Tokyu Resorts & Stay will begin operating Ski Jam Katsuyama (170-70 Yoshino, Katsuyama, Fukui Prefecture), one of the largest ski resorts in western Japan, on December 20. Operating hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. There are two courses that can be skied: the Fantasy Site and the Variety Site. The longest run is…
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5 days in Mongolia to visit locations for the drama “VIVANT”. Dinner with the actor who played Genghis Adiel Jameen is also included.
In cooperation with TBS TV, Nippon Travel Agency will organize an official tour to the locations in Mongolia where “VIVANT” was filmed. The tour will go on sale at 2:00 p.m. on December 19. Touring the location of the Sunday theater “VIVANT”! Mongolia 5 days Travel Period: April 26-30, 2025 Departure/Destination: Narita Airport Trip fee:…
Saitama “LaLa Terrace Kawaguchi” to open in May 2025, 71 stores to be open to the public. Renewal while making use of the former Sogo Grand Clock.
Mitsui Fudosan announced that Mitsui Shopping Park LaLa Terrace Kawaguchi (3-5-1 Sakae-cho, Kawaguchi City, Saitama Prefecture) is scheduled to open in May 2025 as part of the “Kawaguchi Station Commercial Facilities Project (tentative name)” in Saitama Prefecture. This is a renewal project of the former Sogo Kawaguchi Store in front of JR Kawaguchi Station. The…
Hokuriku Shinkansen Line aims to begin automatic operation from Tsuruga to Kanazawa in FY2029.
JR West announced that it aims to start automatic operation on the Hokuriku Shinkansen between Tsuruga and Kanazawa in FY2029. As part of the company’s “Mid-Term Management Plan 2025 Update,” the company is working to improve transportation quality and productivity through improvements in both hardware and software, and is collaborating with JR East to develop…
Tomei Makinohara SA (Ascent) fully renewed. Matsuya Shokudo opens for the first time in a SA/PA, offering a set meal of one soup and three vegetables, centering on pork cutlet and pork miso soup.
Central Japan Exis will open “Matsuya Shokudo, Makinohara SA Upstream Branch” at Makinohara SA (Upstream) on the Tomei Expressway, the first of its kind among highway SA/PAs nationwide. The opening date is December 21. On November 26, the food court and shopping corner on the small car parking lot side were renovated, and with the…
ANA launches an in-flight cart for drink service. New lightweight model priced at 190,000 yen.
On December 18, ANA Trading released a new type of cart (unused) for beverage service onboard ANA flights. The price is 190,000 yen (plus 2,750 yen for large package shipping). It will be available at the official e-commerce site “ANA Shopping A-style” and “A-style ANA Mall Store”. The cart, which has been used on retired…
MOL Cruises Announces Cruises Departing April-June 2025 on the Nippon Maru, Including a Round-the-Japan Cruise during GW
MOL Cruises has announced cruises departing from April to June 2025 aboard the Nippon Maru. Reservations will be accepted from 10:30 a.m. on January 31, 2025. In addition to familiar cruises such as “Golden Week Round-the-Japan Cruise” and “Kumano Premium Cruise on Nippon Maru,” several short cruises of one to two nights are also available….
39% off Coleman 5-6 person tent sets. Includes inner/ground sheet.
Amazon (Amazon Japan) is having a time sale on the Coleman Tough Wide Dome V/300 Start Package. Normally priced at 68,970 yen, it is 39% off at 42,288 yen at the time of writing. The set includes Coleman’s classic “Tough Wide Dome V/300” tent and the essential inner sheet and ground sheet, which can be…
Imperial Hotel celebrates 135th anniversary with 135-hour stay plans and reissue of traditional sweets
The Imperial Hotel Tokyo will offer new accommodation plans, reissued sweets, a limited number of whiskies with original labels, and a rakugo storytelling event as the third of its 135th anniversary commemorative projects. Since the Imperial Hotel will celebrate its 135th anniversary on November 3, 2025, the hotel has designated November 3, 2024 to March…
HIS “Hatsuyume Fair 2025” starts on December 20. Includes up to 20% off coupons and experience-oriented plans for 3,330,000 yen round-the-world trip.
H.I.S. will hold its annual and largest sale, “Hatsumu Fair 2025,” starting December 20. Online reservations are available until February 4, 2025 at 10:00 a.m., and telephone and in-store reservations are available until February 3, 2025. The key words are “Come on, HIS!” HIS is a travel agency that offers a wide variety of travel…