Category: Japan

Pirates Factory will launch the TinyTAN TRAVEL COLLECTION on July 25. The limited-edition illustrated product features TinyTAN in a completely original pose, wearing the outfit from “Butter,” the hit song by “BTS. Five versions will be available in Tokyo, Fukuoka, Osaka, Taiwan, and Korea. A limited-time store featuring the collection will also be open at…

O-IKE TRAVELING opened Capsule Hotel NINJA&GEISHA (4-33-6 Higashi Awaji, Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture) in front of Awaji Station. Located about a 1-minute walk from Hankyu Awaji Station and about a 3-minute walk from JR Awaji Station. Room rates on the official website for one night with no meal start at 2,800 yen with a…

Coleman is cooperating with JR East Japan Urban Development and ReGACY Innovation Group in the verification of the commercialization of a “camp practice area under the elevated railway tracks” and will operate a camp practice area under the elevated railway tracks of Akihabara on the JR Yamanote Line. The period is August 13-24. General monitors…

glampark and natural hot spring ryokan Shikisou jointly opened the first glamping facility in the Izumo City area of Shimane Prefecture, “glampark Shikisou” (1369 Gakuto, Hikawa-cho, Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture). Located 10 minutes by car from Izumo Airport. Located in “Yunokawa Onsen” in Izumo City, known as a sacred place for matchmaking. A tie-up between…

DiDi, a cab dispatch application, will begin working with Okinawa MaaS, operated by the Okinawa MaaS Business Alliance, on July 23. To commemorate the collaboration, one 500 yen discount coupon will be given to passengers who use DiDi for the first time and register as “Okinawa MaaS” users. The coupon will be distributed from July…

Although I did not stay at the hotel for this visit to cover the “LIFE EXPO 2022” held at the adjacent headquarters, I was able to experience the sauna, which is rumored to be highly regarded by “sauners”. I visited FIELD SUITE SPA HEADQUATERS (456-1 Nakanohara, Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture), which is owned by the outdoor…

Okinawa Prefecture is urging people to refrain from going out of their homes unnecessarily, as the spread of the new coronavirus in the prefecture has begun to tighten medical care. The requested period is set for July 22 to August 14. In addition to refraining from unnecessary outings, the latest request calls for thorough daily…

Pokémon will hold a special drone show at the Otaru Tide Festival in Hokkaido on July 24 to celebrate the 6th anniversary of the Pokémon GO app. Pikachu, Lizardon, Gengar, and others will be represented by approximately 700 drones up to 100 meters high and 200 meters across. In addition, the special drone show will…

Sapporo Lion and Sapporo Beer opened “THE Sapporo Beer Garden” for the first time in three years at the Odori Park 8-chome venue of the 69th Sapporo Summer Festival, to be held from July 22 to August 17. During the event, Sapporo Draft Beer Black Label, Evisu Premium Black, Hokkaido’s limited edition Sapporo Classic, and…

On July 21, HIS (HIS) released a comment on the reported transfer of shares in its consolidated subsidiary Huis Ten Bosch (HTB) to a Hong Kong investment company. Although the company stated that “this has not been announced by us,” it did not deny the possibility, saying, “We are considering various options, including the transfer…