The Osaka Prefectural Police Department has announced traffic regulations for the Tenjin Festival to be held July 24-25 at Osaka Temmangu Shrine (2-1-8 Tenjinbashi, Kita-ku, Osaka City). Regulations will be in effect from around 1:00 p.m. on July 24 to 11:00 p.m. on July 25. Vehicle traffic will be prohibited around Tenmangu Shrine, under Tenmabashi…

Faylor Japan will release its “Honey Pot” collection featuring Winnie the Pooh on July 29 at 12:00 pm. Sold only through the online store, purchases are limited to one per person per item. A full lineup of 16 items will be available, including the standard “handkerchief” (2,970 yen each), “bag” (24,200 yen), cute “drawstring bag”…

Izu Shaboten Zoological Park (1317-13 Tomido, Ito City, Shizuoka Prefecture) announced that it is experiencing a summer baby rush. A total of eight babies were born in the “squirrel monkey tunnel” in the park from early May to late June, bringing the herd to 28. One baby was also born to a free-ranging squirrel monkey…

Venus Travel, an SHK Line Group company, launched the “Around Japan Solo Travel Plan – Drive Pack” plan. Plan to visit various parts of Japan from Hokkaido to Kyushu by ship and land. You can leave the long-distance travel to the ship and enjoy the freedom of sightseeing in various regions. Camping cars (8 license…

On July 16, 3COINS (3COINS) launched summer vacation homework support items. Items on sale include a compact, foldable living room study board (1,100 yen) and a homework management set (330 yen) that allows users to check the progress of their homework by filling in their schedules on a calendar. Other new items included an acrylic…

On July 17, Recruit released the “National Roadside Station Grand Prix 2024,” a satisfaction ranking of roadside stations by the travel information magazine “Jaran. Jaran National Roadside Stations Grand Prix 2024 1st-5th place No. 1: A la Date Roadside Station (Osaki City, Miyagi Prefecture) No.2: Roadside Station Kawaba Denen Plaza (Kawaba-mura, Tone-gun, Gunma) No.3: Roadside…

Big Holiday will hold the second installment of its 60th anniversary “Summer Final Sale” from July 17 at 3:00 p.m. to August 5. The applicable departure period is from July 20 to September 29. A limited number of 400 coupons for up to 10,000 yen discount on Shinkansen + lodging package tours will be distributed….

The highest per-trip spending was by seniors, including women in their 70s. Local consumption is dominated by young males. Looking at one-time trip expenses by gender and age group, women in their 70s have the highest total cost at 67,900 yen, while women in their 60s, men in their 70s, and other senior citizens are…

Toyama, Ishikawa, and Fukui prefectures will open “HOKURIKU+,” an antenna store for the three Hokuriku prefectures, at KITTE Osaka (JP Tower Osaka, 3-2-2 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture) on July 31. As an information dissemination center for the three Hokuriku prefectures, this facility allows visitors to enjoy and experience the unique characteristics of Hokuriku….

JTB announced that its electronic ticket distribution platform (Ticket HUB) has been introduced in Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture, and that online electronic ticket sales have begun at Matsumoto Castle (4-1 Marunouchi, Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture). Tickets will be available on the Matsumoto Castle website from July 16, and entry to the castle will begin on…