IHG Hotels & Resorts operates 19 hotel brands with more than 6,300 hotels in over 100 countries. In Japan, IHG Hotels & Resorts currently operates about 47 hotels under seven brands from Hokkaido to Okinawa (as of March 2024). For this interview, we asked Mr. Yuji Koyanagi, General Manager of ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Sapporo,…
Hankyu Umeda “Moomin Market 2024” to be held for the first time in Japan. Limited-edition goods and other items on sale at the forest-inspired venue.
The Hankyu Umeda main store (8-7 Kakudacho, Kita-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture) will hold “Moomin Market 2024” for the first time in Japan from March 27 to April 1. At the venue with a theme of refreshment and a forest image, various Mooming goods will be on sale, including the event-exclusive “Embroidered Can Badge Collection”…
Minus 12 degrees Celsius, and Buses to Take Care of Long-Distance Commuting in Extremely Cold Weather? Why the Nemuro Main Line Bus Conversion and “Restructuring”?
Even in minus 12 degrees Celsius, students commute to school 40 km away! Demand for buses to school The buses are busiest when they depart from Itutora Station at 6:13 a.m. for Higashi-Sukagoshi Station (connecting to the train bound for Furano Station). Minami Furano high school students commute to Furano City, 40 km away, by…
Kawagoe Prince Hotel renews Moomin Valley Park-approved “Snufkin” rooms into modern Scandinavian rooms.
Kawagoe Prince Hotel (1-22 Shintomi-cho, Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture), operated by Seibu Prince Hotels Worldwide, has renewed the Moomin Valley Park-approved concept room “Moomin Special Room Snufkin Version” and will sell only one room per day from April 1. Reservations will be accepted on the hotel’s official website from 12:00 p.m. on March 26. The…
Kinnikuman Museum” will open in late April. Kinnikuman Museum will open in Numazu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, a city associated with the Tournament Mountain.
The Kinnikuman Museum Production Committee will open its first permanent exhibition hall, the Kinnikuman Museum (5-2-15 Otemachi, Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture), in late April. The “Kinnikuman” series, which began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1979 and continues in Weekly Playboy/Shukupre NEWS, is a long-running fighting manga that will celebrate its 45th anniversary in 2024. The…
Odakyu, Tokyo Metro, and Tokyu Land Corp. have begun construction of a new 48-story building complex at the west exit of Shinjuku Station, scheduled for completion in 2029.
Odakyu Corporation, Tokyo Metro, and Tokyu Land Corporation announced that they have begun construction of a new building in “Ward A,” a joint project by the three companies in the Shinjuku Station West Exit Area Development Plan. This project aims to develop the infrastructure to realize the “Shinjuku Grand Terminal” promoted by the Tokyo Metropolitan…
Trainees from Five Central Asian Countries Learn Sustainable Tourism Development at Kumano Kodo World Heritage Site – Silk Road Links Central Asia and Japan for Regional Development ｜ News & Media
Trainees from Central Asia walking along the World Heritage Kumano Kodo with a storyteller. Training Title: Subject-Specific Training “Regional Tourism Development Policies in Central Asia Countries covered: Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan Acceptance period: September – November 2023 In the past, the Silk Road, a large-scale trade route connecting East and West, developed on the…
Seibu Bus adds JCB and 5 other brands to touch-sensitive payment system for airport connecting buses (Tokorozawa-Haneda route)
Seibu Bus, JCB, Reship, and QUADRAC will expand the number of touch payment brands for airport connecting buses operated by Seibu Bus (Tokorozawa Haneda Route). In addition to the Visa cards currently supported, JCB/American Express/Diners Club/Discover/UnionPay cards will be newly added on March 29. Only flights from Tokorozawa to Haneda Airport are eligible. Flights departing…
Blue Impulse flew a display flight at “Kawasaki Leap Festival” on June 29. Commemorating the 100th anniversary of Kawasaki City.
Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture, has announced that the Blue Impulse will fly a display during the Kawasaki Leap Festival to be held on June 29. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Kawasaki City, a professional team of the Air Self-Defense Force will perform acrobatics over the Todoroki Greenbelt. Detailed flight times and locations will be…
Adam et Rope x LeSportsac, large and small Boston bags and reversible totes. Available in silver and black
JUN will release a new bag from ADAM ET ROPE’ on April 13 in collaboration with bag brand LeSportsac, which will be sold at all ADAM ET ROPE’ stores and online stores. A total of seven models are available, including LeSportsac’s signature Boston bag, a tote bag, and a clutch bag that can also be…