Category: Japan

Jumbo Ferry announced that the new vessel “Aoi” will begin service on the Kobe-Takamatsu route on October 22 (8:30 a.m. from Kobe to Shodoshima at 11:40 a.m., arriving in Takamatsu at 1:10 p.m.). The “Aoi” is the successor to the “Kompira 2” and has a 1.4 times larger hull. An onboard VR experience site is…

The Marianas Visitors Authority will launch the “Marianacation Super Deal Campaign” for passengers on United Airlines’ Narita – Saipan route (UA0825/UA0824), which will begin service on September 1. During the period, a coupon worth $50 will be distributed to all round-trip passengers (the offer will end when all coupons are gone). The coupon can be…

NEXCO East Japan will close the Tohoku Chuo Expressway (E13) between Yonezawa Kita IC and Higashine IC during the night for the installation of lane dividers. The road will be closed between Yonezawa Kita IC and Nanyo-Takabatake IC from September 5 to September 27, between Nanyo-Takabatake IC and Yamagata-Kaminoyama IC from October 4 to October…

Premier Hotel Group will open THE HOTEL SANRAKU KANAZAWA in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on December 21 as a new hotel under the SANRAKU brand, and began accepting reservations on August 8. Since the hotel will be built on the site of the former Kanazawa Building of the Japan Post Group, the entire building will be…

UDS has begun accepting reservations for SOKI KANAZAWA (2-1 Fukuromachi, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture), an urban tourist hotel scheduled to open this fall. SOKI KANAZAWA, which aims to enjoy the local nature and materials as they are, is located right in front of Omimachi Market, the “Citizens’ Kitchen. All 130 guest rooms (18m2-37m2) are furnished…

Staying overnight in a car with genuine accessories from automobile manufacturers First, we will introduce the new STEP WGN e:HEV AIR and N-VAN +STYLE FUN, both of which were exhibited by Honda Access, which handles genuine accessories for Honda vehicles. Both vehicles were equipped with accessories for enjoying “overnight stay in a car,” but while…

BE-PAL” magazine from Shogakukan has prepared “Doraemon Mini Sierra Cup: Bonfire Camping Volume” as a special supplement for its September issue, which goes on sale August 9. Made of stainless steel, it can be used for various purposes, such as holding drinks or over an open fire. The magazine features a special feature titled “Ethical…

APA Group held a groundbreaking ceremony for APA Hotel Ueno Okachimachi Station South, which is scheduled to open in October 2023. The hotel will be located a three-minute walk from Okachimachi Station on the JR Yamanote and Keihin Tohoku lines, a four-minute walk from Naka-Okachimachi Station on the Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line and Suehirocho Station…

Route Inn Japan opened Hotel Route Inn Shikokuchuo – Mishima Kawanoe Inter (1687-3, Tsumatori-cho, Shikokuchuo, Ehime), the Group’s 326th location (third in the prefecture). Located approximately 2 minutes by car from the Mishima-Kawanoe Interchange on the Matsuyama Expressway, the hotel is a 9-story building with a total of 196 rooms. The hotel offers a wide…

Nose Electric Railway will begin the “Nose Train Point Redemption Service” using the ICOCA transportation system IC card on April 1, 2023, in response to the increased use of IC cards and decreased use of coupon tickets, and has also announced that the sale of coupon tickets, except for those for the physically challenged, will…