The Japan Association for the International Exposition, 2025, will introduce a new ticket sales website, tentatively called “Easy Visit Reservation Ticket (tentative name),” to enable visitors to easily purchase tickets and visit the Osaka-Kansai Expo. Preparations are underway for sales to begin (tentatively) on April 13, the opening day of the Expo. The Easy Visit…
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Koji Inoue’s “Railway Travel Tips”] Is it true that “the fastest way is to take the signboard train”? Dare to take the “Hikari” train instead of the “Nozomi” train.
The Shinkansen and major trunk lines have trains that can be called “signature trains. For the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen, it is the “Nozomi” train, and for the Tohoku Shinkansen, it is the “Hayabusa” train. Since trains are usually a means of transportation, the need to travel quickly increases, and these trains become more popular….
Osaka Metro and Hokkyu to Launch One-Day Unlimited Ride Digital Pass from March 1
Osaka Metro (Osaka City Rapid Transit) and Kita-Osaka Kyuko Railway will release “Osaka Metro & Kita-Kyu Train Pass 1day,” a digital train pass that allows unlimited rides on all lines of Osaka Metro and Kita-Kyu for one day. The sales period is from March 1, 3:00 to March 31, 2026. The fare is 1,400 yen…
Always with your favorite plushie! Backpacks with transparent pockets are now available from the Disney Store. Two designs: Mickey and Stitch.
Walt Disney Japan launched new spring bags at the Disney Store. The lineup includes three types of bags: a backpack (8,200 yen), an eco bag (2,200 yen), and a cold storage bag (1,700 yen). Of particular note are items with transparent pockets. Two types are available: Mickey Mouse and Stitch design. The pockets for PCs…
A too-beautiful pure white sweet is now available at the Disney Ambassador Hotel! What’s a “High Pillion Royal Rose”?
The Disney Ambassador Hotel at Tokyo Disney Resort will offer a limited edition cake set “Hyperion Royal Rose” at the Hyperion Lounge from April 8 to May 31. The price is 4,800 yen. The white-colored cake, which is both neat and luxurious like a wedding cake, is actually a strawberry shortcake. The top is decorated…
Disney Princess Preserved Flowers from Hibiya Kadan. A great gift for the spring graduation and entrance season!
Hibiya Kadan has released preserved flowers that express the world of Disney princess stories. The lineup includes three characters: Cinderella from “Cinderella,” Belle from “Beauty and the Beast,” and Rapunzel from “Rapunzel on the Tower. Each is priced at 6,800 yen. Flowers in the colors of the princesses’ images (roses, hydrangeas, etc.) are arranged in…
From April 1, the Shin Keisei Line will become the Keisei Electric Railway “Matsudo Line. Posters at stations to publicize the merger
Keisei Electric Railway and Shin Keisei Electric Railway will merge on April 1, and the current Shin Keisei Line will begin operations as the Keisei Electric Railway “Matsudo Line. In conjunction with this, posters with the catchphrase “Hello! Matsudo Line” will be displayed in stations and trains of both companies from February 26 onward. From…
ANA orders 77 aircraft including regional jets. Embraer 190-E2 to be introduced for the first time in Japan for domestic flights.
On February 25, ANA Holdings decided to place an order for 77 aircraft. The order consists of 18 Boeing 787-9s for international flights and 20 Embraer 190-E2s (15 confirmed and 5 optional) for domestic flights, which will be introduced for the first time in Japan. The airline will also order 12 additional Boeing 737-8 aircraft…
Sumitomo Mitsui Card to offer up to 7% discount on smartphone touch-payment rides; Visa-only, through May 31.
Sumitomo Mitsui Card offers “Use Visa touch payment on your smartphone at eligible businesses! Up to 7% reduction campaign!” until May 31. The program offers up to 7% V Points when you use your smartphone’s Visa touch payment (Apple Pay, Google Pay) to board eligible trains and buses. The maximum is 1000 points, and the…
Tokyo Disney Resort Special Parade” will be held in 2025! In April, the parade will visit Fukui, Shiga, and Yamagata. Duffy Bus will also have a 20th anniversary limited edition design.
Tokyo Disney Resort has announced the locations and dates of the 2025 Tokyo Disney Resort Special Parade, as well as the cities where the Duffy Bus will be on display. Starting with the “Fukui Cherry Blossom Festival” in Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture, on April 6, they will visit the “Watashiga Shining National Spo-Disabled Spo 2025…