The Disney Resort Line will be implementing a Disney Christmas-linked program from November 11 to December 25. Newly announced details include decorations and stickers on the “Disney Christmas Liner” trains and a stamp rally. The Disney Christmas Liner features Christmas colors such as green, red, and gold, and decorations with snowflake designs scattered on a…
Tips for Rail Travel” by Takashi Inoue] Rail Travel and Smartphones
QR tickets and MaaS cases are increasing If this were a transportation IC, there would be the option of using a physical IC card as well as “mobile XX” using a smartphone. However, the situation is different when using QR codes. We have previously introduced JR East’s “Ekinet Q-Tike” and JR Shikoku’s “Shikoku Smart Ekichan”…
Philips 72-blade dry/wet electric shaver at half price. 150,000 cuts per minute, with cordless automatic cleaner.
Amazon (Amazon Japan) is offering the Philips S9696/50 electric shaver on sale during Prime Thanksgiving. Normally priced at 41,800 yen, it is 50% off at 20,800 yen at the time of writing. A rechargeable dry/wet shaver with 72 blades that cut 150,000 times per minute, the 360-D flex head follows the curvature of the face,…
Kanto Railway commemorative tickets for Chikusei City x IMAS collaboration. 1,000 yen for a set of hard tickets from 3 stations in the city.
Kanto Railway will release “Chikusei City x “THE iDOLM@STER” series collaboration commemorative tickets” on October 11. The tickets will be handled from the first departure at Shimodate Station and cost 1,000 yen. As part of a collaboration project between Chikusei City and the “THE iDOLM@STER” series, both of which are celebrating their 20th anniversary, Kanto…
JR announces details of various discounts after round-trip and consecutive tickets are sold at the end of the day. Zipangu and student discount tickets can be purchased up to two one-way tickets with one discount coupon.
JR Group announced March 13 as the scheduled end date for the sale of round-trip and consecutive train tickets in March 2026, and also disclosed the handling of various discounts. Round-trip/consecutive tickets purchased by March 13th can be used until the end of the validity period, and tickets changed after March 14th will also be…
Three Star Buffet” at Oedo Onsen Monogatari Premium Kinugawa Kanko Hotel. All-you-can-eat Japanese black beef, red snow crab, and seasonal fruits!
Oedo Onsen Monogatari Premium Kinugawa Kanko Hotel (359-2 Kinugawa Onsen Taki, Nikko-shi, Tochigi Prefecture) launched the “Oedo Three Star Buffet” on October 8. The menu features seafood directly from the market, brand beef, local cuisine, and other ingredients of higher quality than usual. The first three facilities to offer this plan were Awazu Grand Hotel…
Myakmyak Hittari Meshi, in-store pickup and online temporarily ends on October 26. Next shipment is scheduled for late November.
Awajiya announced that it will temporarily stop accepting in-store pickup reservations and online store sales of “EXPO 2025 Myakumyaku Hittaridako Meshi” (1980 yen) as of October 26. Initially, a total of 15,000 units were planned to be sold, but due to the popularity of the product, which far exceeded expectations, the production will be increased…
Columbia releases reissue of the original Baga Boot, limited to 1993 pairs.
Columbia will reissue the Bugaboot 1, the brand’s first footwear product, on October 16, 1993. Each pair will be embroidered with a serial number and come with an exclusive shoe box and key chain. Sizes range from men’s 25 to 30 cm (in increments of 1 cm). In Japan, the shoes will be sold only…
JR East’s fare revision is for purchases made on March 14, 2026. Details on the treatment of separate Tokaido Shinkansen and conventional lines are also available.
The fare will be revised on March 14, 2026, and all tickets to be sold on or after that date will be based on the new fare. Tickets sold before March 13 will be calculated at the pre-revision fare, even if the effective start date is after the revision, so there is no need to…
Kusatsu Onsen Naraya offers up to 25% off half-board plans. Guest rooms with half-open-air baths overlooking Yubatake hot spring baths available.
Rakuten Travel is holding “LUXURY DAYS -Special Sale only for luxury hotels-” until 23:59 on October 15. Up to 25% off at luxury hotels and hot spring inns across Japan when combined with a sale plan and coupon. Naraya (396 Kusatsu, Kusatsu-cho, Agatsuma-gun, Gunma-ken), a long-established ryokan in Kusatsu Onsen, is offering one-night half-board plans,…