New symbol “Ueno-Hirokoji Exit Vision” was born at JR Ueno Station. Panda time signal and original contents are broadcast.

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JR East Japan Planning has installed a new symbolic “Ueno-Hirokoji-guchi Vision” at the Ueno Station Hirokoji-guchi Station Square, which began airing today, January 24, 2012. It was installed next to the facade of the second Ueno Station building, which was completed in 1932. It is one of the largest outdoor signage systems developed by the…

Yumoto “Hananoi” Super Hotel Osaka Natural Hot Spring renewal opening on February 14. Newly built sauna with auto lowruu, etc.

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Super Hotel will reopen on February 14 the bathhouse “Hananoi” Super Hotel Osaka Natural Hot Spring (3-6-35 Edobori, Nishi-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture), which has been temporarily closed since 2020. The hotel has 388 rooms, including single and twin rooms, located approximately 5 minutes on foot from Awaza Station on the Chuo Subway Line and…

Cute chocolate and cat embroidery! Ball & Chain collaboration bag from Caffarel, a long-established company from Italy, with purchase bonus “ladybug and mini heart set”.

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Yamamoto Shoten will release on February 1 a limited-quantity collaborative bag by Caffarel, a long-established chocolate brand from Torino, Italy, and Ball & Chain, a bag brand popular for its cute embroidered designs. Available in two colors, light gray and dark gray, for easy use in any situation, each priced at 4,950 yen. A maximum…

Google Maps “Indoor Live View” introduced for the Toei Subway, allowing users to see the route to their destination while viewing the actual scenery in AR.

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The Tokyo Metropolitan Transportation Bureau will introduce Google Maps’ “Indoor Live View” to the Toei Subway. The service will first be available at Tochomae Station on the Oedo Line from January 25, and will be gradually introduced at other stations. Indoor Live View” is a navigation function that utilizes augmented reality (AR), allowing users to…

SEGA’s “Online Lottery” features a limited number of items with newly-drawn illustrations.

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SEGA will release “Disney & Pixar Character Animal Various Collection” (800 yen per ticket) at Lucky Lottery Online on January 24. The design features animals from Disney and Pixar films, including Flower and Miss Bunny from “Bambi,” Rajah from “Aladdin,” and Merida’s brother from “Merida and the Matching Forest,” and the illustrations are newly drawn…

OMO7 Osaka by Hoshino Resort, a plan with tickets for a little early entrance to Universal Studios Japan

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OMO7 Osaka by Hoshino Resort (3-16-30, Emisu-Nishi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture) has launched “Trip to Universal Studios Japan Staying at OMO7 Osaka by Hoshino Resort with JTB Early Park Inn”. The plan is available for departures between January 27 and March 31, and reservations can be made at JTB product agencies, JTB’s official website,…

Disney Characters with a soft touch heal you. Gashapon New Series “Punipunishitai” Includes Soft-to-the-Touch Baymaxes

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Bandai’s Vendor Division will introduce a new series of Gashapon “Puni Punishitai” starting the fourth week of January. The first item is the “Disney Punipunishitai” (400 yen per unit), featuring Walt Disney Japan’s Disney Friends. The lineup includes Baymax, Stitch, and Winnie the Pooh, all of which are approximately 58mm in height and big in…