Diorama Park Mini-Guided Tour The popular “Diorama Park,” an elaborate reproduction of the Odakyu rail line from Shinjuku to Odawara, Hakone, and Enoshima area, will be open for the first time for guided tours by staff members. Staff members will introduce tourist attractions and staff recommendations for excursions along the Odakyu rail line. Dates and…
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S.RIDE collaborates with “SAND LAND,” an anime based on Akira Toriyama’s novel. Limited to 100 vehicles in Tokyo, 0.2% encounter rate.
News Technology and S.RIDE are operating a limited series of 100 “SAND LAND Taxis” in Tokyo until April 7 to commemorate the release of the new anime series based on Akira Toriyama’s novel. This special project utilizes two fully wrapped vehicles with “SAND LAND” characters “Beelzebub” and “Thief” designed on the vehicle exterior and 98…
A total of five types of work shirts and polo shirts with Kingdom Hearts designs are now available. The casual designs can be worn as everyday wear!
AMNIBUS, a mail order site, has started accepting orders for five types of “Kingdom Hearts” designed apparel. The designs are based on character goods that can be used in daily life, and are easy to incorporate into daily life with one-pointed designs and black base colors. The “Embroidered Work Shirt” (16,478 yen) features a crown…
Okinawa Bus/Naha Bus/Ryukyu Bus Transportation enables touch-sensitive payment for 6 brands including JCB on local buses
Okinawa Bus, Naha Bus, Ryukyu Bus Transportation, Sumitomo Mitsui Card, JCB, Bank of the Ryukyus, Odawara Equipment, and QUADRAC will start accepting Visa/JCB/American Express/Diners Club/Discover/ UnionPay will be available on March 27 (Mastercard will be added in the future). The card can be used simply by holding up a card that is compatible with touch…
iketerunuigurumi” series is born from Disney Store. You’ll be smitten by the eyes of the popular character with the cool expression that throws a glance at you!
Walt Disney Japan will release the “iketerunuigurumi” series at the Disney Store on March 29. The products are designed to look as if they came straight out of an animation. Each of these plush toys has a popular character glancing at you with a handsome expression, creating an atmosphere as if they are sleeping together…
Prince Waikiki offers up to 25% off for GW. Early Check-in Guarantee, etc.
Prince Resorts Hawaii Inc. is offering a time sale of up to 25% off basic room rates at the Prince Waikiki hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii. The sale ends April 30. The “After all, Hawaii” plan offers up to 25% off the basic “Now Hawaii” plan, with guaranteed early check-in and bed type request, and a…
Moomin’s official patisserie reopens at JR Tokyo Station. Original eco-bags are also available.
Grapestone will reopen its first ever official Moomin patisserie, MOOMIN SHOP PATISSERIE, as a pop-up store at Gransta Tokyo in the JR Tokyo Station ticket gates. The period is from April 1 to 21. The company has developed a line of comforting sweets inspired by the Moomins’ peaceful life surrounded by nature. The signature “Cream…
Rakuten Travel resumes sales of Toyama/Ishikawa “Hokuriku Ouen Wari” from March 27, 10:00 a.m.
Only “Domestic Lodging” service is available. Reservations made through Rakuten Pack (airline ticket + accommodation/shinkansen/express train + accommodation) and Rakuten Travel’s foreign language website (inbound website) are not applicable. Also, reservations for consecutive nights are not accepted (only single-day reservations are accepted). Rakuten Travel will resume sales of “Hokuriku Oenwari” in Toyama and Ishikawa prefectures…
ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Sapporo” Koyanagi’s recommendation
IHG Hotels & Resorts operates 19 hotel brands with more than 6,300 hotels in over 100 countries. In Japan, IHG Hotels & Resorts currently operates about 47 hotels under seven brands from Hokkaido to Okinawa (as of March 2024). For this interview, we asked Mr. Yuji Koyanagi, General Manager of ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Sapporo,…
Minus 12 degrees Celsius, and Buses to Take Care of Long-Distance Commuting in Extremely Cold Weather? Why the Nemuro Main Line Bus Conversion and “Restructuring”?
Even in minus 12 degrees Celsius, students commute to school 40 km away! Demand for buses to school The buses are busiest when they depart from Itutora Station at 6:13 a.m. for Higashi-Sukagoshi Station (connecting to the train bound for Furano Station). Minami Furano high school students commute to Furano City, 40 km away, by…