Category: travelling

The JTB Chubu Region Attraction Council and the Chubu Branch of the JTB Ryokan Hotel Association are conducting the “Hokuriku 3 Prefectures Round Trip Digital De Stamp Rally” to commemorate the opening of the Hokuriku Shinkansen Kanazawa-Tsuruga line. During the period, visitors will be able to apply for a prize by collecting digital stamps in…

Tears of emotion at a special opera viewing at the Smetana Museum Next stop was the small town of Japkenice. The house where Smetana spent the last eight years of his life has been preserved and opened to the public as the “Smetana Museum. Incidentally, there is a “Bedziv Smetana Museum” in Prague facing the…

When spring arrives, the roads that had been closed during the winter season are cleared of snow and opened to traffic. The Shiga-Kusatsu Plateau route introduced here is one such route, which opens at the end of April, creating snow corridors in deep snow areas. The walls of snow on both sides can be 4…

Aeon has begun issuing the “Ishikawa Toyama Ouen WAON,” a local WAON to support the reconstruction of the areas affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake. The card is being issued with the aim of helping conservation and reconstruction activities in the affected areas in Ishikawa and Toyama prefectures, with a portion of the amount spent…

Although more and more people are using SNS to gather information about their travel destinations, even in this day and age, we are still interested in the recommendations of local people. In this section, we ask people who work at lodging facilities throughout Japan to introduce points of interest at the lodging facilities where they…

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Tokyo Expressway (KK Line) will close the KK Line and the Yaesu Line of the Tokyo Metropolitan Expressway, which connects to the KK Line, to vehicular traffic in conjunction with the “GINZA SKY WALK 2024” event. The closure period is from midnight on May 4 to midnight on May 6….

On March 31, JAL launched the Haneda – Doha route (JL59/50), the company’s first route to the Middle East. This is the first time for a Japanese airline to operate scheduled flights to the Middle East, and JAL has been making preparations for the opening of the Doha Branch with a great deal of exploration….

Jewelry retailer Kay Uno will release its new brooch “RAPUNZEL ART COLLECTION BY SHOKO NAKAGAWA – Brooch-” on May 8. It features artwork by Shoko Nakagawa, who played Rapunzel in the movie “Rapunzel on the Tower,” and is priced at 770,000 yen. It will be unveiled at “Disney THE MARKET in Hankyu Umeda” on May…

Walt Disney Japan will launch a new collection “ALICE SWEET GARDEN” featuring the “Alice in Wonderland” movie motif at Disney Stores. Pre-sale will begin on April 30 at Disney Flagship Tokyo, Disney Store Tokyo Disney Resort stores, and Disney Store.jp, Disney’s official online store, and will go on sale sequentially nationwide from May 3. The…

Things to know before you follow me to Doha Time difference from Japan: 6 hours (JST-6/AST) Visa: No advance application required, free 30-day visa upon entry for short stays Currency: Qatari Riyal (1 QAR = approx. 42 yen equivalent, as of April 2024) Currency exchange: At local airports or ATMs. Basic credit card payment (Visa/Mastercard)…