Category: Japan

NEXCO East Japan will close the Ken-O Expressway (in and outbound) from Kuki Shiraoka JCT to Joso IC at night due to road structure and pavement repair work and lane switching. The program will run from September 26-28, from 8pm to 5am each night. The closure period will be from September 26 to 28, from…

Super Early Bird Ticket”, “e-Ticket” and other discount tickets purchased through the JR West online reservation service “e5489” to/from stations in the Saga and Nagasaki prefecture area. The campaign offers a special travel plan that includes JR and accommodations purchased through a travel agency. During the campaign period, secondary transportation convenient for getting around in…

Oshino Village, Yamanashi Prefecture, will open the “Nijyugyoku Pass Observation Terrace – SORA no IRO” on September 13. Located about 15 minutes by car from the center of Oshino Village, this 1150-meter-high mountain pass is a popular photography spot known for photographer Koyo Okada’s “Oshino Fuji. Fuji from various angles never seen before, thanks to…

FINE GLAMPING will open two new franchise locations in Gunma and Saitama this fall as new glamping facilities following the directly operated “EAST COAST FINE GLAMPING Ibaraki Hitachinaka” that opened in 2021. In conjunction with this, a comprehensive reservation website for all three “FINE GLAMPING” stores has been opened and reservations are now being accepted….

NEXCO East Japan will close the provisional two-lane section (one lane in each direction) of the Akita Expressway (E46) from the Kitakami JCT to the Kitakami-Nishi IC during the night due to installation of wire rope lane dividers. The program will run from October 3 to 25 from 8 pm to 6 am every night….

On September 5, S.RIDE added Yashio City, Soka City, and Misato City in Saitama Prefecture to the service area of its S.RIDE cab app, which allows users to call the nearest cab with a single slide. This was made possible through a partnership with Oda Taxi, based in Yashio City, and as a result, S.RIDE…

JR Kyushu has announced its operation plan for September 6, 2011, due to the approach of Typhoon No. 11. Kyushu Shinkansen (Mizuho/Sakura/Tsubame) trains between Hakata and Kumamoto will be suspended from the first departure, and those between Kumamoto and Kagoshima-Chuo will operate with reduced frequency from the first departure. On conventional lines, trains on the…

JCB will add a “Toy Story” design to the “Disney★JCB Card” issued in partnership with Walt Disney Japan. The card, which allows use of the “Disney Card Club” members-only program, features card information integrated on the back of the card as of late July, as well as a JCB touch payment function as standard equipment….