Aichi Prefecture is implementing its own “Aichi Sukitabi Campaign” to stimulate travel demand by dispersing visitors to the prefecture, who tend to concentrate on weekends and consecutive holidays, to weekdays. When you use hotels, restaurants, tourist facilities, theme parks, etc. participating in the campaign, you will receive discounts, free services, and other benefits provided by…
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Nippon Airways offers travel plan from Kitakyushu to Amami Oshima by FDA direct charter flight, from 51,500 yen per room for 2 persons for 3 days and 2 nights.
Nippon Airways has launched a plan to travel from Kitakyushu to Amami Oshima by FDA direct charter flight, limited to three days and two nights from November 23 to 25. The 3-day/2-night course without options includes round-trip airfare and 2 nights lodging, with a choice of 5 hotels. Rates start at 51,500 yen per room…
Transfer Guide, “Operation Information Cast” to check train delays, suspensions, and resumptions on a map.
On August 6, LINE Yahoo Japan launched “Operation Information Cast” on its transit search application “Yahoo! This function allows users to check train delays, suspensions, resumption of operations, and other train operation information nationwide on the “Public Transportation Map”. This function can be used in conjunction with “Train Cast,” which allows users to check where…
New Cities Announced for Disney’s Out-of-Park Parades & Duffy Bus Visits! November goes to Miyazaki
Tokyo Disney Resort has announced new cities to visit for the Tokyo Disney Resort Special Parade, which will take part in festivals throughout Japan. The event will appear in the “Citizens’ Parade Smile Jamboree” to be held in Miyazaki City, Miyazaki Prefecture, on November 24. The parade will take place from the Miyazaki Station intersection…
A treasure box indeed! Kayuno has created a jewelry case with a luxurious Disney pattern finished in cloisonne enamel.
Kay Uno, a custom-made jewelry company, has launched “Hosekibako/Cloisonne Jewelry Box” jewelry cases (462,000 yen each) with designs of Disney characters. There are three designs. The motifs are based on Disney’s “101 Doggies,” “Bambi,” and “Wan Wan Monogatari. Cloisonne enamel artist Takako Kikuchi used traditional techniques to create a beautiful world that looks as if…
InterContinental Yokohama Pier 8″ Tobari-san’s recommendation.
IHG Hotels & Resorts operates 19 hotel brands with more than 6,300 hotels in over 100 countries. In Japan, IHG Hotels & Resorts currently operates about 47 hotels under seven brands from Hokkaido to Okinawa (as of March 2024). For this interview, we asked Hiroyuki Tobari, general manager of InterContinental Yokohama Pier 8, about the…
First time to Hawaii with FLYING HONU! Travel with convenient services such as lounges, shuttle buses, and pre-ordering souvenirs
We toured around the island of Oahu, enjoying the spectacular sights, activities, and shopping. This was my first visit to Hawaii, and I was able to discover a different way to enjoy Hawaii from what I had seen and heard about before. FLYING HONU adds to the elation of heading to Hawaii For the round-trip…
Buffalo, 2.4mm-thick card-type smart tracker compatible with Apple’s “Find Me
Buffalo has released the BSST01BK, a card-type smart tracker compatible with Apple’s “Find Me” app, which is available at the official Buffalo store on Amazon (Buffalo Direct). This smart tracker (not available for Android devices) can be used with the “Find” application on iPhones and iPads to check location information. The 2.4mm-thick credit card-sized device…
Hokkaido Kitahiroshima City, Hokkaido, 20% point reward campaign for d-payment until the end of August.
Kitahiroshima City in Hokkaido is running the “Kitahiro Cashless Settlement Campaign,” a cashless settlement point reward program, until August 31. The maximum number of points per transaction is 500, and the maximum number of points during the period is 2,000. Points will be awarded at the end of the month following the month of payment….
Official name of the IC between Yamagata IC and Ono-Kobe IC on the Tokai Ring Road is decided.
NEXCO Central Japan has decided on the official names of the interchanges between the Yamagata IC and the Ono-Kobe IC and the Hokusei IC (tentative name) and the Daian IC on the Tokai Ring Expressway (C3), which is being operated jointly with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport. The under-construction names “Gifu IC” and…