MUJI BASE OIKAWA (524-1 Odashiro, Otaki-machi, Isumi County, Chiba Prefecture), a community experience lodging facility renovated from the former Old Aikawa Elementary School, will open on October 1. Reservations for accommodations are now being made through Airbnb. MUJI BASE is the third MUJI BASE in Japan, following MUJI BASE KAMOGAWA (Kamogawa City, Chiba Prefecture), which…

Faylor Japan will release “True Love,” a handkerchief with a design of Belle, the main character from the Disney movie “Beauty and the Beast,” on September 18 (online scheduled for 12:00 pm on the same day). The price is 2,970 yen. Available at FEILER Ginza main store (Tokyo), FEILER Tenjin underground shopping mall (Fukuoka), FEILER…

UNIQLO will open its largest store in Saitama Prefecture, the UNIQLO AEON Laketown Kaze Store (AEON Laketown Kaze 1F, 4-2-2 Laketown, Koshigaya City, Saitama Prefecture), tomorrow, September 13. We had a quick look inside the store at a media preview held prior to the opening. The new store is a relocation of the UNIQLO AEON…

Samantha Vega launched on September 12 a collection inspired by Marie, the kitten in the Disney movie “Fashionable Cat. The lineup consists of three items. All of them feature Marie-like designs with large ribbons and soft pink tones. The heart-shaped shoulder bag (19,800 yen) features a voluminous bow. The pink-beige color is both cute and…

ANA will operate the specially designed “EXPO2025 ANA JET” from early December to commemorate the 2025 Japan International Expo (Osaka-Kansai Expo). The aircraft will be a Boeing 737 with a special design using colors inspired by the Expo (red, blue, and gray) and ANA corporate colors (Mohawk blue and Triton blue), and will fly to…

JAL is running the “JAL Class J Campaign” from September 10 to March 29, 2025, which allows customers to book Class J for the same price as a regular seat when using the Business Flex Fare. This campaign is available only through “JAL Online,” a domestic business trip arrangement service for corporate customers. The reservation…

Tokyo Tatemono and Hilton opened the Hilton Kyoto (416 Shimomaruya-cho, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto) on September 12. To commemorate this event, Hilton Honors members will receive 1,000 points per stay exclusively for Hilton Honors members. Eligible stays are from October 1 to February 28, 2025. This is the first hotel in Kyoto under the flagship Hilton Hotels…

BANDAI and JAL will start pre-ordering “JAPAN AIRLINES Miniature Collection” (5 types, 500 yen per set), which reproduces aircraft and GSE vehicles, on the online shopping site “Gashapon Online” from September 12. General sales will begin in December and will be available at official Gashapon Bandai stores nationwide, as well as at capsule toy vending…

Oedo Onsen Monogatari Hotels & Resorts will hold a “Seasonal Buffet” at eight Premium Series inns. The period is from September 1 to February 28, 2025. The Premium series inns are about 5,000 yen more expensive than the standard inns, but they offer free use of the Premium Lounge, which serves soft drinks and alcohol,…

Yamanashi Prefecture announced that the Mt. Fuji Yoshida-guchi climbing route closed for the summer season of 2024 on September 10, 2012. This season (July 1-September 10), the first mountaineering restrictions in Japan will be introduced to ease trail congestion and prevent bullet climbing. The following measures were implemented: an entrance fee of 2,000 yen and…