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NEXCO West Japan will hold “SA/PA Black Friday 2024” from November 15 to 25 for 148 locations. The “Black Gacha Lottery,” in which customers can participate once a day via in-store posters and are guaranteed to win 100 to 10,000 yen discount coupons, and the “Receipt Lottery,” in which customers can enter once per receipt…

3COINS has released new eco-bags in autumn/winter design. The lineup consists of eight types. They will be available at stores nationwide and on the official online shopping site, Parcel Closet. The “Charm Eco Bag” (880 yen) comes with a bag-shaped charm that can hold an eco-bag. The charm can be attached to the handle of…

Amazon (Amazon Japan) is having a time sale on Samsonite’s Volant suitcases. Four sizes are covered: Spinner 55 (regular/front opening), Spinner 61, and Spinner 68. The Spinner 55 (S size, 1-3 nights) has a carry-on capacity of 36L and is normally priced at 26,383 yen, but at the time of writing, it is 18% off…

A baby otter was born on October 5 at Aqua Toto Gifu, the world’s freshwater aquarium (1453 Kawashima Kasada-cho, Kakamigahara City, Gifu Prefecture). Prior to the opening of the exhibit, the one-month growth of the baby was announced. Four babies were born to the pair of Miyama and Sakura, a pair of otters kept at…

I am in Phu Quoc, a resort in southern Vietnam, on a Vietnam Airlines inspection tour. The lodging for the day is the JW Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay Resort & Spa. The hotel was designed by renowned architect Bill Bensley. The hotel was designed as a tribute to Lamarck University, an imaginary and venerable…

Laforet Hakone Gora Yuno-sei (1320 Gora, Hakone-cho, Ashigarashita-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture) will offer the “Relaxing Onsen Sansan Plan” from December 1 to February 28, 2025. Prices start at 30,808 yen per person for a double occupancy room. The plan includes a dinner supervised by a hot spring advisor and a non-alcoholic after-bath drink. The menu includes…

3COINS will release collaborative products on November 11 to commemorate the distribution of the drama series and the release of the movie of [guess who] on November 11. The products will be available at stores nationwide and on the official online shopping site, Parcel Closet. The lineup includes three types of products: a pouch, a…

Hakone Retreat före & villa 1/f” (1286-116 Sengokuhara, Hakone-cho, Ashigarashita-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture), operated by Hotel Management Japan, opened seven new villas this August. I recently had the opportunity to stay in one of the villas. The facility is located in the Sengokuhara forest along Route 138, which connects Hakone and Gotemba. The facility is divided…

Eye-Topia’s “Megane Store,” a chain of eyeglass stores, launched “Kerorin Bathroom Glasses,” glasses for baths and saunas, on November 7. The glasses are designed in the motif of a “Kerorin tub” printed with advertisements for Toyama Megumi Pharmaceutical’s antipyretic analgesic “Kerorin,” and are priced at 6,578 yen. Three colors are available: yellow, clear, and black….

Sun Frontier Hotel Management has announced plans to open Tabino Hotel lit Sakata (3-1-15 Nakamachi, Sakata City, Yamagata Prefecture), its first hotel development and operation in Yamagata Prefecture, in December 2026. Tabino Hotel lit” is a brand positioned one rank higher than “Tabino Hotel” for business and tourism, and is the third facility in Japan…