JR Group announced the sales and usage periods of the Seishun 18 Ticket and Seishun 18 Ticket Hokkaido Shinkansen Option Ticket for the spring season of 2025. Seishun 18 Ticket (Spring 2025) Sales Period: ［For 3 days] February 14 – April 8, 2025 ［For 5 days] February 14 – April 6, 2025 Duration of Use:…
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Disney “Fantasia” motif items from Samantha. We have bags, charms, and accessories!
Samantha Thavasa Group launched Disney’s “Fantasia” collection under various brands. Both feature the popular “Sorcerer’s Apprentice” in the film. The designs feature the figure and motif of Mickey Mouse in his sorcerer’s hat and robe as he performs his magic. Samantha Thavasa will offer a “handbag” (49,500 yen), a “shoulder bag” (36,300 yen), and a…
ANA to operate three new European routes year-round. Peach and Air Japan consider new Asian routes.
ANA Group announced its air transportation business plan for FY2025. On international routes, the Group plans to increase the total number of flights by 108% year-on-year by operating the Haneda-Paris/Munich route daily from FY2024, resuming the Haneda-Vienna route, and opening the Haneda-Milan/Stockholm/Istanbul route, in addition to year-round service on the Narita-Perth route. Peach will continue…
Epoch Publishing Co. “Sylvanian Families Exhibition 40th. Tokyo venue is Sunshine City from April 25th.
Epoch will hold the exhibition “Sylvanian Families Exhibition 40th” to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Sylvanian Families throughout Japan. From April 25 to May 18, the Tokyo venue will be held at Exhibition Hall D on the 2nd floor of Bunka Kaikan in Sunshine City (3-1 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo), and details on each content…
Hokkaido & East Japan Pass” for unlimited travel on regular JR trains for 7 consecutive days. Spring season goes on sale February 13.
JR Hokkaido and JR East will sell the “Hokkaido & East Japan Pass” for the spring season of 2025 from February 13 to March 25. Priced at 11,330 yen for adults and 5,600 yen for children, the pass will be on sale at major stations and reserved-seat ticket machines in JR Hokkaido and East Japan,…
Tokyo Metro to photograph the latest Hanzomon Line 18112 train at Shintomicho Station on the Yurakucho Line. On sale today at 16:00
Tokyo Metro and Toto Bus will hold “Midnight Shintomicho☆”, a photo session of Hanzomon Line 18000 Series trains, at Shintomicho Station on the Yurakucho Line late at night on February 8. Applications will be accepted on the Hato Bus website from 4:00 p.m. on January 22 for the first 30 applicants. Applicants must be at…
Tokyo Metro and Navitime to test a function to identify “comfortable carriages
Tokyo Metro and Navitime Japan have been experimentally offering a “Seat-friendly train guidance” function for “Transfer NAVITIME” application paying members only since January 22. When a paid member searches for a route that includes Tokyo Metro lines on “Norikae NAVITIME” and there is a “car with a high probability of seating” to be displayed, “Car…
Seibu Railway introduces new train for Leo Liner: 3 trains of 4 cars each, with long seats.
On January 22, Seibu Railway announced that all three trains of the Yamaguchi Line (Leoliner) will be renewed sequentially from FY2025 to FY2027. The 8500 Series, introduced when the Yamaguchi Line first opened in 1985, will be replaced with a new type of train. The current cross-seat configuration will be replaced with long seats to…
JTB and Airbnb collaborate on development of lodging facilities and experience programs through utilization of vacant houses.
JTB and Airbnb Japan announced on January 22 that they have signed a collaboration agreement. The project aims to promote the development of a welcoming environment for tourism promotion through the utilization of vacant houses in areas where the population is declining, and through this initiative, “exchange creation projects” centered on the community will be…
KDDI launches “Ferry Wi-Fi” service by Starlink on Tokyo-Kyushu Ferry Hamayu, free of charge for au users.
On January 22, KDDI and Wire and Wireless launched “Ferry Wi-Fi,” an onboard Wi-Fi service via satellite broadband Starlink. The service will be offered for a limited time on the “Hamayu” ferry operated by Tokyo Kyushu Ferry between Tokyo and Kyushu, and will be expanded gradually as the company monitors usage. Starlink provides a bandwidth…