Category: Japan

Avest Corporation has begun operating HOTEL SUI HAMAMATSU (314-47 Renshaku-cho, Chuo-ku, Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture). The hotel was rebranded from the existing “HOTEL ACT GARDEN HAMAMATSU. SUI” is the name taken from the Japanese word “iki” and is the fourth facility to open in Japan. The hotel will offer experiences that reflect Japanese culture, such…

Route Inn Japan opened Hotel Route Inn Grand Kainan Ekimae (51-23, Nataka, Kainan, Wakayama). It is located just a minute’s walk from Kainan Station on the Kisei Main Line and about five minutes by car from the Kainan Interchange on the Hanwa Expressway. The hotel is located approximately five minutes by car from the Kainan…

Singapore Airlines will hold the “SQ Wanderlust Thursday Sale” from July 4 to 10 for round-trip tickets departing between July 4 and September 30. During this period, discount on tickets to 14 destinations in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand. A 16% discount will be offered for connecting flights to/from Singapore, a 15% discount for Singapore…

Tobu Railway will sell “SPACIA X 1st Anniversary Commemorative Tickets” from July 15 to August 31 to commemorate the first anniversary of the new limited express train “N100 Series SPACIA X” in service. The set includes a route map, Spacia X, a postcard-style mount with illustrations studded with food and cultural symbols along the route,…

Yom is offering a pre-order of Speak Freely, a smartphone-ring AI translator with four functions in one device, on Makuake. The period is until August 30. A product of China’s Cojuu Technology, it enables translation, simultaneous interpretation, transcription, and recording through a dedicated app, uses the OpenAI translation engine, and is available in 138 languages….

NEXCO West Japan will close the uphill section of the Higashi-Kyushu Expressway (E10) between the Ajimuin IC and the Usa IC from 23:00 on July 3 to 4:00 the following night due to emergency pavement repair work. Due to the road closure, motorists are urged to detour using Prefectural Routes 42, 625, National Routes 387…

3COINS will release travel goods in collaboration with the guidebook “Globe-Trotter” on July 8. 3COINS Harajuku main store will start pre-sales on July 5. The travel-loving 3COINS travel goods manager came up with the idea of creating products together with the “bible of international travel,” and the tag team was born. The lineup includes carry-on…

A new “Duffy & Friends” Tsum Tsum joined LINE GAME’s “LINE: Disney Tsum Tsum” on July 1. The new “Duffy,” “Gelatoni,” and “Cookie Anne” are being added to the lineup, and a special campaign will run for about two months. The campaign, which started on July 1, commemorates the introduction of the new Tsum and…

Hankyu Umeda Main Store will hold “Winnie the Pooh: 100 Acre Woods Festival” from July 3 to 8. More than 1,000 items will be on display at the venue. There will be an assortment of event-limited goods and pre-sale items. Limited event items include “Stand-up cards (5 types)” (143 yen each) and “Tote bag” (1980…

2021 Travel, operator of the international travel booking application “NEWT,” has launched “NEWT FES Mega Summer Sale FINAL,” offering great deals for consecutive autumn holidays. The sale period is from July 2 to August 8 at 11:59 pm. Package tours (airfare + hotel) in 42 overseas areas, including Korea, Taiwan, Bangkok, Bali, Guam, and Hawaii,…