Tag: Japan

JR Group will end the sale of round-trip tickets and continuous tickets at JR companies in March 2026. After the end of sales, tickets that are still valid may be used until the expiration of their validity period. The reason is that the number of round-trip tickets and consecutive tickets on sale has decreased due…

Tokyu Corporation is conducting the “Tokyu Line Morning Toku! Off-Peak Challenge” at Tokyu Line stations. The period is from December 2 to January 31, 2025. The service is based on 30 points per participation, and up to four times as many points will be awarded (per day) depending on the number of times a person…

H.I.S. Hotel Holdings opened a heated swimming pool at the Watermark Hotel & Resorts Okinawa Miyakojima (1725 Maehara, Irabu Usawada, Miyakojima City, Okinawa Prefecture) on December 2. For the first time on Irabu Island, where the hotel is located, the hotel’s main pool will be upgraded to heated specifications. From the main pool on the…

H.I.S. Hotel Holdings will open CAR Stay & BBQ Park Kansai Airport overlooking Osaka Bay at Henna Resort & Spa Kansai Airport (1-23 Rinku Orai Kita, Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture) on December 9. Reservations will be accepted from December 2. In addition to overnight stays in a car with an ocean view (from 4,000 yen per…

Walt Disney Japan launched an advent calendar project at Disney Store stores and online on December 1. The content will change daily with a countdown to the excitement leading up to Christmas. At the store, a winter-only design will be available for character searches and random patterns on rock-paper-scissors cards. Online, the store will also…

Don Quijote has renewed the “Jounetsu Price Expandable Zipper Carry Case” and has been selling it sequentially at Don Quijote-affiliated stores nationwide (excluding some stores) since mid-November. The most popular carry case among the original brand “Jounetsu Kakaku” with cumulative sales of over 1 million units. However, due to many comments such as “weak wheels”…

On December 1, the Metropolitan Police Department updated its list of public enforcement locations for traffic violations. Speeding violations (PDF) will be enforced at approximately 100 locations in Chiyoda Ward, including Hanzomon Station Road (near Hayatomachi 3), Otemachi Ryogoku Line (near Otemachi 2), Misakicho-Nishi Kanda Line (near Misakicho 3), and Yasukuni Street (near Kandasudacho 2)….

On December 3, ANA launched flights between Haneda and Milan, Italy. Originally scheduled to begin service in April 2020, the flight was postponed after the Corona disaster, and now the long-awaited date has arrived. Departure is from the international area of Terminal 2 with a 215-seat Boeing 787-9 aircraft. This is the first time for…

Sado Kisen has begun offering a “limited-area travel coupon” as a return gift for Sado City hometown tax payments. Coupons can be used when traveling to Sado City for a stay of one night or more. They can also be used to pay for the entire trip, including lodging, round-trip transportation, and local sightseeing and…

Tokyo Metro, in cooperation with allganize Japan, has launched a chatbot service equipped with generative AI that responds 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. In addition, the company will begin operating a dedicated system for in-house customer center operations equipped with a generative AI. To use the chatbot, click on the icon that…