NEXCO West Japan Chugoku Branch has launched the “Iwami Tabi Drive Pass,” an ETC-only discount product. The product will be available from July 13th at midnight, and will be on sale throughout the year. It is not available during peak traffic periods such as Bon Festival, Silver Week, and year-end. This plan includes round-trip fares…
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Disney Resort Line to introduce tickets using 2D codes, with a gradual changeover beginning in the summer of 2025.
Disney Resort Line, the monorail that operates within Tokyo Disney Resort, announced that it will introduce tickets using 2D codes from the summer of 2025 onward. By the end of 2026, magnetic tickets will be replaced by two-dimensional code-based tickets. The applicable ticket types are ordinary tickets, commuter passes, group tickets, and free tickets. With…
JR East, “Ekinetto Q-Tike” ticketless QR code boarding outside of Suica area. Started from Tohoku, to the whole area within its jurisdiction.
JR East will launch a new ticketless service, “Ekinet Q-Tike,” on October 1 to enable ticketless boarding even outside the Suica area. The service will be introduced in the Tohoku area and gradually expanded to all areas within the company’s jurisdiction. Immediately after the launch, the service will be available for the Shinkansen and conventional…
Victorinox, Moomin Collection. Original tote bag present for pre-orders over 10,000 yen.
Victorinox will launch the Victorinox Moomin Collection on Moomin Day, August 9. Pre-orders will begin on July 12 at the official Victorinox online store (Rakuten Ichiba, Yahoo! Shopping, Amazon.co.jp), and a limited-quantity tote bag will be given away to those who purchase a total of 10,000 yen or more. However, purchases on Amazon are not…
Dormy Inn’s cabin-type hotel “global cabin Yokohama Chinatown” renewed. Sauna and free services such as yonaki soba (buckwheat noodle).
Kyoritsu Maintenance reopened “global cabin Yokohama Chinatown” (166 Yamashita-cho, Naka-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture) on July 11. Located a 5-minute walk from Motomachi/Chukagai Station on the Minatomirai Line and a 6-minute walk from Ishikawamachi Station on the JR Negishi Line. The hotel has a total of 78 guest rooms, with a choice of cabin rooms…
Seibu Kanko Bus enables touch payment for 6 brands including JCB in Karuizawa area
Seibu Kanko Bus, Sumitomo Mitsui Card, JCB, Reship, and QUADRAC will begin accepting Visa/JCB/American Express/Diners Club/Discover/UnionPay touch payments on July 18 at Seibu Kanko Buses operating in the Karuizawa area (Mastercard will be added later). (Mastercard will be added in the future). The card can be used simply by holding up a card that is…
Haneda-Ishigaki feels like an international flight during summer vacation! JAL offers Haagen-Dazs and smartphone charging cables on 787-8
JAL will introduce a Boeing 787-8 aircraft with domestic specifications on the Haneda-Ishigaki route in August, offering a different kind of service under the theme, “One More Relaxing Experience on Japan’s Longest Route. During the summer vacation period from August 1 to 31, two daily round-trip flights between Haneda and Ishigaki (JL971/972/973/974) will be operated…
Memorandum of Understanding Signed with Tohoku University and Sendai City to Implement the Social Innovators Hub (SIH) Program – Co-creating Solutions to Social Issues by Connecting Human Resources, Information, and Technology ｜ News & Media
On July 10, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for mutual collaboration with Tohoku University and Sendai City regarding the implementation of the Social Innovator Hub (SIH) Program. The signing took place in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, between Tohoku University Vice President Masahiro Yamaguchi, Sendai City Economic Affairs Bureau Director…
Sumida River Fireworks Festival, no-vehicle and pedestrian access zones and traffic control zones
The Sumida River Fireworks Festival Executive Committee will enforce traffic regulations for the Sumida River Fireworks Festival on July 27. Sumida Park, Shinsui Terrace, etc. will be closed to both vehicles and pedestrians from the day before to the morning after the day of the event, Sakura Bridge from 13:00 to around 21:30, and part…
Itoh Hotel JURAKU renewed on July 20. All rooms have ocean views, and some rooms have open-air baths with natural hot spring water.
Juraku will reopen its hot spring inn “Ito Hotel Juraku” (281 Oka, Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture) on July 20. Based on the concept of “a day you can’t fully enjoy,” the hotel has been redesigned to offer all-day, all-inclusive style meals and drinks, with guest rooms overlooking the sea and city of Ito, buffet dining featuring…