Striving to create new value Japan Association of Travel Agents chairman Hiroyuki Takahashi At the beginning of the year 2024, we wish you a very Happy New Year. Last year was the year that all travel was in full swing after the new coronavirus infection was moved from Category 2 equivalent to Category 5 in…
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New Year’s Message: KDDI President Makoto Takahashi
KDDI Corporation Representative Director, President and CEO Makoto Takahashi At the beginning of the year 2024, we wish you a very Happy New Year. The business environment is now discontinuous and uncertain, not an extension of the past. Looking at the world, geopolitical changes, such as the U.S.-China economic standoff and tensions in Ukraine and…
New Year’s Message : Hironori Nishikawa, President, Tokyu Land Holdings, Inc.
tokyu land holdings inc. President and Representative Director Hironori Nishikawa As we enter the New Year, the business environment continues to require close monitoring of geopolitical instability, including the problems in Ukraine and Israel, exchange rate trends, continued high resource prices, soaring construction costs due to labor shortages and rising wages, and fixed mortgage rate…
New Year’s Message: Skymark President Shun Dong
Skymark Inc. Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer daojun (bronze coin of ancient China, shaped like an opened straight razor) Happy New Year! At the beginning of the year, I would like to extend my best wishes for a Happy New Year. Last year, we celebrated the 25th anniversary of our flight service. As…
New Year’s Message: Kenichiro Miyamoto, Head of Travel Division, Recruit Co.
Recruit Co. Travel Division Division Director Kenichiro Miyamoto With the New Year, I would like to extend my best wishes for a Happy New Year. The year 2023 was a year of steady recovery in the domestic travel market as the new coronavirus infection moved to category 5 and the pre-coronavirus routine is returning. On…
Rediscovering Hawaii’s appeal for food, art, wellness, and intellectual curiosity! We’ve seen the evolution of Hawaii’s royal road.
Van Gogh, Picasso, Matisse, Sharaku, and more! The Honolulu Museum of Art is located about 20 minutes by car or bus from the center of Waikiki, and is the largest art museum in Hawaii. This was my first visit to the museum, and I was surprised to find that the exhibits were much more impressive…
Finally, it goes into service this month! Summary of the world’s fastest public showing of JAL’s state-of-the-art Airbus A350-1000. The first private first/business class is a dramatic evolution!
It’s home now! JAL’s first private First Class cabin with a 43-inch 4K monitor and double bed With only six seats in the cabin, First Class is JAL’s first private cabin type surrounded by a 157cm wall, with a maximum seat width of approximately 123cm and a maximum bed length of approximately 203cm. Inside the…
Let’s welcome the New Year with “Mt! 8 live cameras nationwide where you can enjoy spectacular views from the comfort of your home!
Fuji live camera at Satto Pass (Shizuoka Prefecture) A live camera of Mt. Fuji can be enjoyed from the same angle as in “53 Stages of the Tokaido Highway, Yui” painted by Hiroshige Utagawa. Even today, the Satto Pass, where the Tomei Expressway, National Route 1, and the Tokaido Main Line converge, is a major…
Summary of “10 Temples and Shrines in Japan” with the largest number of worshippers for Hatsumode in 2024. Traffic regulations around the approach to temples and shrines should also be checked!
Tourist destinations across Japan have regained their former liveliness, and many people are expected to visit them again in 2024 for the first time nationwide. Some temples and shrines open their gates throughout the night from New Year’s Eve to New Year’s Day, while others extend the Hatsumode period in order to disperse visitors. Some…
Yasukuni Shrine guides the opening time of Hatsumode in 2024. Dragon lucky charms and cherry blossom protections.
At the beginning of the year, the main hall of the shrine accepts formal New Year’s visits and prayers for protection against bad luck and for family safety (no prior reservations are required). Formal visit to the main shrine First earning: ［Formal visit to the shrine for the first time] From 5,000 yen per visit…