Sekisui House and Marriott International will open the Fairfield by Marriott Fukuoka Ukiha (734-6 Yamakita, Ukiha, Fukuoka) on August 31. This will be the third hotel for the brand in Kyushu and the first in Fukuoka. Fairfield by Marriott is a hotel specializing in lodging adjacent to roadside stations across Japan, and this facility is…
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Grant Aid to Ethiopia: Contributing to Improving Access to Education, Water, and Sanitation in Conflict-Affected Areas through Collaboration with UNICEF
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on June 16 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for a grant of up to 1,072 million yen for the “Social Infrastructure Development Project in Amhara and Tigray Regions”. Agreement (G/A) with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for…
With GoPro, you can jump straight into the ocean! Use the 3-way arm, floating case, and mouth mount to create the picture you want!
GoPro is waterproof up to 10m as standard. The GoPro HERO11 Black is waterproof up to 10m, allowing you to shoot marine activities without having to prepare a waterproof case. When enjoying activities such as snorkeling, SUP, canoeing, and other offshore activities, if the GoPro is accidentally dropped, it will sink rapidly under the weight…
The exhibition is scheduled to reopen at the end of 2024. Exhibition on the reconstruction of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
In April 2019, a massive fire at Notre Dame Cathedral made news in France and around the world. Four years have passed since then. Rebuilding work is underway and the cathedral is expected to reopen by the end of 2024. I have seen the current exhibition in Paris on the reconstruction of two cathedrals. One…
Free shuttle bus service between the hotel and Haneda, Wangan, Tokyo Station, etc. for your dog. Spacious seats for large dogs + private room
Sumitomo Fudosan Villa Fontaine and B.I.G. will conduct a joint demonstration project “TOKYO DOG TRANSPORT,” offering free transportation by a bus exclusively for pet dogs. The program will run from Thursdays through Mondays between July 1 and December 25. This is an initiative to combine “inumo Shiba Koen by Villa Fontaine,” a hotel for dogs…
JAL further lowers fuel surcharge. Hawaii enters the 10,000 yen level.
JAL has applied to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism for a revision of the applicable amount of the “fuel surcharge. The surcharge will be applied to tickets issued between August 1 and September 30. The two-month average Singapore kerosene market price for April-May 2023 was $93.12 per barrel. Multiplying this by the…
Suica’s Penguin limited quantity cookie tin to be released on June 23. Adult flavor that goes well with alcoholic beverages.
Hotel Metropolitan (1-6-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo) will release a limited-quantity tin of cookies called “Suica no Penguin Adult Cookies” (3,200 yen). The assortment includes four cookies of each of three varieties to enjoy with alcohol: Cheese & Black Pepper, Cassis & Fig, and Chocolat Salé. The stylish silhouette of each cookie is made by hand,…
Lotte City Hotel Kinshicho offers a limited stay plan for the day of the 46th Sumida River Fireworks Festival. Enjoy a panoramic view of the fireworks from your room!
Lotte City Hotel Kinshicho will offer a limited stay plan for the 46th Sumida River Fireworks Festival to be held on July 29. There are two plans available: one that allows guests to view the fireworks from their rooms, and another that allows those who wish to watch the fireworks near the Sumida River to…
The Railway Shop is now located at 9th and 3/4th! We also saw the inside of the Hogwarts Express, which recreates scenes from the movie “Studio Tour Tokyo Making of Harry Potter.
Near the Hogwarts Express on lines 9 and 3/4 of the Studio Tour Tokyo is the Railway Shop, one of the two stores in the facility. Incidentally, lines 9 and 3/4 are right in the middle of the entire facility. Guests can actually board the Hogwarts Express and walk around inside. Inside some of the…
Gryffindor boys’ dormitory with small canopied beds; note the personal space that expresses each individual’s personality.
Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo Making of Harry Potter” is scheduled to open on June 16. In this article, we will introduce “Gryffindor Boys’ Dormitory. Across from the Gryffindor common room set is the Gryffindor boys’ dormitory set. In reality (in the story), the spiral staircase at the back of the common room leads up…