FBS Fukuoka Broadcasting System, Nishinippon Shimbun, and Nishinippon Shimbun Event Service will hold the “‘Toshio Suzuki and Ghibli Exhibition’: We meet again! will be held at the Fukuoka City Museum (3-1 Momochihama, Sagara-ku, Fukuoka City). The exhibition will run from June 9 to August 31. This is the first Ghibli exhibition at the museum in…
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AIRDO to add 4 round-trip flights on Haneda-New Chitose route from June 25 to 30. Specified flight discount fares also apply.
AIRDO will add four round-trip flights on its Haneda-Shin-Chitose (Sapporo) route for four days from June 25 to 30. AIRDO will use a Boeing 737-700 aircraft (144 seats) and code-share with ANA. During the same period, AIRDO also launched the “AIRDO Special 28/21” and “DO Value 3/1” discount fares for selected flights. The flight schedule…
Local Suica penguin goods are now available. Specialty motifs from Aomori, Iwate and Akita
JR East Trading will release local Suica penguin goods in conjunction with the start of Suica ticket gate service in Aomori, Iwate, and Akita prefectures. The first product lineup includes a card case, key holder, and W-ticket file, and will go on pre-sale at stores in each prefecture on May 27, with regular sales beginning…
Shimoda Hydrangea Festival,” the largest number of hydrangea plants in Japan, will be held in June at Kakushi-mura Minami-Izu. Enjoy the open-air bath and buffet with the accommodation plan.
Kakuemura Minami-Izu (889-1 Minato, Minami-Izu-cho, Kamo-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture), a resort hotel located in the southernmost town on the Izu Peninsula, will operate a “Hydrangea Bus” for overnight guests only in conjunction with the Shimoda Hydrangea Festival to be held from June 1 to 30. Shimoda Hydrangea Festival is the largest hydrangea festival in Japan with…
Koji Inoue’s “Hints for Railroad Travel”] I got angry at the automatic ticket checker, even though there was no fraud.
Error Judgment on Ticket with No Entry Record When a passenger passes through a manned ticket gate with a paper ticket, the ticket is scissored or stamped to indicate that the passenger has indeed passed through the ticket gate and entered the station. In reality, however, there are many unmanned stations with only automatic ticket…
A 4K60fps recap of the stunning Victorville Airport Low Pass! Full report on JAL’s unique 777 retired ferry tour route
The reason for the slightly southerly crossing over the Pacific Ocean is that the retired aircraft, JA701J, was originally used as an international aircraft for short- to medium-haul flights, and therefore software that corrects for the north pole and the earth’s axis was not applied. Midway and Honolulu were selected as divert destinations for this…
ANA Pay renewal, the impact of being able to instantly charge Apple Pay with fractions of 1 mile = 1 yen. I used it right away.
On May 23, ANA X launched a major renewal of its smartphone payment service “ANA Pay” (iOS version). The new version allows users to instantly recharge miles in units of 1 mile, and to pay for recharged miles at 1 mile = 1 yen. ANA Pay has been developed as a code payment service (QR…
Lightweight folding umbrella “Verical Flat” with a thinness of 25mm. Automatic one-touch open/close
Ambel launched the 25 mm thin “VERYKAL Flat” (5,940 yen) from the VERYKAL series of lightweight automatic open/close umbrellas. Verical is a brand of highly functional umbrellas that open and close with a single touch of a button. The brand has reduced the weight of automatic folding umbrellas, which used to be heavy due to…
The final chapter of a collection celebrating Disney’s 100th anniversary. Figurines, hoodies, and more celebrating the nostalgic TV hits.
Walt Disney Japan will release “The Wonderful World of Color Collection,” the final chapter in the three-part “Disney100 The Eras Collections” series, which focuses on Disney’s past, present, and future. It will be available at Disney Store stores and the official Disney online store “shopDisney” from May 26, and first at Disney Flagship Tokyo from…
Commemorative event for the 60th anniversary of the completion of Kurobe Dam. Exhibition of costumes worn by Toshiro Mifune and Yujiro Ishihara in the movie “Kurobe no Taiyo”, etc.
Omachi City, Nagano Prefecture, will hold various events under the title of “Kuroyon 60” this year to mark the 60th anniversary of the completion of the Kurobe Dam, one of the largest dams in Japan. The city is located at the gateway to the Nagano Prefecture side of the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, a world-class…