Category: Japan

JR Tokai, in collaboration with Shachihata, will sell first-come, first-served originally designed ticket takers used by Tokaido Shinkansen conductors at ticket gates on the “JR Tokai Railway Club” website. The price is 8,000 yen for a single item (limited to 400 pieces) and 23,000 yen for a set of three (limited to 300 sets). Three…

Ace released the “Surifam Vertect” from its “Surifam” women’s business backpack series, which is made of anti-viral and anti-bacterial processed material. The “Vertekt Cloth” used for the main body is a high-performance synthetic leather that utilizes the technology of midoriote leather, a car seat material. In addition to its antiviral performance that reduces viruses by…

DiDi Mobility Japan signed an official sponsorship agreement with the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks. The first campaign to support the team is the “2022 PERSOL Climax Series Paso Cheering Campaign.” Follow DiDi’s Twitter account and retweet the target tweet to win a half-price ride fare (up to 1,000 yen discount) in Fukuoka Prefecture! A coupon for…

Hokkaido, a treasure trove of food, has a wide variety of confections that boast great taste. Rokkatei’s Marusei Butter Sandwich, Calbee’s Jaga Pokkuru, and Royce’s fresh chocolates (……) are just a few examples. It is hard to decide which one to buy, but finding the “perfect” one from the wide selection is one of the…

Kohitsu Sanso, which operates a general mountaineering, climbing, and outdoor goods specialty store, will hold an “Autumn Mountain Support Fair” from October 7, 2012, where members can get up to 15% back in member’s points. Special point reductions on popular Merrell and Gregory brands, as well as 15% reduction on many select items, are also…

On October 6, the Japan Weather Association released the first report of its pollen dispersion forecast for spring 2023. According to the announcement, the number of cases will be about the same or slightly higher than usual in Kyushu, Chugoku, and Shikoku prefectures, and slightly higher in Kinki and Hokuriku prefectures. In the Kinki and…

Shinjuku Metro Group announced that Hanamichi Tokyo Kabukicho (1-6 Kabukicho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo), a commercial building designed to promote Japanese culture from Kabukicho, will be completed in August 2023, and will open in phases starting October 1, 2023. The entire building has a Japanese theme and aims to be a new landmark building where visitors can…

I’m all about outdoor sports in my gear-laden Step Wagon AIR! However, I was so much of a beginner that I initially mistook it for indoor bouldering. I was surprised to see pictures of rock climbing, where you climb a precipitous cliff with your bare hands. Even though a rope was attached as a lifeline,…

Aeon Pet will offer a 20% discount to customers who stay at any of its 137 pet hotels (excluding A-LOVE hotels) for three nights or more between October 11 and December 15. This is in conjunction with the nationwide travel support program scheduled to be implemented from October 11, and is intended to help make…

Oigawa Railway will resume operation on October 8 between Sengou and Saijikyo Onsen stations on the Igawa Line. For the time being, the line will make five round trips a day (four round trips on weekends and holidays from December 12 to March 10, with the last round trip cancelled) with a turnaround in the…