Category: Japan

Kokusai Kogyo, Sumitomo Mitsui Card, Visa Worldwide Japan, Reship, and QUADRAC will start a demonstration experiment using Visa touch payment on the Ikebukuro/Urawa to Haneda Airport route of the airport connecting bus on March 31. By holding a Visa touch-sensitive card (credit, debit, or prepaid) or smartphone over the special device when boarding the train,…

AppBank is pleased to announce the launch of the smartphone app “HARAJUKU” (Android/iOS version) and the anime “Love Live! Superstar! will collaborate on “‘HARAJUKU Stamps’ 2023 Season 1: Yonomei Mei Version” from March 29 to April 11. This is a digital stamp rally in which visitors can get various prizes by collecting 9 stamps from…

JR West will operate the “Carp Cheering Wrapping Train” in support of the Hiroshima Toyo Carp from March 28 to late November. The train trains will be operated on the Sanyo Main Line (between Fukuyama and Shin-Yamaguchi Stations), Kure Line, and Kabe Line, and one train train (3 cars of Series 227) will be designed…

JR West will hold an event to commemorate the 100th anniversary on April 1 of the opening of the entire Yamaguchi Line and its terminus at Masuda Station. The “XX no Hanashi,” which normally runs between Shin-Shimonoseki Station and Higashi-Hagi Station, will operate until Masuda on April 15, and from Masuda on the following day,…

Nasu Safari Park (3523 Takaku Otsu, Nasu-cho, Nasu-gun, Tochigi Prefecture) will hold “Night Safari 2023” from April 1. This project allows visitors to enter the Safari Zone at night and observe wild animals approaching from the darkness. This year, visitors can now enter the park with their own car or in a safari car (rental…

Ace released a limited color lavender for the Kanana Backpack 4 for spring/summer 2023 from the Kanana Project, a brand developed in collaboration with travel expert Kainanae Takeuchi. The design is based on the image of a kimono obi with an o-daiko knot, which was born from the idea of making the back of the…

Route Inn Japan opened Hotel Route Inn Kyoto Maizuru Nishi-Maizuru Ekimae (258-2 Hikedo, Maizuru, Kyoto). It is a 3-minute walk from Nishi-Maizuru Station and has free flat parking. Guests staying at the hotel can enjoy a free breakfast buffet and use the natural hot spring bath. Maizuru Red Brick Park and the Maizuru Port Toretore…

NEXCO East Japan, NEXCO Central Japan, NEXCO West Japan, and Hyogo Prefectural Road Public Corporation will sell a total of 20 “Touring Plan” courses limited to motorcycles equipped with ETC. The period is from April 1 to November 30 (Hokkaido courses are from April 1 to October 31). For up to two or three days,…

Kyoto Prefecture has announced that it will extend its nationwide travel support “Kyoto Charm Rediscovery Travel Project” through June 30. The project was set to end on March 30 (including check-out on March 31) after resuming at the beginning of the year, but will continue until the budget limit is reached. In addition to a…