LAVA, a yoga studio and goods provider, launched Disney-designed “Essential Balm” (4,950 yen each) on September 1. It will also start selling “Printed Yogi Rugs” (9,900 yen each) on October 1. SUKALA Essential Balm is a scented exercise balm available in two varieties, Mickey Mouse (bergamot fragrance) and Minnie Mouse (frankincense fragrance). The pastel-colored cans…
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I happened to stop by the “department store that will go bankrupt in 6 days”. Disappearing local department stores, is the cause not only competition?
Too sudden closure or bankruptcy. What happened to the prestigious department stores? In the past, each city in Japan had a department store that was a symbol of its area, as a matter of course. However, the long-standing stagnation of the department store business, the hollowing out of urban areas, and the outflow of customers…
Celebrate 2025 with Disney Osechi! Belle Maison’s Ojyu-filled MIKIMINI, Pooh, and Osechi reservations begin!
Belle Maison is now accepting reservations for the 2025 edition of its Disney Design Osechi. Three types of osechi are available: “Mickey & Friends,” “Mickey & Minnie,” and “Winnie the Pooh. Prices range from 24,900 yen to 27,900 yen. The “Osechi Tokudanju Mickey & Friends” (24,900 yen) is a set of frozen Osechi (3 servings…
Disney x Francfranc’s MAGIC of CHEMISTRY Vol. 2 is “Peter Pan” and “Beauty and the Beast
Francfranc launched “MAGIC of CHEMISTRY” featuring Disney’s works on September 6. Following the first installment of “Anna and the Snow Queen,” “Rapunzel on the Tower,” and “Aladdin,” the second lineup announced is “Peter Pan” and “Beauty and the Beast. MAGIC of CHEMISTRY” is a series that incorporates into interior design the magical moments created when…
Peach introduces baggage tag issuing machines at Narita, Kansai, Shin-Chitose, and Naha. Tags are issued by holding up the code on the boarding pass.
Peach Aviation will gradually introduce Peach Baggage Tag Kiosks starting September 11. The machines will be available at Narita, Kansai, Shin-Chitose (Sapporo), and Naha (Okinawa) airports for domestic departures. For checked baggage that has already been applied for, a tag will be automatically issued by placing the 2D code on the boarding pass over the…
Pokemon Center Nagoya renewal. Commemorative goods / Pre-opening lottery / Komeda Coffee collaboration
Pokémon Inc. will reopen Pokémon Center Nagoya (3-29-1 Sakae, Naka-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture), an official store handling Pokémon-related products, on October 12. Located on the 2nd floor of the East Building of Nagoya PARCO, the entire floor of the store is a space where visitors can enjoy interacting with Pokemon, and Pikachu and Celebi…
JAM BASE, the key facility of Grand Green Osaka, opened. Governor Yoshimura also came to the event to ale, “Osaka is a city that takes on more and more challenges, even if they fail.”
On September 6, an advance opening ceremony was held at “Grand Green Osaka,” the second phase of the Umekita area north of JR Osaka Station, and “JAM BASE,” the core facility of the area, opened at the same time. JAM BASE is a base for students, entrepreneurs, universities, research institutes, start-ups, venture capitalists, and local…
Outline of the “Autumn Unlimited Ride Pass” for 2024 announced; unlimited rides on regular trains on JR lines for 3 days; 7,850 yen for adults.
JR Group announced the sales outline of “Autumn Unlimited Ride Pass” and “Autumn Unlimited Ride Pass Hokkaido Shinkansen Option Ticket”. The “Autumn Unlimited Ride Pass” allows unlimited rides on ordinary non-reserved seats of ordinary and rapid trains, BRT, and JR West Miyajima Ferry throughout Japan. For an additional fee, unreserved seats in ordinary and green…
Osaka Metro Chuo Line Yumeshima extension will open on January 19, 2025. Section responsible for Expo transportation
Osaka Metro announced that the opening date of the Chuo Line between Cosmosquare Station and Yumeshima Station will be January 19, 2025. The decision was made in conjunction with Osaka City and Osaka Port Transport System (OTS), which manages the rail facilities, based on construction progress and various inspection schedules. Osaka Metro will be the…
Hankyu Express offers special two-day “8-9 (Hankyu) Festival Days” for domestic and international travel, including 4 days in Taiwan for 28,900 yen in September.
Hankyu Express will hold a web-only individual travel campaign “8-9 (Hankyu) Festival Day” from September 8 to 9. When the campaign was conducted for domestic travel in July and August, there were over 3,500 reservations in August, all of which exceeded expectations. Therefore, this time (September), the company will add overseas travel to the campaign,…