Toyoko Inn will hold the “2nd TOYOKO INN Train Photo Contest 2024. The application period is from March 28 to May 6. The themes of the photo shoot are “Railroad (station) and Toyoko INN” and “Railroad (station) photographed from Toyoko INN. This photo contest was started because Toyoko Inn has branches in front of or…
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Grant Aid Agreement Signed for Bangladesh: Contributing to Improving Livelihoods of Host Communities through the Development of Landing Stations, etc. ｜ News & Media
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh on March 28 in Dhaka, the capital of the country, for a grant of up to 2,294 million yen for the “Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation Landing Site Improvement Project in Cox’s Bazar District”. Agreement (G/A)…
Dye your bath time and home time in spring colors! Tokyo Disney Resort offers a variety of springtime goods with gorgeous designs!
Skin and hair care while relaxing and soaking in spring colors. The “hair band” (1,700 yen) is indispensable for a relaxing time. It is perfect for daily skin care, including a relaxing pack to relieve daily fatigue. The soft green color of the flowers scattered around the band adds a spring-like feel! The mirror (2,100…
DoubleTree by Hilton Kyoto Station, 5-minute walk from Hachijo Exit, 266 rooms in total. Some suites have views of the Shinkansen bullet train and the city.
Hilton Japan, Korea and Micronesia and Daiwa House Realty Management opened the DoubleTree by Hilton Kyoto Station (15 Nishi-Iwamotocho, Higashi Kujo, Minami-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture) on March 29. Located about a 5-minute walk from the Hachijo exit of JR Kyoto Station, the 9-story building has a total of 266 guest rooms, an all-day dining…
Hanshin Electric Railway completes western-style toilet conversion at all stations. Installation rate of warm-water washing toilet seats and toilet seat cleaners also at 100%.
Hanshin Electric Railway will complete renovation work on restrooms at all stations. In order to make the toilets more comfortable for all users, including the elderly and the increasing number of foreign visitors to Japan, the Japanese-style toilets remaining in some stations have been replaced with Western-style toilets, and warm-water washing toilet seats have been…
Baby Valley Blacknose Sheep, “the cutest sheep in the world,” born in Tawada, Lausanberry.
Merry Days announced the birth on March 22 of a baby Valley Blacknose Sheep at the tourist garden “Rosebery Tawada” (605-10 Tawada, Maibara, Shiga Prefecture). The Valley Blacknose Sheep are native to Switzerland and are called the “cutest sheep in the world” because of their sharp contrasting black and white. When she was born, she…
Basic plan for rebuilding the Tokyo Fire Department Headquarters building and Marunouchi Fire Station, with relocation and operation scheduled to begin at the end of FY2032.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has formulated a basic plan for the reconstruction of the Tokyo Fire Department Headquarters building and the Marunouchi Fire Station. The Tokyo Fire Department Headquarters Building and the Marunouchi Fire Department Building, built in 1976 in a corner of Otemachi overlooking the Imperial Palace, will soon be 50 years old. As…
JR Tokai Abandons Linear Linear Project to Open in 2027. President Niwa: “Six years and four months have passed since construction has not yet begun on the Shizuoka construction section tunnel.”
On March 29, JR Tokai announced its decision to abandon its plan to open the Shinagawa-Nagoya section of the Linear Central Shinkansen Line in 2027 at the 2nd Shizuoka section monitoring meeting held by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) in Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. The monitoring meeting is an ongoing effort to confirm…
Tokyo Disney Resort’s out-of-park parades to be held nationwide. Everyone is invited to join in the fun with “Jambori Mickey!” and everyone dances to the tune of “Jambori Mickey!
Tokyo Disney Resort announced that “Tokyo Disney Resort Special Parade” will be held nationwide starting May 5. The cities to be visited are Gamagori, Aichi Prefecture; Sakata, Yamagata Prefecture; and Hita, Oita Prefecture. Disney friends out of the Tokyo Disney Resort will join the popular “Jambori Mickey! will join children from all over Japan in…
VAN, an affordable camper based on the Hiace and other models, to be exhibited for the first time at Japan’s largest pet travel fair.
Sunny Van can be converted to a camper with a price starting at 1,950,000 yen by bringing in a van vehicle such as a Hiace and converting it to 8 license plate specifications, with delivery possible in as little as one month. The exhibition will be held at Tokyo Big Sight, East Hall 4, F026…