Globalstays has begun accepting reservations for “Tenku no Onsen Villa Tsumugi Kawaguchiko” (856 Oishi, Fujikawaguchiko-machi, Minamitsuru-gun, Yamanashi Prefecture), which will open in August. There are a total of five buildings: three villa-type buildings and two glamping-type buildings, all of which have private saunas and natural hot spring outdoor baths. Only the glamping type allows pets….
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Uber Taxi service started at Kansai International Airport. Multilingual service for inbound travelers.
On June 11, Uber Japan launched a service that allows users to call “Uber Taxi” at Kansai International Airport via its online car-dispatch application, Uber. In response to the increase in the number of visitors to Japan from Kansai International Airport, the company has partnered with a local cab company to provide cab dispatch to…
Yofuku-no-Aoyama, Disney Pattern Necktie & Tomica Set. Total 10 patterns of stripes and checks.
On June 11, Yofuku-no-Aoyama launched the “Original Necktie & Limited Design Miniature Car Gift Box Set” that includes a Disney-designed necktie and a Tomica from Takara Tomy. The price is 5,390 yen. The ties come in a total of 10 color patterns. Stripes (navy, gray, brown and red) and checks (four types of navy, gray…
NANGA offers 1,000 yen discount on sleeping bags suitable for the rainy season. Models with waterproof breathable fabric and water repellent treated down
Nanga will hold the “Rainy Season Campaign/Ume-rain ni mo Makezu” from 10:00 on June 14 to 23:59 on June 30, offering a 1,000 yen discount on sleeping bags that can be used during the rainy season. The products are made of NANGA’s original waterproof and breathable fabrics “AURORA TEX” and “AURORA TEX LIGHT” and water-repellent…
Studio Tour Tokyo celebrates its 1st Anniversary with a month-long event starting June 16! Kensho Ono as Harry shares his memories of Malfoy
Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo (1-1-7 Kasuga-cho, Nerima-ku, Tokyo), which opened in June 2023 on the former site of Toshimaen in Tokyo’s Nerima Ward, will soon celebrate its one-year anniversary with a “First Anniversary” event. The one-month event will run from June 16 to July 15. On June 10, a “Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo…
German travel case brand “Flody” lands in Japan, inspired by 70’s California culture
Beads International has signed an exclusive import distribution agreement with Floyd of Germany for Japan and has begun handling the Floyd travel case brand. In addition, a pop-up store will be held on the 7th floor of “JR Nagoya Takashimaya” (1-1-4 Meieki, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture) from June 12 to 18. Floyd is a travel…
Seibu Ikebukuro to be renovated in summer 2025. Women’s and men’s sections will be on the same floor, and cosmetics/department store will be strengthened.
Sogo & Seibu has begun renovation work on the Seibu Ikebukuro main store (1-28-1 Minami-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo), which is scheduled to reopen in stages from January 2025 and fully open in summer of the same year. The total sales floor area will be 48,000m2, with approximately 380 stores. Under the theme of “INCLUSION,” the fashion…
Tourism Expo Japan 2025 will be held at Aichi Sky Expo (Aichi International Exhibition Center)
On June 11, the Tourism Expo Japan Promotion Office announced that the venue for Tourism Expo Japan to be held in 2025 has been decided as “Aichi Sky Expo (Aichi International Exhibition Center). The exhibition will be held from September 25 to 28, 2025. Tourism Expo Japan is one of the world’s largest travel events,…
President Tanaka meets with Jacob Granit, Director General of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency ｜ News & Media
JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met with Jacob Granit, Director General of the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), at JICA headquarters on June 7. At the beginning of the meeting, Director Granit expressed his gratitude for the opportunity to meet with JICA and said that he would like to take advantage of the revision of…
ANA Holiday Inn Resort Shinano-Omachi Kuroyon” Morikawa’s recommendation
IHG Hotels & Resorts operates 19 hotel brands with more than 6,300 hotels in over 100 countries. In Japan, the company currently operates about 47 hotels under seven brands from Hokkaido to Okinawa (as of March 2024). For this interview, we asked Shinobu Morikawa, general manager of ANA Holiday Inn Resort Shinano-Omachi Kuroyon, about the…