Risseisha has released the first “Freight Railway Series” of goods commemorating 150 years of freight railroad transportation at station kiosks and specialty railroad stores nationwide. Freight rail transportation started in 1873, the year after the railroad was inaugurated. The selection includes 13 old and new freight cars from JNR and JR, and visitors will be…
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A photo spot for Harry Potter fans will appear inside the 9 and 3/4 sets! Trolley experience to capture the moment of passing through a brick wall “Studio Tour Tokyo Making of Harry Potter”.
The first set Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo opened to the press in March was the 9 and 3/4 Hogwarts Express. However, at that time, we were not able to see the Trolley Experience, where you can take a photo as you push a baggage cart into the wall, or the Great Wizarding Express set…
Grand Park Nagayu” in Taketa, Oita Prefecture. Glamping with bicarbonate hot spring open-air bath and sauna
Nagayu Hot Tub opened Grand Park Nagayu (3011 Nagayu, Naoirimachi, Takeda City, Oita Prefecture). This glamping/auto campground takes advantage of Takeda City’s valuable bicarbonate spring water, and visitors can enjoy Nagayu hot spring water, which is free-flowing, in the open-air baths and footbaths. The one-day hot spring fee is 1,000 yen, and available from 2:00…
Hotel Indigo Tokyo Shibuya opens on August 29. All 272 rooms and an outdoor terrace on the upper floor of the new commercial building “Dogenzaka Dori”.
Hotel Indigo Tokyo Shibuya (2-25-12 Dogenzaka, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) has set August 29 as the opening date and started accepting reservations on its official website. The hotel is the fourth “Hotel Indigo” brand hotel in Japan and the first in the Tokyo metropolitan area, with a total of 272 rooms on the upper floors (13th to…
Odakyu to widen the free passageway at Fujisawa Station and build a bridge over the station, aiming for completion by the end of March 2028.
On June 12, Fujisawa City and Odakyu Electric Railway signed an “Agreement on the Construction of the First Phase of the Fujisawa Station North-South Free Passage Widening and Improvement Project”. The construction work is scheduled to be completed by the end of March 2028. The free passageway will be widened from the existing 8m to…
Choshi Dentetsu & S.B. Foods “#Gorgeous Nure Sempei Recipe” Call for Entries. The Grand Prix winner will receive a prize.
Choshi Electric Railway launched a campaign in collaboration with S.B. Foods titled “Seek! Nure Sempei Recipe” campaign, a collaboration with S.B. Foods Co. The two companies, celebrating their 100th anniversary together, are teaming up to invite entries via Twitter for an original recipe using Choshi Dentetsu’s famous “Nure Sempei (red dark flavor)” and spices and…
Seoul Tourism Promo Event at Tokyo Port City Takeshiba, June 24-25, featuring live performances by BTOB/AB6IX/Kwon Eun Bi/CLASS:y and others
The Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Seoul Tourism Foundation will hold a tourism promotion event, “2023 Seoul Edition in Tokyo,” at Tokyo Port City Takeshiba on June 24-25. The lineup of contents was designed to allow visitors to enjoy the latest lifestyle in Seoul. The K-idol fashion show, utilizing stage costumes of idols by generation,…
Aeon Bike, folding electric bicycles in the 80,000 yen range, with 6 speed gears
Aeon Bike will release the WILLGO FD206 folding electrically power assisted bicycle on June 14. The price is 87,780 yen. The 8.5 Ah lithium-ion battery takes about 3 to 5 hours to charge and has a range of about 36 km. 88 x 48 x 73 cm (W x D x H) when folded, and…
Cat intrusion into the engine compartment increases during the rainy season. Is cat bang-bang not enough?
On June 13, the Fukuoka Branch of JAF (Japan Automobile Federation) called for caution as the number of cases of cats getting into car engine compartments increases during the rainy season. Kittens born in the spring become active in June, and there were 284 cases nationwide (in June 2022) where JAF road service was requested…
Hawaiian Airlines to Increase Summer Flights on Japan-Honolulu Route with 31 Weekly Flights, Including 4 Roundtrips a Day
Hawaiian Airlines will increase flights on its Japan-Honolulu route from August 7 to 19, with 31 weekly flights, including four round-trip flights per day. Currently, the airline operates an average of 21 flights per week on its Japan route from Haneda/Narita/Kansai/ Fukuoka to Honolulu. The new aircraft will continue to be a wide-body Airbus A330…