Nakagawa Masashichi Shoten will hold its first hands-on event, “6-Day Housekeeping School,” from November 6 to 11 at the Hankyu Umeda Main Store 9th Floor Festival Plaza (8-7 Kakudacho, Kita-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture). The event consists of 11 different workshops, a living tool market, and a talk event. Reservations for the workshops must be…
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Ghibli Park, short film from December is “Mei to Koneko Bus”; December admission goes on sale October 10 at 2:00 p.m.
Ghibli Park (1533-1, Ibarakemawarima Otsu, Nagakute City, Aichi Prefecture) updated its winter update on October 9, 2012. The short animated films produced by Studio Ghibli are being screened at the Orionza video exhibition room, and the film from December 14 to January 31, 2025 will be “Mei to Koneko Bus” (2002, approx. 14 min.) directed…
Dotonbori “Nakaza Kuidaore Building” to be renovated in spring 2025 with 6-meter giant Kuidaore Taro on the exterior wall
On October 9, Nomura Real Estate Master Fund Investment Corporation and Nomura Real Estate Commerce announced some details of the Nakaza Kuidaore Building in Dotonbori, Osaka, which is under construction for a full renovation in spring 2025, including the exterior and concept. A 6-meter “Kuidaore Taro” doll will be installed on the outside wall of…
Spa LaQua at Tokyo Dome, Christmas-only food and beverage menus and esthetics & relaxation plans
Tokyo Dome will hold a Christmas event “-‘Itadakai’ means Happiness” at the natural hot spring Spa LaQua (1-1-1 Kasuga, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo). – Spa LaQua will hold a “Relaxing Christmas at Spa LaQua” event. The event will run from October 21 to December 25. During the period, gift tickets that include an admission ticket, use of…
Yofuku-no-Aoyama x Mizuno Improves “EXLIGHT” Business Shoes. Highly resilient material on the heel, 5mm higher for easier walking
Aoyama Trading and Mizuno have renewed their jointly developed “EXLIGHT” business shoes, which went on sale at Yofuku no Aoyama stores nationwide and on the official online store on October 9. Available in straight-tip and plain-toe styles, in black, and in a total of nine sizes ranging from 24.0 to 28.0 cm, each priced at…
BE-PAL November issue, first “stainless steel fire pot” in the appendix, 15cm in diameter for solo campers, collaboration with GRIP SWANY.
Shogakukan will include a “stainless steel ‘fire pot’ SOLO” as a supplement to the November issue of BE-PAL in collaboration with “GRIP SWANY,” a popular outdoor glove brand. The price is 1,350 yen. This is the first time BE-PAL has included a pot as an appendix. The pot is made of stainless steel and measures…
Licorice Recoil and Sumida Aquarium collaborate for the first time. Original goods and drinks with illustrations by Licorice Recoil and SUMIDA AQUARIUM.
Sumida Aquarium (1-1-2 Oshiage, Sumida-ku, Tokyo) will hold its first collaboration project with the TV animation “Licorice Recoil” from October 25 to November 18. The museum store on the 5th floor will sell original goods featuring illustrations depicting Chisoku Nishikiki and Takina Inoue posing with the “Sakana~” and “Chinago~” characters from the play on a…
Is Japan’s easternmost station, Higashi Nemuro Station, disappearing? Local feeling: “It is difficult to use the railroad.” …… What is the aim of Nemuro City’s “Free for both railroads and buses for minors”?
Will the Hanasaki Line become a tourist railroad in the future? Is East Nemuro Station a target for deficit reduction? The low number of local users of the Hanasaki Line has often been mentioned in the data of the local governments along the line. Management continues to struggle, with current annual revenues of 170 million…
JR Oimachi Station – Shinagawa Ward New Town Hall “Oimachi Tracks” to be opened in March 2026; TOHO Cinemas/Ascot to open a store
On October 8, JR East decided on the name “OIMACHI TRACKS” for the “Oimachi Station Area Hiromachi District Development (tentative name),” which will include the JR East Group’s first service residences and out-mall commercial facilities for the opening of the town in March 2026. In the “Greater Shinagawa Area,” the south area of Tokyo around…
New rooms with a large 8-meter dome at “Glamping Hills Akagi” with a spectacular night view and starry sky. All-you-can-drink service also started.
Glamping facility “GLAMPING HILLS AKAGI” (195-1 Minami Akagisan, Akagi-cho, Shibukawa City, Gunma Prefecture) underwent a renovation in October, opening three new guest rooms. The company has also launched an all-inclusive service that allows guests to use free drink service and rental goods at no extra charge (included in the accommodation fee). Reservations are now being…