Tag: Japan

On May 27, Gifu Prefecture began accepting applications for “Gifu Travel Coins with Premium” for overnight travelers to the prefecture. Gifu Tabi Coins” are electronic tourist coupons (electronic points) that can be used to purchase souvenirs, food and beverages at participating stores during a trip. Using the dedicated application (Android/iOS version), visitors can pay with…

Anchor Japan released the Soundcore A30i, a lipstick-shaped fully wireless earphone. Priced at 8,990 yen, they will be available at directly managed stores, the official website, Amazon, Rakuten Ichiba, and some electronics retailers. They feature the active noise canceling function of the company’s Soundcore audio brand and IP54 waterproofing, and feature a light weight of…

Casio Computer Co., Ltd. will release the MRG-B2100B, a shock-resistant watch with a lattice-shaped three-dimensional dial and octagonal bezel, from its top-of-the-line G-SHOCK series MR-G on June 14. It will be priced at 649,000 yen. Inspired by the traditional Japanese construction method of kumigumi, the dial is decorated with wavy unevenness and minute cavities on…

UNIQLO is currently holding the “UNIQLO Thanksgiving Festival” through June 2 to thank customers for their 40th anniversary. In an exclusive live station broadcast last night on the official website, the company announced the “Thanksgiving Festival Top 10 Popularity Sales Ranking. No. 1 was the men’s “Aerhythm Cotton Oversized T-Shirt (5/10 Sleeve)” (regular price: 1990…

As part of the “Outer Moat Purification Project,” the Tokyo Metropolitan Government will project approximately 8 minutes of digital art content onto the outer moat of Edo Castle through projection mapping. The project will run for four days from May 30 to June 2, with continuous screenings from 19:30 to 21:00. The contents are based…

Honda’s EveryGo e-Bike bicycle subscriber program is offering the first month of free monthly fees for BESV’s PSA1 e-bike from May 27 to June 14. EveryGo e-Bike is a service that allows customers to rent a sports-type electrically power assisted bicycle (e-bike) priced at 200,000 yen or more for as little as 9,900 yen per…

JR Kyushu will update the JR Kyushu App on May 29. With this update, the number of discount tickets available for purchase from the app will be increased, and new sightseeing tickets will be added. In addition, the iron meter (formerly known as the trip meter, which awarded stamps/points for accumulating up to 100%) has…

ANA will hold the “ANA SUPER VALUE Sale” from midnight to 11:59 p.m. on May 29, 2012, for discount domestic airline tickets. The main one-way fares on sale during the Bon vacation period from August 10 to 18 are as follows (limited to all destinations and flights). read more © Source travel watch Auto Amazon…

Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise (Hakkeijima, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture) will hold a live entertainment fireworks show “Fireworks Symphonia” during eight days between July 13 and September 22. This is Sea Paradise’s original fireworks show in which fireworks and music are digitally synchronized in 0.1 second increments, and 2,500 fireworks are shot off in 10…

Tokyo Metro and the Tokyo Metropolitan Transportation Bureau will launch the “Eco-Bonus W Campaign,” which offers rank scores and points five times higher on the membership point services Metro Point Club (Metopo) and ToKoPo when using Tokyo Metro and Toei Transportation. Eligible days are Saturdays and Sundays in June, and also June 5 (Environment Day)…