Tokyo Disney Celebration Hotel will hold a mystery solving program “Minnie and the Sleeping Room” starting July 17. Participation fee is 2,500 yen per kit. The program is open to all guests of Tokyo Disney Celebration Hotel: Wishes/Discover. Those who wish to participate must purchase a kit at the front desk of Wishes (no advance…
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Linear L0 Series / Steam Locomotive C62 2 / Shinkansen N700S Hats for Kids Released
Asamizu Company released three new items from its railroad system hat series for kids on June 19: “Superconductivity Linear L0 Series Improved Test Car,” “Steam Locomotive C62 2,” and “Shinkansen N700S. They are priced at 3,300 yen each. The size corresponds to 53-56 cm. The front part is made of 100% cotton and the back…
HIS flagship store relocated and opened at the west exit as “Travel Wonderland Shinjuku”. Commemorative sale: 3 days in Seoul/4 days in Taipei for 19,800 yen.
HIS will relocate its flagship Shinjuku head office sales office and reopen it as “Travel Wonderland Shinjuku” (1-17-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 1-3F) on June 28 (grand opening on June 29). The “department store for overseas travel,” which opened in June 1993 in the headquarters building at Shinjuku’s South Exit, has been relocated to the West…
Cooling tote for carrying a box of ice cream cold. Features refrigerant pockets on all inside surfaces.
ROOTOTE will release “PT.Thermo Keeper.6D Cool-A,” a simple cooling tote that can be cooled with refrigerant from all directions, in late June. It will be priced at 3,850 yen. The inner dimensions are designed to hold exactly two boxes of ice cream, which are commonly sold in supermarkets and convenience stores, and “can cool ice…
A “machete knife” that can both bushcraft and cook is born in Seki, Japan. Full tang made of Swedish steel
Gaku Hayashi will accept pre-orders for its “Nata Knife,” an outdoor knife that combines the elements of a machete and a knife, through Makeake. Pre-orders will be accepted from 11:00 a.m. on June 19. The knives are handmade one by one in Seki-shi, one of the world’s three major cutlery production centers, using Swedish steel…
Acure vending machines at JR East’s Shin-Yokohama, Kikuna and 6 other stations are now cashless-only. To reduce cash-related operations
JR East Cross Station’s Water Business Company will convert Acure’s beverage vending machines to cashless-only vending starting July 1 at JR East’s Oguchi, Kikuna, Shin-Yokohama, Kotsuke, Kamoi, and Shinkoyasu stations. Chilled products and ice cream vending machines are not covered. The objective is to improve time performance by reducing the amount of work required to…
Metropolitan Expressway to construct the “Shin-Kyobashi connecting road” connecting the Tsukiji River and Yaesu Lines of the Central Tokyo Loop Line. Secured route for large vehicles following the undergrounding of the Nihonbashi section.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Metropolitan Expressway announced on June 18 that they have obtained approval for the urban planning project for Highway No. 1 (Shin-Kyobashi Liaison Road) and will implement the project. The Shin-Kyobashi connecting path is an approximately 1.1-km line connecting the Tsukijigawa section of the Central Tokyo Loop Line (C1) and the…
Opened “Momiji KUREHA,” the first villa with an open-air bath in Shiobara Onsen, limited to 4 couples per day, with a stargazing terrace and a footbath bar salon.
Located in front of the Houki-gawa River, the villa consists of a villa with an open-air bath (for private use) and a main building (for shared use), and is limited to 4 groups per day. With private hot bath facilities and a choice of dinner plans, guests can “enjoy a mansion-style resort life as if…
Seishun 18 Ticket, sales and usage period for the summer season of FY2024 announced. Hokkaido Shinkansen optional tickets are also available.
JR Group announced the schedule of sales and usage periods for the Seishun 18 Ticket and Seishun 18 Ticket Hokkaido Shinkansen Option Ticket for the summer season of FY2024. Seishun 18 Ticket (Summer 2024) Sales period: July 10 – August 31, 2024 Period of use: July 20 – September 10, 2024 Fare: 12,050 yen (same…
JR West/Tokai, “Let’s try Hokuriku☆WEB Early Special 21” for July and August only. Nagoya-Fukui is less than half price.
Sales period: June 20, 2024 – August 10, 2024 From 10:00 a.m. one month prior to the date of use to e5489 business hours 21 days prior to the date of use Period of use: July 20 – August 31, 2024 *Nagoya – Hokuriku section only, not applicable from August 10 to August 19. Example…