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Imperial Hotel Kyoto has decided on the official name of its new hotel in Kyoto, which is scheduled to open in the spring of 2026. The project is to partially preserve and utilize the building as a lodging facility, and is located on the grounds of the Gion Koubu Utamai Nerijo (south side of Gion-cho,…

The Naniwa Palace Site Park “Minna no Niwa” project will open the park-integrated commercial facility “Nana no Niwa” on March 28. Nano-Niwa is part of Osaka City’s first Park-PFI project, “Naniwa Palace Site Park (Northern Block) Development and Operation Project and Naniwa Palace Site (Southern Block) Management and Operation Project. Under the concept of “Minna-no-niwa…

JR East Trading, JR Tokai Trading, and JR West Trading will release “Shinkansen Collaboration Campus Ring Notebook 3-Pack” on January 31. This is the second collaboration between three JR Group trading companies. Kokuyo’s Campus Ring notebooks are decorated with the Hayabusa (JR East), N700S (JR Tokai), and 500 Series (JR West), the popular trains of…

ES-CON Japan and SQUEEZE will begin accepting reservations for lodging at the ES-CON Field HOKKAIDO Hotel Kitahiroshima Ekimae (1-52 Sakae-cho, Kitahiroshima City, Hokkaido), scheduled to open in late March, from January 31. The company also announced the development of a specially designed accommodation floor, the “Fighters Floor. The hotel is part of the first phase…

Osaka – Matsuyama Matsuyama Express and Keihanshin Dream Matsuyama (day/night, 4 rows): 5,500 yen The Osaka-Kochi-Matsuyama fare is 500 yen, and the Osaka-Kobe-Tokushima fare is 1,000 yen, a further discount from the student discount fare. When making a reservation on Highway Bus Net, check the “New Life Discount” box in the “Other Discounts” column on…

Causes and Effects of Delays Some causes of transportation disruptions can be predicted in advance, while others cannot. The following is a list of common causes. Congestion causes delays in boarding and disembarking. Conflicts with animals Rescue Activities Personal Injury Accident Railroad crossing accidents, cars on the tracks Vehicle inspection, checking for unusual noises Failures…

PGA released gadget pouches with popular Star Wars, Marvel, and Disney characters embroidered with sagara embroidery from its Premium Style accessory brand. Priced at 2,480 yen each. The storage pouch is perfect for gadgets such as earphones, charging cables and adapters, eye drops and lipsticks, and comes with a carabiner for attaching to a bag….

On January 28, Royal Holdings announced the establishment of Royal Minor Hotels, a joint venture with MHG INTERNATIONAL HOLDING. Each company will hold a 50% stake in the joint venture, which is scheduled to be established in March. MHG INTERNATIONAL HOLDING is a wholly owned subsidiary of Minor Hotels. Minor Hotels operates more than 560…

Tokushima Bus Co. will introduce a credit card touch-payment boarding service on February 18 for its airport limousine bus service between Tokushima Station and Tokushima Airport. The company will be the first transportation operator in Tokushima Prefecture to introduce this service. Payment terminals are provided at the fare box, which can be used by touching…