NEXCO East Japan’s Hokkaido Branch Office has launched the “Hokkaido Kanko ETC Hajimete Pass,” a discount fare. The period of use is from October 1 to December 3, and the pass can be used on holidays and national holidays. This is a discount plan that allows unlimited rides on expressways in Hokkaido for four days…
Himeji Castle opens to the public for the first time in nine years the “Four Gates of Toto” which used to hold gunpowder. Also areas around the castle normally unseen.
Himeji City will hold a special open house at Himeji Castle (68 Honmachi, Himeji City, Hyogo Prefecture) from September 1 to 30. The admission fee is 200 yen, and admission to Himeji Castle (1,000 yen for adults and 300 yen for children) is required separately. The area open to the public this time is the…
JR West Japan’s Autumn 2024 “Dice Ticket from Osaka” to Toyama, Shirahama, Tsuyama, and Hakata. Application is by credit card, limited to 25,000 pairs.
JR West has announced the sales outline of “Dice Ticket from Osaka” for the fall of 2024. The price is 5,000 yen for departures from Monday through Thursday and 8,000 yen for departures from Friday through Sunday. The ticket allows round-trip use of a reserved seat on a Shinkansen or limited express train from a…
Harder-than-usual Shinkansen goikatai ice cream delivered to your home! Mail order limited dry ice “Mashimashi” campaign JR-PLUS online store
Examples of products for the “Dry Ice “Mashimashi” Campaign” – Shinkansen Goikatai Ice Cream Vanilla 6-piece set (3,810 yen) Sinkansen goi ikatai ice cream assortment, 6-piece set (3,900 yen) *The 11-packs are not included. Also, from 10:00 a.m. on August 23, the “Frozen Mikan and Shinkansen Goikatai Ice Cream” eating comparison set, a new and…
JR East adds 15 more stations to be equipped with platform doors this fiscal year. Most of the Nambu Line stations are covered.
JR East announced that it will newly target line 29 at 15 stations for platform door installation in FY2024, in addition to those previously announced. The reason for this is that it has become possible to secure the components. The target stations include Ochanomizu and Chiba stations on the Chuo and Sobu Lines (local stop…
Hotel Indigo Inuyama Yurakuen” Asanuma’s recommendation
IHG Hotels & Resorts operates 19 hotel brands with more than 6,300 hotels in over 100 countries. In Japan, IHG Hotels & Resorts currently operates about 47 hotels under seven brands from Hokkaido to Okinawa (as of March 2024). For this interview, we asked Mr. Gentaro Asanuma, general manager of Hotel Indigo Inuyama Yurakuen, about…
Slit Frame Home Door” Introduced by East Japan Railway Company. Slits in the fence and door reduce wind pressure effects.
JR East will introduce a new type of platform door, the “slit frame platform door,” in the second half of FY2024. The slits in the door pockets and doors will reduce the effect of wind pressure by about 40% compared to conventional platform doors, leading to simplification of platform reinforcement work, etc. The installation structure…
Hello Kitty 50th Anniversary Café to be held in Tokyo, Aichi, and Osaka. Red is the basic color for both the interior and the menu.
L.T.R. will hold a “Hello Kitty 50th Anniversary Commemorative Cafe”. The restaurant will commemorate the 50th anniversary of Sanrio’s Hello Kitty in 2024, and the interior and menu will be based on the color red to create a cute atmosphere. Visitors can make reservations in advance via the website for a fee of 660 yen,…
Skymark compensates airline ticket cancellation costs at 500 yen per seat. Responds to event cancellations and sudden business trips.
Dai-ichi Smart Small Amount and Short Term Insurance Co., Ltd. and Skymark Inc. have been offering “Skymark Suishikatsu Ouen Insurance (Air Ticket Cancellation Expense Insurance)” since August 20, 2012. The insurance fee is 500 yen per seat per sector (one-way), and the fares covered are Imadekaku, Tasadekaku, and SKY Sale (including transfer fares). This product…
Tokyo Disney Resort to Hold Limited-Time “Summer Season Sweets Promotion”. You can buy sweets at 30% off at participating stores!
Tokyo Disney Resort announced that it will hold “Summer Season Sweets Promotion,” offering a 30% discount on all sweets at the cash register when purchasing five or more sweets at one time at participating stores. The promotion will run from August 26 to September 9. The target products are confectionery items, and the stores are…