Tokyo Disney Resort is holding the special event “Disney Christmas” from November 15 to December 25. Here, we would like to introduce Christmas-only souvenirs and special menus that went on sale earlier on November 8. Lil’ Lynn Lynn’s Souvenirs are the focus! New York Deli Specials New York Deli offers unique sandwiches for each event….
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Suica Penguin” is now a beckoning penguin! The “Wooden Kagamimochi” that sold out instantly last year is the first appearance of the baby penguins.
JR East Cross Station Retail Company will release “Invitation Suica Penguin” and “Suica Penguin Wooden Carved Kagamimochi” in limited quantities. Pre-orders will be accepted at NewDays and GENERAL STORE RAILYARD on the JRE MALL site from 12:00 p.m. on November 22, and products will be shipped sequentially from December 13. In addition, a campaign to…
NaviTime will show “congestion at cab stands in front of train stations”. Demonstration experiment starting in late November at four locations in Tokyo.
East Japan Railway Company, DXC Technology Japan, Hitachi, Ltd. The period is from late November to December 27. Cameras are installed near cab stands at Tokyo Station Yaesu Exit, Tokyo Station Marunouchi North Exit, Shinagawa Station Konan Exit, and Shinbashi Station Shiodome Exit to acquire and analyze data, and provide information on congestion at cab…
JR Kyushu to Offer Unlimited Rides on Normal and Rapid Trains for 100 yen “Kodomo Boken Kippu” (Children’s Boken Ticket) for Winter Vacation
JR Kyushu will continue to sell “Kodomo Boken Ticket” for elementary school students only during the winter vacation period. The ticket allows unlimited rides on ordinary and rapid trains for 100 yen for one day, and if you purchase an express ticket separately, you can also board JR Kyushu’s Shinkansen, D&S trains, and limited express…
Osaka Maru Building Reconstruction Project (tentative name)” is now in full swing. The tallest building in the area with 40 floors above ground and 4 floors below, connected to Nishi Umeda Station and Diamor Osaka.
On November 19, Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. announced the full-scale launch of the “Osaka Maru Building Reconstruction Project (tentative name). The building is scheduled to open in 2030. Osaka Maru Building (1-9-20 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture) was established in April 1976 as Japan’s first cylindrical skyscraper. Due to the aging of the…
Jackery’s 1070Wh portable power supply is 45% off. Rated at 1500W, 7 outputs, microwave and coffee maker.
Amazon (Amazon Japan) is having a time sale on Jackery “Portable Power Supply 1000 New”. Normally priced at 139,800 yen, it is 45% off at 76,890 yen at the time of writing. The set model with solar panels (1 or 2) is also 45% off. Jackery Portable Power Supply 1000 New is the successor to…
Gora Hanadan Fuji to Open in July 2025. Sushi chef Keiji Nakazawa’s sushi restaurant to open in July 2025.
Gora Hanadan will open a sushi restaurant supervised by Keiji Nakazawa of the famous Edo-mae sushi restaurant Sushi Takumi at the Gora Hanadan Fuji, an accommodation facility scheduled to open in July 2025. Fuji, a World Heritage Site, on a 50,000 m2 site (Susuri, Oyama-cho, Suntou-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture). The hotel will have a total of…
Snowfall this winter is likely to be heavier on the Sea of Japan side from Hokkaido to the San-in region. Peak snowfall will begin in January.
Weathernews announced snowfall trends for this winter. Snowfall this winter is expected to be normal or above normal from Hokkaido to the San-in region. On the other hand, the Pacific side of northern to western Japan and northern Kyushu are expected to be near normal. Due to the La Niña phenomenon, westerly winds will meander…
Marriott’s first business hotel, what kind of rooms? A look at the newly opened Four Points Flex by Sheraton Osaka Umeda
On November 18, Marriott International opened the Four Points Flex by Sheraton Osaka Umeda (1-10-3 Shibata, Kita-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture), the company’s 100th hotel in Japan. The brand’s first facility in the Asia-Pacific region, this mid-scale hotel is designed to provide a comfortable stay at an affordable price, and is built like a so-called…
ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Matsuyama” Yamashita’s recommendation
IHG Hotels & Resorts operates 19 hotel brands with more than 6,400 hotels in over 100 countries. In Japan, IHG Hotels & Resorts currently operates approximately 47 hotels under seven brands from Hokkaido to Okinawa (as of June 30, 2024). For this interview, we asked Mr. Masazumi Yamashita, General Manager of ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel…