Makinohara City will open “Road Station Sorat Makinohara” (582-1 Sakabe, Makinohara City, Shizuoka Prefecture) on July 18. This is the 26th roadside station in Shizuoka Prefecture and the first in the city, and was developed by the city, which is known as a major producer of tea. The facility will be operated by Mura-no-eki and…
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Forecasted congestion on the Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway in August, peaking on the 7th and 8th, but with localized congestion possible around tourist destinations.
The Metropolitan Expressway announced its traffic congestion forecast for August. Due to the concentration of business traffic, traffic congestion is expected to be heavy on weekdays from the beginning of the month to the 8th. In particular, congestion is expected to peak on the 7th and 8th before the Bon Festival. Although traffic tends to…
Blue Impulse came to KIX! Where to see the Expo and display flights on 12-13th?
The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) will hold a Blue Impulse display flight at the 2025 Japan International Exposition (Osaka-Kansai Expo) from July 12 to 13. On the morning of July 11, the day before the event, seven T-4 Blue Impulse aircraft, including a spare plane, arrived at Kansai International Airport. The Blue Impulse was…
Takarajimasya, “Hangyodong” pouch with a 180-degree opening. Seven Limited
Takarajimasya will release “Hangyodong 40th Anniversary! Hungry Pouch Book” will be released on August 8. It will be a Seven Net Shopping and Seven-Eleven limited edition, priced at 3,300 yen. This box-shaped pouch made of fluffy plush fabric features a 180-degree opening of the Sanrio character “Hangyodong,” which celebrated its 40th anniversary this year. In…
NEXCO East Japan forecasts traffic congestion during the Bon Festival. Peak is on the 9th on the downstream and the 16th on the upstream.
NEXCO East Japan has announced its traffic congestion forecast for the Bon vacation period in 2025. The congestion is expected to be centered in the morning for downstream traffic and in the evening to nighttime for upstream traffic, and the number of traffic jams is expected to increase compared to last year, when typhoons affected…
A pre-commissioning look at the NYK Asuka III. Introducing the first single-person cabin and other newly photographed rooms.
On July 11, Yusen Cruises held a naming ceremony for the new Asuka III and conducted an onboard tour at the Osanbashi International Passenger Terminal in the Port of Yokohama. Asuka III will enter service on July 20 as the first new passenger ship in 34 years. She is 230 meters long, 29.8 meters wide,…
Sneak into the Panasonic Pavilion “Nomo no Kuni. The story changes with your facial expressions and actions, gather the light and meet the self you don’t know yet!
Panasonic Holdings is exhibiting the Panasonic Group Pavilion “Nomo-no-Kuni” in the East Gate Zone of Expo 2010 Osaka-Kansai until October 13. Nomo-no-kuni is one of the “private sector pavilions” created by companies in Japan by bringing together their respective fields of expertise and technologies. Many people may be interested in Panasonic, which once exhibited the…
JR East, “Ekinet” new member campaign to win 1,000 points. 3,000 people will be selected by lottery.
East Japan Railway Company will hold “Shinkansen and limited express reservations online! Summer Campaign” from July 9 to August 31. During the period, 3,000 people will be selected by lottery to receive 1,000 JRE POINT points if they register as new members (free of charge) of “Ekinet”, a service that enables reservations for JR tickets…
Comfort Hotel Toyokawa, 5 minutes from Meitetsu Suwa-machi Station, has been renewed. New USB charging ports in all rooms and improved water facilities.
On June 30, Greens reopened the Comfort Hotel Toyokawa (3-301 Suwa, Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture) in Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture. Comfort Hotel Toyokawa is located approximately 5 minutes on foot from Suwa-machi Station on the Meitetsu Line and approximately 10 minutes by car from the Toyokawa Interchange on the Tomei Expressway. The guest rooms are decorated with…
au Insurance campaign to win a high-end hair dryer and earphones for “Overseas Travel Insurance
au Insurance will conduct a campaign from July 1 to September 30 for those who apply for “Overseas Travel Insurance” and depart during the applicable period to win a high-end hair dryer and other prizes by lottery. The campaign is valid for departures between July 27 and September 30. No entry to the campaign is…