The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) has selected an expressway section that is currently provisionally two lanes as a priority improvement section to be converted to four lanes. For the candidate four-lane sections to be newly initiated in FY2024, 11 sections of approximately 57 km were selected based on a comprehensive assessment…

Rakuten Travel will launch “Rakuten Travel Super SALE” on March 4 at 8:00 p.m., offering great deals on domestic and international travel reservations. During the period, a number of less-than-half-price plans and plans with 20 times Rakuten points for hotels and hot spring resorts will be on sale. In addition, coupons for up to 30,000…

Cebu Pacific Air is holding its 28th anniversary sale “Super Seat Fest”. The promotion is valid from August 1 to February 28, 2025, and will end when all seats are sold out. Tickets for the Narita/Kansai/Centrair/Fukuoka to Manila and Narita to Cebu routes can be purchased with one-way basic fares starting at 100 yen (taxes,…

Hospitality Operations will rebrand and open Smile Hotel Osaka Tennoji (2-3-3 Aisaka, Tennoji-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture), its seventh Smile brand location in Osaka City, on March 20. Located about a 7-minute walk from JR Tennoji Station (North Exit) and about a 6-minute walk from Midosuji Line Tennoji Station (Exit 6 and 7), it is…

Aeon Retail will hold a major spring sale, “Aeon Super Spring Toku Matsuri” from March 20 to 31 at about 380 stores including “Aeon” and “Aeon Style” in the Honshu and Shikoku areas except for the Tohoku region, and at its online store! Spring Discount Festival” will be held from March 20 to 31. Spring…

Himeji City has begun operating a new loop bus that tours around Himeji Castle. Shinki Bus is updating its fleet to coincide with the 30th anniversary of Himeji Castle’s registration as a World Heritage site, and the new BYD “J6” electric bus is the first of its kind to be introduced in Japan. Fares are…

Although more and more people are using SNS to gather information about their travel destinations, even in this day and age, we are still interested in the recommendations of local people. In this section, we ask people who work at lodging facilities throughout Japan to introduce points of interest at the lodging facilities where they…

The Sera Plateau will be decorated with 750,000 tulips of 200 varieties in spring. In addition to one of Japan’s largest “flower paintings” using tulips, special events will also be held. Admission fees vary depending on the blooming conditions. New areas for herbs, perennials, and seasonal flowers will be introduced. Visitors can experience being surrounded…

Sun-X will release Sumikko Gurashi’s first planetarium production, “Sumikko Gurashi: The Glorious Universe and the Light of Aurora” (Distributor: D&D Pictures), at science museums and planetariums nationwide in sequence from March 9. Visitors can enjoy a story about Sumiko and the starry sky and the universe that fills the dome with a 180-degree view of…

Oedo Onsen Monogatari Hotels & Resorts has begun accepting reservations for lodging at Oedo Onsen Monogatari Premium Ise Shima (1035 Hamashima, Hamashima-cho, Shima City, Mie Prefecture), which will reopen on June 24. This is the fifth location in the company’s Premium series. The hotel has a total of 83 rooms, including Japanese-style bed rooms with…