Category: Japan

JORDAN has converted four types of paper-based free pass tickets sold by Tobu Bus Nikko into mobile tickets and began offering them on June 1. With a single mobile phone, users can purchase tickets and enjoy sightseeing in the city with ease. The “World Heritage Tour Handbook,” “Yumoto Onsen Free Pass,” “Chuzenji Onsen Free Pass,”…

Solare Hotels and Resorts will open its first new brand store, Chisan Premium Kyoto Kujo (15-1 Higashi-Kujo Kami-Goryocho, Minami-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture) in the fall of 2022. The new hotel is a rebranding of an existing hotel and is said to have a “premium structure that offers a higher grade of travel” with more…

Jetstar Japan, Shimane Prefecture, and “Omiai,” a matching application operated by Net Marketing, will hold the “Izumo Taisha Enmusubi Trip on Jetstar Special Charter Flight from Narita on July 7. The application period is from 1:00 p.m. on May 31 to 5:00 p.m. on June 20. The maximum number of applicants is 100, and the…

Skymark Airlines launched its specially-painted “Pikachu Jet BC2” (No. 2) on May 30. The aircraft is a Boeing 737-800 (registration code: JA73NG), and will mainly operate on routes to and from Naha (Okinawa) and Shimojijima (Miyako). The aircraft will be in service for approximately five years. The Pikachu Jet BC1 (No. 1), which has been…

COOKPAD, in cooperation with JR East Cross Station, has installed a fresh food delivery box “Mart Station” at NewDays convenience store. Located on the first floor of JR Meguro MARC Building (3-5-8 Nishi-Gotanda, Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo), it is open from 7 to 21 on weekdays and from 8 to 18 on weekends and holidays. If you…

It is the local professionals who know best the highlights of a destination. For this issue, we asked Mari Takara, general manager of the ANA InterContinental Beppu Resort & Spa, about the attractions in and around Beppu City, Oita Prefecture. –What made you come to work at this hotel? Mr. Takara: It has been 13…

Denshi Gihan will release a series of “FLASH IC card cases” with Darth Vader, X-Wing, Death Star, Millennium Falcon, and R2-D2 designs from the “FLASH Series” of PCB art goods that utilize PCB design and manufacturing technology, equipment, and design capabilities. The price is 12,100 yen. The price is 12,100 yen. LED lights up without…

JR East, Shinjuku Tourism Promotion Association, and Long Run Planning will set up a ticket sales trailer in the plaza in front of Shinjuku Station East Exit from June 2 to 30. The trailer will provide information on mini-theater screenings and theater productions, as well as same-day and next-day theater tickets (discounted prices, some with…

Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route sells special tickets and plans online. The discount plan includes a special discount plan for users from all over Japan to make reservations for rides from Tateyama Station and Ogisawa Station, coupons for Toyama Prefecture residents and residents of regional block prefectures, and Toyama souvenir coupons. The “National Campaign Web Ticket”…

On May 30, ANA Group began selling “ANA x ROOTE Upcycle Tote Bags” made from reused mechanics’ work clothes. The “upcycling project” was initiated in 2019 by a mechanic who wanted to reuse fabrics from work clothes that were scheduled to be discarded. The product was commercialized after a test sale through crowdfunding. The plan…