On December 12, ANA held a ceremony to unveil the specially designed “EXPO 2025 ANA JET” (Boeing 737-800) at Gate 61 of Haneda Airport Terminal 2. This special aircraft, EXPO 2025 ANA JET, commemorates the Osaka-Kansai Expo, which opens on April 13, 2025, and features a streamlined red, blue, and gray color scheme inspired by…
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Mickey in a white taki! Tokyo Banana’s caramel cake also comes with coaster and eco-bag
Grapestone will release a new Disney SWEETS COLLECTION by Tokyo Banana, “Mickey Mouse/’Ginza no Caramel Cake’.” will go on sale on December 13. It will be available at JR Tokyo Station and other locations, priced from 842 yen to 2,700 yen, and will be on sale until the end of April 2025. The package features…
Disney x 47 prefectures, local guess T-shirts on sale! Limited to 2,020 pieces at ZOZOZTOWN.
ZOZOTOWN will begin lottery sales of the Disney T-shirt collection “[DISNEY] MY HOME TOWN COLLECTION 47PREF” on December 20,2024, with designs featuring the unique characteristics of each of the 47 prefectures. Based on the concept of “making people feel the love of their hometown,” Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse artwork was designed to reflect the…
Japan RV Association newly certifies “RV Park Yaizu Fishing Port” and 11 other facilities. Safe RVing Spots under Installation Nationwide
The Japan RV Association has certified 11 new facilities as “RV Parks,” which are being established and certified as facilities where visitors can stay overnight in their cars in comfort and security. Leading the announcement was RV Park Yaizu Fishing Port (136-29 Sardineshima, Yaizu, Shizuoka Prefecture), which opened in November. Located near the Yaizu Fishing…
Keikyu and Toei Subway offer mutual use with touch-settlement boarding. Easy access to Haneda Airport
Keihin Electric Express Railway and the Tokyo Metropolitan Transportation Bureau will conduct a demonstration experiment of a credit card touch payment service starting December 21. Passengers can enter and exit the station by touching their card or smart phone with the card set to the terminal at the dedicated automatic ticket gate or ticket gate…
Atugawa Banana Crocodile Park, the famous “Daifuku Crocodile” has been made into mini-figures. A total of six types are available as crane game prizes.
Atugawa Banana Crocodile Garden (1253-10 Naramoto, Higashi Izu-cho, Kamo-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture) will begin offering “Atugawa Banana Crocodile Garden Daifuku Crocodile Mini Figure Ball Chain,” a mini figure of the garden’s popular sweets, as a prize product (crane game prize) at Taito Stations nationwide, starting December 28. At the Atugawa Banana Crocodile Park, which uses hot…
JAL and MLB become international partners. Win tickets to the Dodgers season opener and more!
JAL announced on December 12 that it has signed an international partnership agreement with MLB (Major League Baseball). The company signed an image character contract with Hideki Matsui in 2002 and continues to support Japanese major leaguers such as Shohei Otani and Masanao Yoshida. To commemorate the signing of this agreement, a “JAL MLB Tokyo…
JR Tokai to Hold Doctor Yellow Retirement Event. Experience a ride, “Osoji” and BOSS collaboration gift project.
JR Tokai will hold events to coincide with the retirement of the Type 923 T4 train, also known as “Doctor Yellow,” in January 2025 or later. As the first event, “Learn the job of keeping safety” will be held on January 24! The first event is a one-way ride on the Doctor Yellow (T4 train)…
JR West to release “WESTER Point All-Line Free Ticket” for unlimited rides on Shinkansen and limited express trains also in winter!
JR West will release “WESTER Point All-Line Free Ticket” (all points/partial points) on December 16, which also allows unlimited travel on Shinkansen and limited express trains. It will be handled only through the online reservation service “e5489” (not at stations or travel agencies). Available for purchase from one person using WESTER points (not available for…
Tokushima Prefecture, up to 50% off in support of winter “Nishi Awa” travel. One-day hot springs / indigo dyeing experience / strawberry picking / buckwheat noodle making / country life, etc.
Tokushima Prefecture will launch the “Nishi Awa Experience Discount Campaign Phase 2” as a measure to stimulate winter tourism demand in Nishi Awa in the western part of the prefecture. From January 1 to February 28, 2025, visitors can enjoy up to 50% off the regular price (maximum discount of 2,000 yen per person) of…