3COINS (3COINS) launched travel items for families with children before the year-end and New Year holidays. The items are available at stores nationwide and on the official mail order site. The “Odekake Desk” (1,650 yen) is a desk for children that can be installed in a stroller or car seat. It can be used to…
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Partial service suspension on JR Yamanote Line and Keihin Tohoku Line. Due to construction work on the Haneda Airport Access Line
JR East announced that some sections of the Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines will be closed from the first train on April 19, 2025 to around midnight on April 20, 2025 due to track switching work to be carried out near Tamachi Station. First train on April 20, 2025 – service suspended around 12:00 p.m. Yamanote…
Three NEXCO Companies Postpone Review of Late-Night Discount to Around July 2025. Rate simulation released.
On December 25, the three NEXCO companies announced that they will postpone the start of operation of the revised late-night expressway discount from around the end of FY2024 to around July 2025. The reason is that it is taking time to develop the system necessary to calculate the fee for driving during the discount-applicable time…
Feel like Cookie Ann at home! Duffy & Friends Wonderful Kitchen” cooking goods are now available!
Tokyo DisneySea will hold the special event “Duffy & Friends Wonderful Kitchen” from January 15 to March 31, 2025. In the new story, Cookie Ann creates a unique pancake dessert with ingredients for a special dish collected by Duffy and his friends, and the “pancake pan” (4,500 yen) and “apron” (3,900 yen) are available to…
Shikoku Drive Pass offers savings on “Nishi Awa” trips. First-come, first-served 1,000-yen coupon for food, drink, and souvenirs.
NEXCO West Japan, Sora no Sato, and the Western Tokushima Prefecture General Civil Affairs Bureau will hold the “Drive Pass to Nishi Awa – Nishi Awa Experience Discount Campaign Joint Project” from January 6 to February 28, 2025. In conjunction with the “Nishi-Awa Experience Discount Campaign” (January 1-February 28), a winter visitor promotion project in…
Hanshin Bus to raise and unify fares to 250 yen on all local bus routes; summer to fall 2025
Hanshin Bus announced that it applied to the Kinki District Transport Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism for approval to change the maximum fare for its general passenger automobile transportation business on December 23. In addition to a decline in passenger volume, the company cited soaring fuel prices, securing replacement costs…
Koji Inoue’s “Tips for Railway Travel”] Where are the elevators for large luggage and strollers at stations during the year-end and New Year’s holidays? …… Tips for smooth travel during the super-busy season
The end of the year is finally here. The end of the year is finally upon us, and with it comes the great migration of peoples, the rush to return home, and the rush to make a U-turn. I am one of those people who will be traveling in the midst of the rush. Naturally,…
Kinki Nippon Tourist Holds New Year’s Sale. Up to 20,000 yen discount for winter/spring domestic travel (transportation + lodging)
Kinki Nippon Tourist will hold the “2025 Kintetsu First Sale” on its official website starting today, December 25, with special offers for winter/spring travel. We offer discount coupons that can be used for travel from the beginning of the year through spring and GW. If you book a domestic dynamic package (transportation + accommodations) during…
Tokyo Monorail renews Haneda Airport Terminal 1 station. Commercial facilities to increase floor space, McDonald’s, etc. to reopen.
Tokyo Monorail has announced plans to renovate Haneda Airport Terminal 1 station. In addition to station facilities, commercial facilities are also targeted, the latter of which have already been sequentially opened since December. This is the first renewal based on the “Tokyo Monorail Theater” brand concept since the station opened. The station will redesign the…
Atami “Aji to Yu no Yado New Tomiyoshi” offers discount on suites with open-air baths overlooking the sea. Dinner is a delicious seafood feast including lobsters and sea bream.
Rakuten Travel is holding the “Rakuten Travel New Year SALE” with special deals on winter/spring travel until 9:59 p.m. on January 6, 2025. Sale-only plans (at least 5% off the original price plan) at popular hotels and hot spring resorts across Japan are now available, and even more savings can be made if you use…