bag/ Neck gaiter, etc.
3COINS has launched military-style fashion items from its “3COINS MENS” series for men. It will be carried in some stores nationwide and on its official online shopping site, Parcel Closet. The collection features trendy military wear with cold-weather protection for the cold season. The lineup includes a simple design that blends in with winter coordinates…
Nomad Desk, a smartphone ring stand with double-sided magnet to stick iPhone anywhere.
Nomad Desk has released “NOMAD STAND GEAR EDGE,” a smartphone ring stand that can be attached and fixed to an iPhone on a bathroom wall or refrigerator. It is priced at 3,800 yen. This double-ring type stand with strong N55 neodymium magnets on both sides can be attached to MagSafe-compatible iPhones to attach to walls…