Category: travelling

NANGA and Jerry Ukai’s “Sleeping Jerry Marquez-kun” bucket and items in collaboration with HAYN and tempra cycle

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PLASTIC BUCKET 30th anniversary design of a bucket that can be used for camping, barbecues, fishing, gardening, etc. It features an illustration of “Sleeping Jerry Marquez-kun” (drawn by Jerry Ukai) and NANGA’s mascot character “GAAACY” in a sleeping bag, with the NANGA box logo printed on the opposite side. Priced at 6,600 yen, the size…

JR East offers significant discounts on “Yamabiko” e-tickets with JRE POINT rewards. Train limited to 4940 points between Tokyo and Sendai.

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JR East will offer a discount on points for some “Shinkansen e-Ticket (JRE POINT Privilege)” tickets for travel between August 20 and September 12. Eligible passengers will be those with reserved seats in the regular coach of the Yamabiko train departing from and arriving at Sendai Station, and those departing from and arriving at Morioka…

About 20,000 early-blooming varieties of lavender are in full bloom at Gunma’s Tanbara Lavender Park. Peak time is during summer vacation.

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Tanbara Lavender Park (350-1, Kamishachi-cho, Numata City, Gunma Prefecture), operated by Tamahara Tokyu Resort, provides information on the state of blooming on its official website. About 20,000 early-blooming “Koi Murasaki” lavender plants are in full bloom. As of July 9, in addition to Koi-murasaki, the mid-blooming variety “Nananarisawa” has begun to darken in color and…

Not even one of those fists!” 517 acts of violence against railroad attendants in FY2023; 54% were under the influence of alcohol

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The Japan Association of Private Railway Companies and 21 other companies and bureaus, including JR passenger companies, announced the number and occurrence of violent acts against railroad staff in fiscal year 2023. There were 517 acts of violence in 37 company stations, down slightly from 543 in FY2022, but still above 500. The number of…

Tokyo Metro 24-hour ticket to commemorate the “CLAMP Exhibition”. Limited to mail, set of 5 tickets using key visuals.

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Tokyo Metro will sell Tokyo Metro Original 24-hour tickets commemorating the “CLAMP Exhibition” on a first-come, first-served basis from July 16 to September 23. The price is 3,000 yen (excluding postage). Limited to 2,000 sets of five 24-hour tickets with key visuals and an exclusive mount. The characters on the ticket are Shirou Kamui from…

NEXCO East Japan offers up to 10,000 yen subsidy for purchasing ETC/ETC2.0 on-board equipment for 50,000 vehicles.

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NEXCO East Japan will launch a campaign on August 9 to subsidize the purchase of ETC/ETC2.0 on-board equipment. The campaign will continue until the number of subsidized units (50,000) is reached, up to October 31. During the campaign period, a maximum of 10,000 yen per vehicle will be subsidized for the purchase, setup, and installation…

NEXCO Central Japan subsidizes purchase of ETC/ETC2.0 on-board equipment up to 10,000 yen. 50,000 vehicles in the Southern Kanto, Koshin, Tokai, and Hokuriku regions are eligible.

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NEXCO Central Japan will launch a campaign on August 9 to subsidize the purchase of ETC/ETC2.0 on-board equipment. The campaign will continue until the number of subsidized units (50,000) is reached, up to October 31. During the campaign period, a maximum of 10,000 yen per vehicle will be subsidized for the purchase, setup, and installation…