The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) has issued an emergency announcement in response to heavy snowfall predicted for January 23-25 in the Hokuriku and Kinki regions. The strongest cold air of the winter is expected to move in, strengthening the winter pressure pattern, and heavy snowfall and high waves of warning level…
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Higashi Hokkaido offers bus tours starting from Memanbetsu Airport during the drift ice season. Promoting excursions around Abashiri and Kitami areas.
Hokkaido Airport, East Hokkaido DMO, and other organizations will conduct a demonstration service of a regular sightseeing bus during the drift ice tourist season with the support of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism’s “Transportation and Tourism Coordination Project”. The purpose of this project is to disperse the concentration of overnight stays in…
FY2024 “Japanese Community Relations Mission to Latin America (Fisheries and Food Related, to Brazil and Mexico)” Recruitment Briefing for Participating Companies, etc. ｜ News & Media
Short-term dispatch of fishery and food-related companies, etc. to Brazil and Mexico! Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) believes that there is a potential for mutually beneficial cooperation, such as contributing to solving local development issues and further expanding business to Latin America, by promoting cooperation with Japanese private companies, using Nikkei and Nikkei communities active…
Japan RV Association Announces First Annual “RV Park Awards. Kinosaki Onsen Inabaya,” an overnight stay spot in Hyogo Prefecture, won first place in the general user category.
On January 22, the Japan RV Association announced the winning facilities for the first annual “RV Park Awards. The project was conducted jointly with Bushiroad Move with the aim of expanding awareness and promoting RV parks, which are being certified nationwide. The theme is “Which RV park do you think is the nicest?” and will…
Chiikawa’s first collaboration of 21 products. Embroidered tote/pouch/drawstring, etc. from LOVELARRY by FEILER
FEILER Japan will launch a collaboration between Chiikawa and the gift concept store LOVERARY BY FEILER on February 27. There are three types of designs: CHIIKAWA PEACH DOTS, HACHIWARE STRAWBERRY DOTS, and USAGI LEMON DOTS, each with the following seven items in the lineup The lineup includes the following seven items. Handkerchief (2,970 yen each)…
Laforet Hakone Gora Yunokeshi opens adjacent “Aya-kan”. All 22 rooms are equipped with hot spring open-air baths.
Mori Trust Hotels & Resorts opened Laforet Hakone Gora Yunokeshi Ayakan (1320-708 Gora, Hakone-cho, Ashigarashita-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture) on January 19. Aya-no-Kan is a new building adjacent to Laforet Hakone Gora Yuno-Sei, which is operated by the company. Located about a 5-minute walk from Naka Gora Station on the Hakone Tozan Cable Car, it has a…
Swatch’s new collection “POWER OF NATURE” inspired by the world of the outdoors
Swatch launched a new collection “POWER OF NATURE” inspired by the world of the outdoors. Waterfalls, deserts, icebergs, and forests are just a few of the natural forces that are represented in the four models, with dials, 3D details, glow-in-the-dark indexes, and straps. Each is designed to be waterproof, durable, comfortable to wear, and functional,…
MOL Sunflower unveils design of new LNG-fueled ferry, scheduled to enter service in 2025 on route from the Tokyo metropolitan area to Hokkaido
MOL Sunflower has unveiled the designs of two new LNG-fueled ferries scheduled to enter service on the Metropolitan (Oarai) to Hokkaido (Tomakomai) route in 2025. With the desire to protect the rich earth and oceans and to brightly illuminate people’s lives and future, they expressed “the sea at dawn” and “light illuminating a new era”…
Captain Stagg’s eBergy Electric FDB206 electric folding bicycle with dual-wheel drive system
Captain Stagg has begun pre-ordering the eBergy Electric FDB206, a combination of a folding bicycle and an electric bicycle, on the support purchase service Makuake. The planned general sales price is 138,000 yen, and Makuake is offering an early bird discount of 20,000 yen off, among others. Four colors are available: matte black (matte), army…
Hotel JAL City Sapporo Nakajima Koen renews breakfast buffet. Comparison of the three major ramen in Hokkaido, etc.
Hotel JAL City Sapporo Nakajima Koen (3-1-25 Minami 8-jo Nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido) will renew its breakfast buffet menu on February 1. To make it possible to enjoy Hokkaido’s royal gourmet cuisine for breakfast, the performance counter offers miniature portions of three major Hokkaido ramen dishes: Sapporo miso, Asahikawa shoyu, and Hakodate shio. The chef…