Mori Trust Hotels & Resorts opened Laforet Hakone Gora Yunokeshi Ayakan (1320-708 Gora, Hakone-cho, Ashigarashita-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture) on January 19. Aya-no-Kan is a new building adjacent to Laforet Hakone Gora Yuno-Sei, which is operated by the company. Located about a 5-minute walk from Naka Gora Station on the Hakone Tozan Cable Car, it has a…

Swatch launched a new collection “POWER OF NATURE” inspired by the world of the outdoors. Waterfalls, deserts, icebergs, and forests are just a few of the natural forces that are represented in the four models, with dials, 3D details, glow-in-the-dark indexes, and straps. Each is designed to be waterproof, durable, comfortable to wear, and functional,…

MOL Sunflower has unveiled the designs of two new LNG-fueled ferries scheduled to enter service on the Metropolitan (Oarai) to Hokkaido (Tomakomai) route in 2025. With the desire to protect the rich earth and oceans and to brightly illuminate people’s lives and future, they expressed “the sea at dawn” and “light illuminating a new era”…

Captain Stagg has begun pre-ordering the eBergy Electric FDB206, a combination of a folding bicycle and an electric bicycle, on the support purchase service Makuake. The planned general sales price is 138,000 yen, and Makuake is offering an early bird discount of 20,000 yen off, among others. Four colors are available: matte black (matte), army…

Hotel JAL City Sapporo Nakajima Koen (3-1-25 Minami 8-jo Nishi, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido) will renew its breakfast buffet menu on February 1. To make it possible to enjoy Hokkaido’s royal gourmet cuisine for breakfast, the performance counter offers miniature portions of three major Hokkaido ramen dishes: Sapporo miso, Asahikawa shoyu, and Hakodate shio. The chef…

JALPAC began offering “Travel Coordination,” a service that creates original itineraries for overseas travel. Based on the company’s model course, you can freely customize your trip by adding or deleting sightseeing tours, reducing or extending your stay, and so on. In addition, departure dates can be selected, and airline seats can be arranged from economy…

The limited edition design depicts Snoopy and his friends wearing denim in style. The lineup includes a total of five items, including Belle Maison’s first collaboration with EDWIN. Senshukai’s mail-order business, Belle Maison, released “Snoopy in denim” goods designed in collaboration with PEANUTS. Snoopy wearing denim EDWIN/Snoopy” embroidered denim tote (¥8,990) EDWIN/Snoopy” embroidered denim pouch…

Onna Chishin opened the world’s first official champagne hotel, Cuvée J2 Hôtel Osaka by Onna Chishin (2-6-7 Minami-Senba, Chuo-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture) on January 13, 2012. With the Osaka-Kansai Expo just around the corner, hotels are opening one after another in Osaka in anticipation of an increase in the number of inbound visitors. However,…