We visited Gyeongju, Busan, and Ulsan, tourist cities in southeastern South Korea, on an inspection tour organized by the Korea Tourism Organization. This is a report in two parts, Part 1 and Part 2. Let’s start with Gyeongju, the ancient capital of Silla Dynasty! This time, we used Jin Air, a Korean Air Group company,…

Fujiyoshida City and Ameer Sports Japan, which operates the Salomon sports brand, signed a comprehensive cooperation agreement and renovated Nakano Chaya, a mountain lodge on the Yoshida-guchi trail. Nakano-chaya (5601-1 Kamiyoshida, Fujiyoshida City, Yamanashi Prefecture) is located between the Kitaguchi Hongu Sengen Shrine at the foot of the mountain and Umaboshi, where you can enjoy…

UNIQLO will release new UTs in late July in collaboration with “Sylvanian Families,” which celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. From the “Sylvanian Families” dollhouse series, which depicts the dreamy lives of animals in the forest, the popular “Baby Collection” is the concept for this year’s lineup, which includes four types of women’s T-shirts. The…

Heso Productions announced on May 26 that it will release EXPO 2025 Myakmyak Flocky Figures (5 types) at its store in the Osaka Kansai Expo site. Handling will begin in late May. The figure is about 6 cm in length with a firmer flocky texture, and will be sold blind in capsules in a total…

Satofuru has begun accepting donations for a one-day ticket to “Jangria Okinawa” as a new hometown tax return gift for Nakijin Village, Okinawa Prefecture. Jangria Okinawa (553-1, Kuregayama, Nakijin-mura, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa Prefecture), which will open on July 25, is a large-scale theme park that takes advantage of the nature in the northern part of Okinawa…

Best Bridal will hold “Peter Rabbit Afternoon Tea – in Green Garden” by opening wedding banquet halls in three cities in Japan (Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka), which are usually closed to the public except for weddings. The event will run from July 2 to August 31 (dates vary by facility). The limited edition afternoon tea…

AirAsia has launched “It’s Thailand Time Sale” in collaboration with Tourism Authority of Thailand. The booking period is from May 26 to June 1, and the travel period is from May 26 to December 31. One-way fares to Don Muang (Bangkok) on the subject routes start at 20,900 yen from Narita, 17,990 yen from Kansai…

JR East Tohoku Headquarters is implementing the “Tsubasa, Tsunagu. project. This project commemorates the replacement of the Yamagata Shinkansen trains from the E3 series to the E8 series by the end of FY2025. In conjunction with the project, original goods will be sold at NewDays and other stores in Yamagata Shinkansen stations from June 1….

Yokohama Rapid Transit is selling Minatomirai Line one-day tickets with the “Shinnagawa Yokohama New Port Map” design. The tickets are available at all station offices on the Minatomirai Line except Yokohama Station and cost 460 yen (half-price for children). The tickets are priced at 460 yen (half-price for children) and will be discontinued as soon…