Category: travelling

On October 17, Hoshino Resort announced that it will open its first operated facility in the continental United States, an onsen ryokan, in 2028. The location is “Sharon Springs” in New York State, USA. Sharon Springs is a historic hot springs resort about 3.5 hours by car from Manhattan, where Native Americans used the mineral…

Tobu Real Estate opened T-home SAI (2-18-7 Narihira, Sumida-ku, Tokyo), an extended-stay hotel located a minute walk from Tokyo Skytree Town. This is the fourth facility in the “T-home” series being developed in the Oshiage area, and features reasonably priced accommodations for large families and groups. The rooms are fully equipped with a kitchen, washing…

On November 23, Nippon Travel Agency’s Media Travel Center will conduct “Port and Factory Night View Tour by Tsurumi Line and Charter Kawasaki City Bus,” a tour to see port and Kawasaki factory night views with a factory night view navigator on board. The fee is 9,800 yen for adults and 9,500 yen for children,…

JR East Cross Station Development Company will hold the first “Ueno Donut Garden,” a limited-time event selling donuts and drinks at Ecute Ueno. The event will be held from October 28 to November 10, and panda baked doughnuts, gluten-free rice-flour tofu doughnuts, drinks, etc. will be sold. During this period, a campaign will also be…

Expedia has released “Unpack ’25,” its travel trends for 2025. The report was compiled from a survey of 25,000 people in 19 regions around the world, including Japan, in addition to data from Expedia, Hotels.com and other group companies (survey period: August 5 to September 2, 2024). On October 15, Natsuko Kimura, Representative Director of…

SQUEEZE and ES-CON Japan plan to open a commercial building hotel, ES-CON Field HOKKAIDO Hotel Kitahiroshima Ekimae (1-52 Sakae-cho, Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido), in March 2025 as part of the JR Kitahiroshima Station “Station West Exit Area Revitalization Project. The hotel is part of the “Complex Interaction Hub” (city-owned lot A) included in the first phase of…

3COINS (3COINS) has launched the “Guessing Tote Bag” (770 yen), which can be rearranged to your liking. It will be available at stores nationwide and on the official online shopping site, Parcel Closet. The bag is available in seven colors: red, green, blue, purple, yellow, pink, and orange. By attaching a Trekkie case or an…

Tokyo Disney Resort will release new merchandise featuring a sleeping Chip and Dale on November 21. The “Wearable Blanket” (6,500 yen) with a cute hood with ears and a pattern on the back, fluffy “Room Shoes” (3,200 yen), and a “Night Cap” (2,400 yen) with silk material on the back are just a few of…

Nine Hours will open two locations, Smart Place Inn Kyoto Shijo Omiya Station and Smart Place Inn Kyoto Nijojo-mae Station, on November 11. Two private room hotels in Kyoto were renovated under the new hotel brand “Smart Place Inn,” focusing on the common areas around the front desk. The company aims to be a “smart”…

JR East will suspend all trains on the Keihin Tohoku Line between Kamata and Shinagawa Stations from the first train on November 17 to around 16:30. On the Keihin-Tohoku Line, rapid service will be suspended and trains will stop at every station throughout the day (approximately every 8 minutes), and at Kamata and Shinagawa stations,…