Honolulu Cookie Company launched its Spring 2024 limited edition products, including the Floral Lei Collection, on March 5. In addition to Hawaii company-owned stores, the products will be available in Japan at select Costco, Yahoo! Shopping, Amazon, etc. The Floral Lei Collection features packaging with floral motifs such as sunset oranges and purples, lei, pikake,…

Sekiguchi has begun pre-order sales of its official online store original product, “Soei Snufkin” (16,500 yen). Delivery is scheduled for early to mid May. It is a large stuffed animal that looks as if Snufkin is sleeping with him in his arms, and can be made to sit on any chair with a backrest. It…

Pokémon Inc. will reopen Pokémon Center TOKYO-BAY (2F, West Wing, Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport TOKYO-BAY, 2-1-1 Hamacho, Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture), an official store handling Pokémon-related products, on April 12. The interior of the store is designed to resemble the landscape of the Bay Area, and Pikachu, Denryu, and Marilu will welcome you at the entrance….

Nishikiri will release “Kyo Zutsumi” (990 yen per piece), a collaboration with Sanrio characters, on March 8. The product will be sold exclusively at the main store in front of Nishi-honganji Temple and other stores in Kyoto City. Two types of Kyoto pickles (40g each), the standard products “Yukari-murasaki” and “Yamasato no Aroma,” are wrapped…

By using the Hokuriku Ouen Discount, travelers will receive up to a 50% discount on travel prices (lodging, travel products with transportation, etc.) for stays between March 16 and April 26. In addition, Toyama Prefecture offers a “Toyama Ouen Coupon” worth 3,000 yen per coupon, which can be used at souvenir stores, restaurants, tourist facilities,…

Ginza Mitsukoshi will hold “Disney THE MARKET” from March 6 to 25. More than 100 kinds of limited-edition items, mainly new items with a “magic” theme, as well as Isetan Mitsukoshi exclusive items and pre-sale items will be available. The venue will feature more than 3,000 related items from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and…

Vietjet is running a campaign celebrating International Women’s Day through March 8. Special one-way fares starting at 13,990 yen (including taxes and surcharges) will be offered on all routes between Japan and Vietnam. The applicable period of travel is from April 1 to October 31 (excluding holidays and busy periods). Also, enter the promotion code…

Foo Tokyo will release silk items featuring Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse on March 6. From March 6 to 12, a pop-up store will be opened on the first floor of Ginza Mitsukoshi’s main building. The “Argyle Silk Pajamas (Set-up)” (176,000 yen each) are an argyle pattern with silhouettes of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse….

Hospitality Operations will rebrand and open the Smile Hotel Kyoto Karasuma Gojo (396-3 Osakamachi, Gojo-sagaru, Karasuma-dori, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture) on March 20. This will be the 70th Smile brand hotel operated by the company in Japan. Located about a 1-minute walk from Gojo Station (Exit 8) on the Karasuma Line, the hotel has…

What kind of facility is Auberge Homachi Mikuni-Minato? Auberge Homachi Mikuni-Minato is located in the Mikuni-Minato area, which prospered from the trade of Kitamae-bune ships from the Edo period to the Meiji period. It consists of 9 lodging buildings with 16 rooms, a restaurant building “Tateru Yoshino Mikuni Minato” and a front desk building, all…