JR Hokkaido Kushiro Branch will release “Kushiro Line Free Pass” and “Hanasaki Line Free Pass” on October 25, which allow unlimited rides on ordinary and rapid trains for three days. The period of use is from November 2 to March 31, 2025. Sales will end when the planned number of tickets has been sold. read…
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Seishun 18 Ticket renewed for winter 2024; one ticket can be used at automatic ticket gates for 5 consecutive days/3 days only.
JR Group announced the schedule of sales and usage periods for the Seishun 18 Ticket and Seishun 18 Ticket Hokkaido Shinkansen Option Ticket in the winter of FY2024. Seishun 18 Ticket (Winter 2024) Sales Period: ［For 3 days] November 26, 2024 – January 8, 2025 ［For 5 days] November 26, 2024 – January 6, 2025…
Tokyo Deutsche Mura to hold “Music” as the theme for this year’s illumination. Chris Market and drone show will also be held.
Tokyo Deutsche Mura (419 Nagayoshi, Sodegaura, Chiba Prefecture) will hold the winter illumination “Gira Gira Hikari Kyokyoku – WELCOME TO SMILE PARTY -” from November 1 to April 5, 2025. This year’s theme is “Illumination x Music,” and the world of disco, classical, healing, and orchestral music will be presented in the illumination. Interactive illumination…
G-SHOCK, 1,100,000 yen “MRG-B2000JS” featuring an original Japanese sword forged by a swordsmith. Limited edition of 800 pieces worldwide.
Casio Computer Co., Ltd. will release the MRG-B2000JS, a limited edition of 800 pieces worldwide in November, with a motif of a Japanese sword from its top-of-the-line MR-G G-SHOCK series. The price is 1,100,000 yen. This model is based on the original Japanese sword “Gravity Maru – San (San)”, with the sword blade by swordsmith…
New off-white and silver colors for Rivers’ ThermoJug tabletop thermos pot
Rivers will release the ThermoJug Keet 1200 tabletop thermos pot in new off-white and silver colors on November 1. The Thermo Jug Keet 1200 is a jug with a vacuum-insulated structure that keeps food hot or cold and is priced at 5830 yen each. The silver version is available exclusively through the official online store,…
ANA offers up to 20,000 yen discount on domestic dynamic packages for winter boarding on October 29. Reduced mileage on Hokkaido/Kyushu/Okinawa routes.
ANA X is offering special deals and promotions, and on the 29th of every month, “ANA ni Kyu! on October 29 from 0:00 to 23:59, and has released some of the details of the sale. One of the highlights of the campaign is the “Domestic Flight Award Ticket Winter Travel Reduced Mileage Campaign” targeting some…
Suica no Penguin x Tokyo Souvenirs, Thunder Stirrers/Kawara Senbei/Cookie Cans. First-come-first-served basis for the first limited shopper.
JR East Cross Station Retail Company will release the “Suica no Penguin x Tokyo Souvenir” series on October 29. The series aims to create a “new Tokyo souvenir” that is a little different from the past by adding a cute Suica penguin design to souvenir products from long-established Tokyo brands. It will be sold at…
Daiwa Roynet Hotel Akita Ekimae” opened; 214 rooms in 5-minute walking distance from JR Akita Station West Exit.
Daiwa House Realty Management will open Daiwa Roynet Hotel Akita Ekimae (2-3-20 Nakadori, Akita City, Akita Prefecture) on February 14, 2025. With the opening of this hotel, Daiwa Roynet Hotel Akita (2-2-41 Omachi, Akita City, Akita Prefecture) will cease operations on December 29 (last night on December 28). Located a five-minute walk from the west…
Short is just right! Disney character design hand straps are now available!
PGA released Disney-designed “hand straps. They are priced at 1,780 yen each. The lineup includes five types: Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Winnie the Pooh, Ariel, and Alien. By inserting the included strap holder between the phone and the case, it can be used even without a phone hole. The hand strap is a rope type…
Rakuten Travel, ranking of hot spring inns with the highest review rating for baths: No. 1 for two consecutive years is Hinaku Onsen, Kumamoto Prefecture, “Inn with half-open-air baths in every guest room, Hamazen Ryokan.
On October 23, Rakuten Travel, Inc. announced the “Ranking of Onsen Inns with the Highest Review-Rated Baths. The ranking is based on the number of word-of-mouth reviews (out of 5 points) in the bath category, and is based on the period from September 1, 2023 to August 31, 2024. Rakuten Travel Ranking 2024 of Onsen…