In anticipation of Disaster Prevention Day on September 1, Loft Co., Ltd. has launched “Sonaeru Kurashi,” a project to review disaster prevention measures and items, at Loft stores nationwide and on the Loft net store. The store will sell a variety of “phase-free” items that are useful not only in times of disaster, but also…
“Premium Yashiomasu Lunchbox” at Utsunomiya Station
Utsunomiya Station is said to be the birthplace of ekiben, the first boxed meal sold at the station in 1885. One hundred and thirty-seven years later, a wide variety of bentos are now available. This time, I purchased the “Premium Yashiomasu Bento. Yashiomasu is an improved species of rainbow trout developed by the Fisheries Experiment…
JR Kyushu wraps “Romancing Saga Train” on diesel railcars of Karatsu Line and Chikuhi Line
JR Kyushu will operate the “Romancing Saga Train” from August 23 as part of Saga Prefecture’s “Romancing Saga 2022” project. All diesel trains on the Karatsu Line, Chikuhi Line, and the Nagasaki Main Line (Saga to Kubota), which the trains connect to, will have this design. All 16 cars (nine Kiha 47s and seven Kiha…
Take the Skymark flight from Centrair to Okinawa for a 2-day/1-night trip
Comfortable flight with Skymark’s free service It takes about 2 hours and 10 minutes from Centrair to Naha, with three round-trip flights a day, and I took flight SKY551 departing at 8:30 this time. Skymark offers two discount fares, “Ima-tekkaku” and “Tasutoku,” and the “Tasutoku” discount fare in particular allows passengers to change their reservation…
Anker 555 Portable Power Station (PowerHouse 1024Wh), a high-capacity, easy-to-carry, long-life portable power supply
Anker Japan released the Anker 555 Portable Power Station (PowerHouse 1024Wh), a portable power supply. It is priced at 149,900 yen. It will be available on the official website, Amazon.co.jp, Rakuten Ichiba, and some electronics retailers. The product uses a “lithium iron phosphate lithium ion battery” that lasts about 6 times longer than a typical…
Peach sells Vanilla Air’s in-flight “Phantom Yellow Cart”
Peach will sell the “Phantom Yellow Cart,” Vanilla Air’s in-flight cart that will be integrated in 2019, starting August 19 at 6 p.m. In conjunction with the integration, Vanilla Air’s aircraft have been upgraded to Peach specifications, and “Fly Peach to AMAMI”, a yellow Vanilla Air fuselage design with original illustrations, is in operation. For…
Zedd’s Thule Garment Folder, a garment case that can easily store up to 12 garments
Zedd released the “Thule Garment Folder,” a garment case made of sustainable materials compatible with carry-on cases, from the Swedish brand THULE. It is priced at 4,730 yen. This product holds up to 12 shirts or other garments and is designed to fit just right in a carry-on size suitcase. By adjusting the wing section…
Hilton Garden Inn opens for the first time in Japan
Hilton Garden Inn announced the opening of Hilton Garden Inn Kyoto Karasuma on November 16, 2012, with reservations being accepted from August 18, 2012. The hotel will be Hilton Garden Inn’s first foray into Japan, with 250 rooms of nine types on nine floors above ground and one below. The interior will have a warm,…
Logos launches two types of “Tradcanvas” series tents made of flame-retardant fabrics with further improved ventilation performance.
Logos Corporation has released two new “Tradcanvas” series with inner lining made of T/C fabric, which is highly breathable and effective in preventing condensation. The fabric meets the U.S. CPAI-84 flame retardant standard and will not catch fire even if it jumps to the ground. The inner tent is made of breathable T/C material. In…
Endangered “higotai” blooms at the Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden, where it will be in bloom until late August.
At the Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden (4512-150 Kita-Rokko, Rokkosan-cho, Nada-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture), operated by Rokkosan Kanko, the endangered higotai has reached its peak of blooming. Higotai is a perennial herb of the Asteraceae family, characterized by its bright blue, ball-shaped flowers. It is classified as an endangered species (VU) due to the decline…