JR West will begin accepting applications for monitors on March 6 in preparation for a demonstration experiment of a “face recognition ticket gate” at Osaka Station (Umekita area), which is scheduled to open on March 18. The experiment will verify a new “ticketless authentication method” that uses the face as a key to build a…

Terakoya, operator of Sumikko Gurashi-do, will open “Kaiun Sumikko Gurashi Iori” on Miyajima Island, Hiroshima Prefecture, on March 31. Goods and takeout store based on the theme of “Kaiun, Japanese sweets x Sumikko Gurashi”. The goods store offers a variety of items and limited-edition products featuring Miyajima’s famous “momiji” and “shamoji” motifs. As a novelty,…

Far East Hospitality will open Far East Village Hotel Tokyo Asakusa (1-11-6 Asakusa, Taito-ku, Tokyo) on April 1. In advance of this, the company has begun accepting reservations. Located a 4-minute walk from Tawaramachi Station on the Ginza Line and a 6-minute walk from Asakusa Station, the hotel has 134 rooms, including rooms overlooking Tokyo…

Rakuten Travel will launch “Rakuten Travel Super SALE” today, March 4 at 8:00 p.m., offering special deals on domestic hotels and luxury hot spring resorts. In addition to selling many half-price or less plans nationwide, the special page distributes a “limited time use 10,000 yen coupon” starting at 7:00 p.m. on March 7, and a…

Shisui Premium Outlets (2-4-1 Iizumi, Shisui-machi, Inba-gun, Chiba Prefecture) will hold its “10th Anniversary Sale” from March 10 to 21 to celebrate its 10th anniversary. During the period, the facility will offer exclusive discount rates and a special 10th anniversary-related uniform corner at various stores, including fashion brands and household goods. Visitors can enjoy shopping…

Road Station Maebashi Joubu will open Road Station Maebashi Akagi in Taguchi-machi, Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture, on March 21. It is the 33rd roadside station in the prefecture and the 4th in the city. With the concept of an exchange center of “things x things x people”, it will offer carefully selected attractions to become a…

The Kawazu cherry trees in Kawazu-cho, Izu, are early-blooming cherry trees that are in full bloom at the end of February, and are always featured on the news as a representative cherry blossom scenic spot. Kawazu cherry trees were first discovered by chance in 1955 and planted by local residents at the mouth of the…

Anker Japan collaborated with au for the 20th time and launched the high-capacity mobile battery “Anker 537 Power Bank (PowerCore 24000, 65W)” as an official au accessory “au +1 collection SELECT. Style, KDDI, and Okinawa Cellular directly-managed stores nationwide will start selling the product at the end of February, and au Online Shop will start…

Legs will open “The Wonder Movie CAFE” on the 3rd basement floor of Omotesando Hills Main Building (4-12-10 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Walt Disney Company. One of the “OH MY CAFE” special cafes for a limited time that sells products using Disney characters. The cinema-themed store will be divided…

HIS released a tour product for GW, “4-day Miyako Island Tour by Charter Flight from Narita”. This year’s GW will be a five-day weekend, with limited flights to the remote islands of Okinawa, and since it has already become difficult to obtain airline tickets, the company has planned this tour. The outline of the tour…