Tag: Japan

Oedo Onsen Monogatari, “Banquet Plan” at five inns in Tohoku and other regions, from 11,000 yen per night with two meals

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Oedo Onsen Monogatari Hotels & Resorts is offering a “Banquet Plan” at five inns nationwide. The period covered is through February 28, 2025. Apart from the popular gourmet buffet plan, this banquet plan allows you to enjoy hot springs and kaiseki cuisine. It can be used for various occasions such as New Year’s gatherings, reunions,…

Kurobe-Unazuki Canyon Route Abandoned for Opening to Public in 2025. Kurobe Gorge Railway “cannot foresee when the entire route will be open to the public.”

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Toyama Prefecture announced on December 13 that it will postpone the opening to the public and the release date of travel products for the Kurobe Unazuki Canyon Route, which connects Zelkidaira to Kurobe Dam in Kurobe Gorge, until after the 2026 season. Details will be announced as soon as the full opening date of the…

Oakley pop-up store at Hakuba Happo One Ski Resort. The latest goggles and helmets are available for rent and purchase!

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Hakuba Tourism Development will open a pop-up store where visitors can experience and purchase the latest items from the sports and lifestyle brand OAKLEY at Hakuba Happo One Ski Resort (Kitashiro, Hakuba Village, Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano Prefecture) from December 28 to April 6, 2025. At the pop-up store “OAKLEY BASE,” visitors can rent the latest goggles…

Sumitomo Mitsui Card offers a campaign to win points worth 10,000 yen for Visa touch payment with a smartphone. If it’s your first time, 7% of your spending will be returned.

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Sumitomo Mitsui Card will hold a campaign from December 16 to January 31, 2025, to win V Points worth 10,000 yen for using Visa touch payment on smartphones, limited to eligible cards. If you spend a total of 500 yen or more on Visa touch payment on your smartphone, 1,000 people will be selected by…

5 Must-Try Dishes at Hong Kong International Airport. Cathay Pacific’s Spacious Business Lounge is a “Gastronomic Treasure Trove

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Cathay Lounges are a “treasure trove of gastronomic delights”. Here are five must-try items to try before your flight! Speaking of airport lounges, only those who are allowed to enter can enjoy the delicacies available. Here are five recommended dishes that I tasted at “The Pier,” a Cathay business lounge in Hong Kong. Hot and…

WALKERS”, an app that allows users to donate to the reconstruction of Edo Castle just by walking.

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Geotechnologies has released “Edo Castle Reconstruction WALKERS,” an application that allows users to donate to the reconstruction of Edo Castle just by walking. It is available free of charge. Edo Castle Reconstruction WALKERS is a pedometer application that allows users to earn coins, called senmon, for every 1,000 steps they take. The company will donate…

3COINS, “Smart Camera” to watch over you while you are out and about. You can also talk to it with a dedicated app.

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3COINS (3COINS) released a “Smart Camera” that watches over you with your smartphone. The price is 4,180 yen. It will be available at some stores nationwide and on the official online shopping site “Parcel Closet. This camera works with the dedicated “GH Smart” app (Android/iOS version) to check the room from outside the house. The…

HIS rebrands and opens “Henna Hotel Premier Kyoto Gojo Karasuma”. Total of 122 rooms, about 2 minutes walk from Gojo Station on Subway Karasuma Line.

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H.I.S. Hotel Holdings has rebranded Watermark Hotel Kyoto as Henna Hotel Premier Kyoto Gojo Karasuma (195 Daikoku-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture). The “Weird Hotel Premier” is a new top-tier brand established as part of a multi-brand strategy to more closely monitor trends and needs. It is said to feature higher quality amenities and more…