Wai Kai (91-1621 Keoneula Blvd., Ewa Beach), Hawaii’s first standing wave pool, water activities, signature dining, and event experiences, opened this spring in Ewa Beach, Oahu, Hawaii. Wai Kai” (91-1621 Keoneula Blvd., Ewa Beach) opened this spring. An official website in Japanese is also available. Located in the Hoakalei Resort, about a 35-minute drive from…
Gohei-mochi, a local delicacy of Higashi Mino, is now available as a key holder.
Gifu Prefecture, the Higashi-Mino Rekishi Kaido Council, and the Gifu branch of Kinki Nippon Tourist Co., Ltd. have produced the “Gohei-mochi Street Gacha Key Chain” and begun limited sales at eight locations in the Higashi-Mino region. Gohei-mochi is a local delicacy representative of the Higashimino-area, and about 120 stores sell gohei-mochi, each with a different…
TVer offers special access to over 100 camping programs from around the country
TVer, the official commercial TV streaming service, is running a special program “Camping on TVer” during the Golden Week holidays, allowing viewers to watch over 100 camping programs from all over Japan. In addition to camping-themed programs such as “Hiroshi’s Hitori Camp no Susume” (Kumamoto Asahi Broadcasting), “Hiroshi no Botchi Camp” (BS-TBS), and “Nishimura Campsite”…
Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino visits JICA returnee experts
Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino visits JICA returnee experts On April 19, five JICA experts who have worked on JICA projects in various countries met Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino at Akasaka Imperial Villa to report on their activities. Since 2004, Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino has been receiving…
Bouldering rink opens in Shinagawa Central Park
On April 30, Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, opened a bouldering rink in Shinagawa Central Park (1-27 Nishi-Shinagawa, Tokyo). The pay area with a 4 x 12 m (height x width) wall has mats on the floor to provide a full-scale competition experience. The fee (2 hours per session) is 200 yen for individuals (100 yen for…
Star Wars x Fossil” collection to be released simultaneously worldwide on May 4
Fossil will launch the “Star Wars x Fossil” collection on May 4, “Star Wars Day. The collection will feature six models designed after iconic rebel characters. Each comes with a serial number and is housed in a collector’s box that includes sound effects from the film, comic book style illustrations, and a replica pin of…
Signing of Yen Loan Agreement for Egypt: Contributing to the alleviation of traffic congestion and air pollution through the construction of a subway system
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Yen Loan Agreement (L/A) of up to 100 billion yen with the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt for the “Cairo Metro Line IV Phase I (III)” in Cairo on April 30. The signing ceremony was held at the Presidential Palace in the presence of Prime…
We went to THE GLAMPING Hakone Tokoku Touge, which just opened in April. The ultimate luxury suite villa with sauna was amazing!
The 360-degree panoramic view of the cottage area is breathtaking! It takes 3 to 4 minutes to get to the cottage area from Mori no Eki Hakone Tokunitoge on a mountain road. Directions are shown with pictures on the information map you received, so you will not get lost, but drive carefully as the road…
JR East Hotel Mets Koenji renewed. New features include guest rooms for teleworkers and self check-in machines.
Japan Hotel will reopen the JR East Hotel Mets Koenji (2-5-1 Koenji Kita, Suginami-ku, Tokyo) on July 12. It is located directly connected to JR Koenji Station and approximately 9 minutes from Shinjuku Station on the JR Chuo and Sobu Lines. Individual air-conditioning facilities will be renewed, a smoking area will be installed, “Biz style”…
Seto Blue” in Etajima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, was completed and put into service on May 13.
Etajima City, Hiroshima Prefecture, announced that the Seto Blue, a newly built vessel connecting Hiroshima Port and Etajima City, has been completed and will enter service on May 13. Seto Blue is the first vessel built by the city in about 30 years, and will be a 28-meter-long, 91-ton catamaran with a maximum capacity of…