Rakuten Travel Super SALE Period: December 4, 2024 8:00 p.m. – December 20, 2024 23:59 p.m. Up to 20% off winter/spring travel reservations every day by using and applying coupons distributed in advance. Half-price plans are also available at some hotels and hot spring resorts. Pre-sale for Rakuten Mobile subscribers & Bonus Program Level 4…
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All Fukuoka City Subway stations and 84 JR Kyushu stations now accept Mastercard touch-payment boarding.
Mastercard announced that Mastercard touch payment is now available at all Fukuoka City Subway stations and 84 JR Kyushu stations. By touching a Mastercard (credit/debit/prepaid) or a smartphone with the card installed, passengers can board the train without leaving the station. In addition, from December 2 to 31, the “Ride with #Mastercard Touch Payment Giveaway…
Hotel New Akao in Atami, Showa-era retro Christmas & New Year’s. Santa Claus, rice cakes, street performances, etc. Santa Claus will make an appearance, rice cake pounding, street performances, etc.
Hotel New Akao (1993-250 Atami, Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture) has released the details of its second “100th Anniversary of the Showa Era” event. The hotel will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2025, counting from its opening in 1973, and is holding a variety of commemorative events inside and outside the hotel over the course of the…
TAOYA Kawaji” opens in Nikko City on February 1. Relaxing hot spring resort hotel for adults with open-air baths and all-you-can-drink
Oedo Onsen Monogatari Hotels & Resorts will open the hot spring resort hotel “TAOYA Kawaji” (22 Kawaji Onsen Kawaji, Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture) on February 1, 2025. Accompanying this, the company began accepting lodging reservations on December 2. This hotel for adults offers a relaxing stay in a satoyama overlooking the Oga River, and is the…
Local Bear collaborates with JAXA and Blue Impulse for the first time. Cute and realistic design with embroidered soles.
FUJISEY, an ANA Group company, will release a series of bears in collaboration with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) and the Air Self-Defense Force “Blue Impulse” from December from the Gotochi Bear series, which are sold at sightseeing spots throughout Japan. This stuffed animal is dressed in a blue suit. The body of the white…
We have seen the 2055-room APA Hotel & Resort Osaka Namba Ekimae Tower, which opened today. The hotel is one of the largest in western Japan in terms of services, including a pool on the top floor and an Osaka Monmon buffet!
Each room has a capacity of 1 to 4 persons. There are approximately 400 connecting rooms (200 pairs), the company’s largest number, which are connected by an inner door between adjacent rooms. Both have two bedrooms, a TV, a bath, and a toilet, and sliding doors with a view allow for moderate privacy while staying…
Vietnam Airlines offers 30% discount on fares for the last time this year. For all classes on Japan – Hanoi/Danang/Ho Chi Minh City routes.
Vietnam Airlines will launch its final “30% Discount Campaign” on December 3 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of its service to Japan. The promotion is valid until December 10, 2025 (excluding peak season). The program has been held on the 3rd of every month since April 2024, and fares will be discounted by 30% on…
15% off DOD’s Kamaboko Tent 3M, a 2-room tent for families.
Amazon (Amazon Japan) is having a Black Friday sale on the DOD Kamaboko Tent 3M. Normally priced at 79,640 yen, it is 15% off at 67,690 yen at the time of writing. This family-friendly 2-room tent is designed to fit Japanese camping compartments and can be fully mesh in summer to keep you cool and…
Local Hawaiian: 3 seasonal izakayas opening in Hawaii in 2024.
Izakaya Tenkichi Izakaya Tenkichi opened in February of this year, and the entrance is up the stairs next to the popular local izakaya Toriton on the first floor. In addition to a wide variety of tempura, the restaurant offers a seafood menu including sashimi, hand-rolled sushi, and “Ate-maki,” a seaweed roll with ingredients that can…
JR companies to end sales of round-trip and continuous tickets in March 2026.
JR Group will end the sale of round-trip tickets and continuous tickets at JR companies in March 2026. After the end of sales, tickets that are still valid may be used until the expiration of their validity period. The reason is that the number of round-trip tickets and consecutive tickets on sale has decreased due…