Category: travelling

Travelex Japan will open Travelex Kawasaki (28 Ekimaehonmachi, Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Prefecture) on July 1. Business hours (foreign currency exchange) are from 11:00 to 16:30. International money transfer service is scheduled to start in August. The service handles 31 currencies, and for the exchange of Japanese yen to foreign currencies, credit cards (JCB, Mastercard, and…

On June 16, Kusatsu Onsen Tourism Association released a tourism PR video planned, composed, and produced by AI. They use multiple AIs, including ChatGPT and Kaiber, a video generation AI, and chose the strongest ones in each category of narration, background music, and video. The video was decided to be produced, starting with the suggestion…

ANA has applied to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism for a revision of the applicable fuel surcharge. The surcharge will be applied to tickets issued between August 1 and September 30. The two-month average Singapore kerosene market price for April-May 2023 was $93.12 per barrel. Multiplying this by the average exchange rate…

Motomu’s Curry Bread, an Okinawan curry bread specialty store operated by AND FORCE, will open a store in the “Mensore (Okinawan Curry Bread) Fair” to be held at Abeno Harukas Kintetsu Main Store from June 21 to 27! Okinawa Fair” to be held at the Abeno Harukas Kintetsu Main Store from June 21 to 27….

JAL and Grand Nikko Tokyo Daiba will establish a new collaborative room, “JAL FLIGHT & RED SUITE,” inspired by the First Class Lounge at Haneda. The rooms are designed to resemble the “RED SUITE,” a secluded space at the far end of the first-class lounge, with a living room that represents a lounge and a…

Telecom Square will hold a special event for WiFiBOX, a contactless international mobile Wi-Fi router rental service, on June 24-25 at Shinjuku Milod. When you spend 1,000 yen or more for shopping, eating, and drinking at the store, you can draw a “WiFiBOX lottery” with no prizes (multiple receipts can be combined). Register as a…

VASTLAND will begin pre-sales of its 2-room dome tent, which has a living space and can be used as a shelter tent, at its Amazon and Rakuten Ichiba stores on July 1. This 2-room dome tent has a spacious living room in front of the bedroom. The front three doors can be flipped up to…

Jetstar announced on June 19 the launch of direct flights between Narita/Kansai and Brisbane, Australia. This is the first time for the company to operate from Narita to Brisbane, and the first time in about 15 years and 4 months to operate from Kansai International Airport to Brisbane. The Narita – Brisbane route will begin…

Iwatani Corporation has released two new outdoor cases for the Iwatani Cassette Gas Robata Grill “Aburiya” and Iwatani Cassette Food “Tough Maru Jr. The outdoor case is designed to hold Iwatani cassette gas and other small items. The Iwatani Cassette Gas Robata Grill “Aburiya” case is priced at 8,778 yen, and the Iwatani Cassette Hoo…

The Toda City-Toda Bridge Fireworks Festival Executive Committee will hold the 70th Toda Bridge Fireworks Festival on August 5, the first time in four years. The committee has started selling tickets to the general public in advance of the event. The highlight of this year’s event is the musical fireworks display, which has different atmospheres…