Shin Nihonkai Ferry, an SHK Line group company, is offering “Autumn Trip GOGO Discount,” a 20% discount on private room and passenger car fares for passengers aged 55 and over only, for departures between October 1 and 31. Reservations can be made through the website or by phone. 20% discount on fares for private rooms…
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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…
Disney Store and Tochigi specialty, Lemon Milk, are teaming up strongly again this summer! Donald packaged gummies, cookies and stuffed animals
Walt Disney Japan will release items at the Disney Store on July 4 in collaboration with “Lemon Milk,” a specialty drink from Tochigi. The design for 2025 features Donald Duck. Chip and Dale, who were the main design last year, are depicted together, creating a worldview that looks like it is about to cause a…
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, Murodo area and Mikurigaike, enjoy summer vacation limited event “Challenge from Tateyama!
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, operated by Tateyama Kurobe Kanko, will hold a summer vacation limited event “Challenge from Tateyama! will be held from July 19 to August 17. This is an event where families can feel more familiar with Mikuriga-ike and its water by challenging quizzes and origami related to Mikuriga-ike in Murodo area, the…
Memorial Ceremony Held in Bangladesh for Terrorist Attack on Dhaka ｜ News & PR
On July 2, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) held a memorial ceremony jointly with the Government of Bangladesh and other organizations to commemorate the seven Japanese who lost their lives in the July 2016 terrorist attack in Dhaka (engaged in a preparatory survey for cooperation in the Dhaka urban transportation development project). The ceremony…
WILLER increases express bus service from Tokyo to Umeda/Yumeshima. Arrival at 7:55 a.m. at West Gate of Expo ’70, summer pass period only.
Flight WX167 bound for Yumeshima is scheduled to arrive at the West Gate of the Osaka-Kansai Expo site, Transportation Terminal 1 at 07:55. During the period covered by the “Summer Pass,” which allows daily admission, visitors can get in line from Shinjuku for the opening without having to change trains. WILLER EXPRESS will add one…
JR East introduces new reserved-seat ticket vending machine. Supports Mobile Suica processing + Shinkansen ticket purchases; easy-to-understand top screen.
JR East will introduce a series of new reserved-seat ticket vending machines starting in July, with approximately 160 machines to be installed at about 20 stations, mainly in the Tokyo metropolitan area, in fiscal 2025. The top menu of the new model features purpose-specific buttons for “Buy Ticket” and “Change Ticket” instead of the conventional…
Gransta Tokyo announces the “Top 10 Bento Lunchboxes” selected by the staff. Beef tongue bento, special curry, inari sushi, etc. ranked in the top 10.
On July 3, JR East Cross Station Development Company announced the “Top 10 Bento Boxed Lunch Boxes,” selected by 614 Gransta Tokyo workers! The top 10 boxed lunches were chosen by 614 workers at Gransta Tokyo. The top 10 ekiben are not only tasty, but also visually appetizing. The first place winner was Date-no-Gyutan Honpo’s…
JR East to Temporarily Expand Midori-no-Madoguchi (Midori no Madoguchi) at 50 Stations. Responding to congestion such as advance sales of reserved-seat limited express tickets during the Bon Festival.
JR East will open a series of temporary ticket counters starting in early July to handle anticipated congestion at the Midori-no Madoguchi (ticket counter) during the summer peak season, including the Obon holiday season. At five stations (Kawaguchi, Kita-Asaka, Minami-Koshigaya, Kawagoe, and Kuki), where “talking reserved-seat ticket machines” are available during normal periods, temporary “Midori-no…
Hankyu Express offers “Summer & Autumn Travel Sale” with special deals on train travel to/from 79 stations nationwide. Special products include a 2-day trip to Kinugawa Onsen Hot Springs at ¥10,000 and up, and visits to ancient capitals and hot spring resorts.
Hankyu Express will hold a Web-only domestic individual travel campaign, “Summer & Autumn Travel Sale: Train Use,” from 6:00 p.m. on July 8 to 6:00 p.m. on July 18. Departure dates for this campaign are from August 1 to October 31. In addition to the featured products limited in quantity and departure/arrival stations to/from Tokyo,…