Hong Kong Express and Sendai International Airport announced the opening of a new Sendai – Hong Kong route with four flights per week starting January 17, 2025. This will be the first time for Hong Kong Express to serve the Tohoku region. Hong Kong Express Sendai – Hong Kong route (January 17 – March 29,…
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Upopoi x Golden Kamui, visit posters in the province and get original wallpaper for your smartphone. Original can badges/stickers are also available.
The Ainu People’s Culture Foundation will launch the “Enjoy Hokkaido with Golden Kamui! supported by Upopoi” campaign in collaboration with the anime “Golden Kamui” from October 8 to March 30, 2025. In the Poster Rally, participants will travel around the campaign area in Hokkaido and visit 10 different campaign posters collaborating with Golden Kamuy. By…
3COINS, practical items for car trip. Take a large bag and go for a shopping drive!
3COINS has launched practicality items for car trips and shopping. The items will be available at stores nationwide and on the official online shopping site, Park Closet. The lineup includes a sunshade, a smartphone holder, and a large-capacity shopping bag with a mens-like design. They are recommended for daily shopping trips by car, as well…
Autumn Day Camping” at 3 Saitama Prefectural Parks. You can enjoy cooking and bonfires with nothing and pay 5,500 yen per person.
Seibu Arboretum Management will offer the “empty-handed PARK DAYCAMP Plan” at three Saitama Prefectural City Parks, limited to two groups per day (two to six people per group) from October 19 to November 17, 2012. Reservations are being accepted at the dedicated reservation page of each park. Implementation Park Sayama Inariyama Park (1-23-1 Inariyama, Sayama…
ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Osaka” Shiraki’s recommendation
IHG Hotels & Resorts operates 19 hotel brands with more than 6,400 hotels in over 100 countries. In Japan, IHG Hotels & Resorts currently operates approximately 47 hotels under seven brands from Hokkaido to Okinawa (as of June 30, 2024). For this interview, we asked Yuji Shiraki, general manager of the ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel…
Suica Penguin” plush toy with flapping wings goes on sale. It can be posed freely and looks great in photos!
JR East Japan Trading will release “Suica no Penguin Pata Pata Plushie” (2,200 yen), which will be sold first at the TRAINIART TOKYO Grandsta store from September 28, and will be available at the TRAINIART JRE MALL store and other stores after October 8. When the air pump built into the feet is pressed, the…
JR West offers up to 100,000 points for weekend use of Sanyo Shinkansen. Redemption rate increases according to the number of rides per month.
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Sanyo Shinkansen Line’s full operation, JR West has launched a WESTER Point campaign “Ride on weekends and win points! The more you ride, the more points you earn! The more you ride, the more points you earn! It’s fall! It’s travel! It’s the Shinkansen! Ride on weekends and…
Logos’ batoning “pestle” for first-time wood-chopping.
Logos Corporation, which develops the outdoor brand “LOGOS,” released the “LOGOS Batoning Stick,” an item that can be used for splitting firewood, on August 29. It is priced at 2,970 yen. It measures 6 x 28 cm (diameter x length) and weighs 430 g. It will be sold at Logos Shop directly managed stores (excluding…
2025 JR East Employee Photo Calendar” goes on sale on September 28. You can enjoy railroad photos from angles you cannot usually see.
On September 28, JR East and JR East Trading will release “2025 JR East Employee Photo Calendar” (3 types, 1,650 yen each), which captures scenes unique to JR East employees. Stores selling the calendars include the TRAINIART JRE MALL store, the TRAINIART TOKYO store, and the Museum Shop TRAINIART Railway Museum store. The 2025 edition…
Disney’s out-of-park parade to be held in Hiroshima in November! Duffy Bus on display “Higashihiroshima Memorial Parade – Connecting to the Future, Connecting Everyone” in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the city’s establishment as a municipality
Tokyo Disney Resort has announced the new participating cities for the Tokyo Disney Resort Special Parade, in which Mickey Mouse and his friends will take part in festivities throughout Japan. The announcement was made to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the city’s incorporation with the “Higashihiroshima Memorial Parade – Connecting to the Future, Connecting Everyone”…