Category: travelling

NEXCO Central Japan will expand the services of “MICHIRAJI,” an information provision application exclusively for smartphones, from November 28. MICHIRAJI” provides traffic information in the direction of travel, the time required to reach major interchanges, and congestion conditions at SA/PAs in audio based on the location information of the smartphone. Download is free. It is…

Yahoo! Travel (LINE Yahoo!) launched the “Yahoo! Pack Ultra Sale” on the 22nd. This sale is part of the “Yahoo! Pack” service, which allows customers to book a combination of accommodations and airline tickets, offering popular accommodations and airline ticket packages in targeted areas in Japan at sale prices for a limited time only. The…

Shimane Prefecture will hold the “Rakuraku Shimane Tour Campaign” from December 1, 2023 to February 29, 2024 to support local transportation costs. Up to 75% discount (up to 15,000 yen off) will be offered for various plans such as “Power Spots and Soba Lunch”, “Yamata-no-orochi Traditions with a Guide”, and “Izumo-kuni Tatara no Sato Tour…

On November 22, JAL announced that the launch date for its new Airbus A350-1000 international aircraft, which was scheduled to enter service by the end of this year, will be delayed. The company said that additional work in the cabin is expected to delay the receipt of the aircraft, making it difficult for the aircraft…

ROKU KYOTO, LXR Hotels & Resorts will offer strawberry parfait and strawberry cocktail using strawberries that are in season at the TENJIN restaurant. The period is from January 15 to March 31, 2024. At TENJIN Restaurant’s All-Day Dining, the “Strawberry Millefeuille Parfait” is a lavish use of the season’s strawberries. This new parfait uses “Amao”…

Hello, I am Akira Fukasawa, photographer. I have just participated in a study tour to “Hanoi and Halong Bay” including World Heritage sites, organized by Vietnam Airlines. This report is about the second day of the tour. I woke up in the morning at the Grand Mercure Hanoi, a five-star luxury hotel in downtown Hanoi,…

Tenmuto, an Impress Group company, released “Maps, Route Maps, and @chizutodesign” on November 17. 96 pages, B5 size, priced at 1980 yen. This is a collection of works published so far by “Maps, Designs, etc. @chizutodesign” (Hajime Kato), who publishes his works on SNS. The book is a collection of works that shows maps and…

Noix, a tree fruit sweets specialty store, has launched the “Noix Chip ‘n Dale Collection” starring the popular Disney character Chip ‘n Dale. It is available at permanent Noix stores in Daimaru Tokyo, Daimaru Shinsaibashi, and Takashimaya Yokohama. Noix Walnut Cookies/Chip ‘n Dale (5 cookies, 1,296 yen; 10 cookies, 2,592 yen) are a new walnut…

Shunkado will sell “Eel Pie V.S.O.P. Mini” for a limited time starting December 1. 6 pieces per bag for 833 yen. According to the results of the company’s survey, the awareness of “Eel Pie,” Hamamatsu’s famous confectionery, was very high at about 89%, while the awareness of the series product “Eel Pie V.S.O.P.” was only…

JR East has been disclosing data on the number of passengers by station, average transit passengers by route, and passenger transportation revenue from the viewpoint of information disclosure; from 2022, in addition to these data, JR East will also disclose data on lines with low usage in order to promote constructive discussions on a sustainable…