PORTER (Yoshida Kaban) will release a total of eight items as the second special collection in collaboration with “Mina Perhonen” on April 20. This time, “Mina Perhonen” textiles “tambourine”, “run run run” and “light berry” are embroidered on bonded nylon fabric. The lineup includes a tote bag (55,000 yen), 2-way tote bag (49,500 yen), 2-way…
Hoshino Resort to open 5 facilities in 2024, including Sendai/Shin-Urayasu/Okuhida. Representative Yoshimichi Hoshino: “Temporary labor shortage is an opportunity for the tourism industry.
Hoshino Resort held the “Hoshino Resort Online Press Conference 2024 Spring” on April 17. President Yoshiro Hoshino commented on trends in the travel and tourism industry, which is facing challenges such as labor shortages and overtourism. In the after-Corona period, Mr. Hoshino said that labor shortages are a worldwide problem, especially in the tourism industry,…
Fujiya Restaurant opens for the first time in six years at its Shibuya branch. Get a “Peco Poco Cotton Bag” with a bill of 2,000 yen.
Fujiya will open Fujiya Restaurant Shibuya (26-2 Udagawacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) at 11:00 a.m. on April 18. This is the first restaurant to open in the Shibuya area in six years. It will have 92 seats on the second floor of the Saint-Louis Building on Bunka-mura-dori, and will feature a partially brushed-up version of the existing…
Introduction of “Private Rooms” on the Tokaido Shinkansen. Completely private seats of higher quality than those in green cars will be available by the end of FY2026.
On April 17, JR Tokai announced the introduction of fully private room-type seats on the Tokaido Shinkansen. The service is scheduled to begin by the end of fiscal year 2026. A portion of the N700S trains (two rooms per train) will be equipped with a highly private and secure environment, with private room-only Wi-Fi and…
Omura Bay PA (up line) on Nagasaki Expressway to be renewed at 8:00 a.m. on April 19. New observation terrace overlooking the sea.
NEXCO West Japan, West Nippon Expressway Service Holdings Kyushu Branch, and West Nippon Expressway Retail will reopen the store building at Nagasaki Expressway (E34) Omurawan PA (uphill), which had been undergoing reconstruction, at 8:00 a.m. on April 19. The total store area is 443m2, 1.9 times larger than before, and the dining space has doubled…
JR Tokai begins leasing “Optical Fiber Core Lines” for the Tokaido Shinkansen Line. Responding to the Need for Disaster-Resistant and Stable Communication Infrastructure
JR Tokai has announced that it will start leasing a part of the fiber optic cores in the fiber optic cables laid along the Tokaido Shinkansen for railroad business to outside telecommunications carriers. Applications are being accepted on “JR Tokai MARKET” from 3:00 p.m. today, April 17. The optical fiber cores laid along the line…
Tokyo DisneySea “Fantasy Springs” construction completed. 50 days to opening!
Tokyo Disney Resort will hold the grand opening of a new theme port, Fantasy Springs, at Tokyo DisneySea on June 6. A completion ceremony was held today, 50 days before the opening. At the dedication ceremony, Toshio Kagami, Oriental Land Representative Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors, offered a Shinto offering, and Yumiko…
Tokyo DisneySea “Fantasy Springs” unveils first new popcorn bucket!
Tokyo Disney Resort announced a new popcorn bucket on April 17. Ahead of the grand opening of Tokyo DisneySea’s new theme port “Fantasy Springs” on June 6, “Popcorn with Bucket” (3,200 yen), featuring the clock tower at night from the Disney movie “Peter Pan,” will go on sale on May 28. The main design features…
Restrictions on the path up and down Fujiyoshida in Yamanashi Prefecture to prevent bullet attacks on climbers. 4,000 climbers per day, 2,000 yen per day toll.
Yamanashi Prefecture will set up a gate at the fifth station trailhead (Yoshida Route) of Mt. To prevent bullet climbing and congestion, passage is restricted from 4:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. The maximum number of climbers per day is 4,000 (excluding lodgers staying at mountain lodges). A toll of 2,000 yen is required when passing…
3,000 yen discount for one night / 1,500 yen discount for one day trip to Fukushima. Tokyo residents only “Support Tour for Disaster Area” until the end of March 2025.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has launched the “Disaster Area Support Tour” program to subsidize travel to Fukushima Prefecture. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will continue to support the promotion of tourism and economic recovery of Fukushima Prefecture. Those who live, work, or study in Tokyo will receive a discount of 3,000 yen per night/6,000 yen per…