Category: Japan

Yokohama Hi Karakara Kimonokan is offering “Choose from five restaurants” where you can enjoy dinner and beer at a restaurant in a yukata and go home with your clothes on! Yukata BEER 2024″ from July 2 to September 27 (limited to Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays except holidays). A professional kimono stylist will dress you…

IHG Hotels & Resorts operates 19 hotel brands with more than 6,300 hotels in over 100 countries. In Japan, IHG Hotels & Resorts currently operates approximately 47 hotels under seven brands from Hokkaido to Okinawa (as of March 2024). For this interview, we asked Russell Shepherd, general manager of the ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Narita,…

On June 17, 3COINS (3COINS) launched new products that can be used for heat shielding inside cars in summer at some of its stores and online store. The “Window Net” (330 yen) for front doors is an item that prevents insects from entering the car even when the car windows are open for ventilation. The…

JAL, which has bases throughout Japan, has been continuously implementing regional revitalization initiatives (currently the “JAL Furusato Project”), and in August 2020 launched the “JAL Furusato Ambassadors,” cabin crew members selected through an in-house recruitment process who move to the area to promote initiatives in their respective regions. In December of the same year, JAL…

Fukui Prefecture will hold the “More” Connected Fukui Campaign, in which Fukui Prefecture events will be held in other prefectures, until March 2025. Fukui Food Country 291 in Omiya Fukui Prefecture’s official antenna store in Ginza, “Fukui Shokunokuni 291” has traveled to Omiya for a limited time, and will be held a total of four…

Gap (Gap Japan) released a new collaboration T-shirt with Disney. The main product lineup is Toddler (80-110cm) size for children. You are sure to find the perfect piece for summer outings. The 2024 Summer Collection features “Toy Story,” “The Lion King,” “Lilo & Stitch,” and the “Inside Head” series, whose new film was just released…

Marin Shoji is offering pre-orders of the compact cold/thermal storage “Hiepoka” on Makuake. The pre-order period is until July 14. This compactly designed cold/thermal storage unit has a capacity (7.5L) for six 500mL PET bottles or 10 350mL bottles, and weighs approximately 1.7kg. The main unit measures 18.5 x 32.2 x 28 cm (W x…

Disney Ambassador Hotel will release “Palm Garden Pool ‘Resort Summer Night’”, a limited plan to enjoy a night pool and dinner. Reservations must be made by 11:59 p.m. eight days prior to the date of use. The plan is available from August 1 to 31, and dinner will be served poolside at the Hypillion Lounge…

Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, has announced the details of the Blue Impulse display flight to be held at the Kawasaki Leap Festival on June 29. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Kawasaki City, a specialized team from the Air Self-Defense Force will fly over Todoroki Ryokuchi (1-1 Todoroki, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture). The outbound…

Disney Store.jp will launch the “Disney Store.jp 1st Anniversary Festival” on July 1. This is to commemorate the first anniversary of the store’s name change to its current name last summer. The event will include coupons that can be used at the time of purchase, a product plan based on participation through voting, the launch…