Belle Maison’s “Disney Fantasy Shop” has launched eight new items of furniture and sundries to enjoy the world of Disney princesses and heroines. Curtains, rugs, and mini tables will be available from January 7, while mirrors, futon covers, and storage cases will be available from January 31. Prices range from 3,990 yen to 16,900 yen….
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Sendai Anpanman Children’s Museum & Mall offers half-price children’s tickets! Stage events and charagri will be held!
Sendai Anpanman Children’s Museum & Mall (101-14 Odawara-yamamotocho, Miyagino-ku, Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture) will hold the “Half-Price Child Ticket Campaign” from January 14 to February 21. This campaign offers children’s tickets, which normally cost 2,000 yen, for 1,000 yen, and applies to up to three children for one adult. Children (1 year old to elementary school…
Seibu Railway’s first “Sustenna” train, the 8000 Series, will enter service at the end of May.
Seibu Railway has decided to begin operation of the first of its “Sustaina rolling stock” (Series 8000), which it acquired from Odakyu Electric Railway in May 2024, at the end of May 2025. The cars had been undergoing safety equipment upgrades and design changes at the Musashioka Rolling Stock Testing Center since July 1, 2024,…
To Flores Island to see Komodo Dragons. 6 days and 5 nights trip with Garuda Indonesia Airlines.
I started this article with a not-so-travel-watch-like description. Garuda Indonesia Airlines is conducting an inspection tour, and the destination is the area around Flores Island, where Komodo dragons live. The Komodo dragon lives in Indonesia’s Komodo National Park. Although it is a type of lizard, the largest one is said to be over 3 meters…
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, “Tateyama Tunnel Electric Bus” begins operation on April 15. Running between Murodo and Daikanbo in place of the retired trolley bus.
Tateyama Kurobe Kanko will begin operating the Tateyama Tunnel Electric Bus between Murodo and Daikanbo on the Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route on April 15. This new vehicle will replace the Tateyama Tunnel Trolleybus, which operated for 3.7 km (10 minutes) until November 30, 2024, and is designed to reduce the environmental burden in order to…
ANA InterContinental Manza Beach Resort” Ibume-san’s recommendation
IHG Hotels & Resorts operates 19 hotel brands with more than 6,500 hotels in more than 100 countries. In Japan, IHG Hotels & Resorts currently operates about 47 hotels under eight brands from Hokkaido to Okinawa (as of September 2024). For this interview, we asked Yuichiro Imura, Deputy General Manager of ANA InterContinental Manza Beach…
Nanga’s soft down in water-repellent nylon material in pastel colors for spring. Women’s models of stadium jackets and coach jackets are also new.
Nanga will release all five models of its SOFT DOWN series for spring on January 10. The soft down is made of water-repellent nylon with an uneven washer finish, and new pastel green and yellow colors have been added for 2025. In addition to the remodeled coat and varsity jacket, a new stadium jacket and…
New Year’s Message: Takashi Goto, Chairman, Seibu Holdings Co.
Theme for 2025 is “Investment for Growth Realize “the best treatment” for human resources, the source of growth Seibu Holdings Co. Chairman and CEO Takashi Goto Happy New Year! In 2025, VUCA will become deeper, the future more uncertain and complex, and diversity will increase. Against this backdrop, the Seibu Group is committed to “Resilience…
New Year’s Greetings: Hiroshi Mikitani, President, Rakuten Group
Rakuten Group, Inc. Representative Director, Chairman and President Hiroshi Mikitani Last year, Rakuten Group achieved a number of successes in various areas. In the Internet Service Business, the annual domestic e-commerce circulation amount was 6 trillion yen, and in the FinTech Service Business, Rakuten Card’s shopping transaction volume reached 6 trillion yen in the third…
15% off Snow Peak’s grab bags. 3-piece set of kettle, titanium double mug
Amazon (Amazon Japan) is having a sale on the Snow Peak “2025 Fukubukuro Kettle Mug Set”. Normally priced at 26,020 yen, it is 15% off at 22,000 yen at the time of writing. The set includes the Field Varistor Kettle, Titanium Double Mug 300 Folding Handle, and Titanium Double Mug 450, and is available for…