Tag: Travel

On March 22, JR West will launch the “Mobile ICOCA” service, which allows Android smartphones to use the ICOCA IC card ticket functions. The functionality of ICOCA, which allows users to use transportation and pay for purchases simply by touching it, will be retained, and users will be able to recharge and purchase commuter passes…

Tokyo Metro will release Tokyo Metro original 24-hour tickets (3,600 yen) commemorating the release of Nogizaka46 “10th YEAR BIRTHDAY LIVE” Blu-ray & DVD on a special website at 10:00 on March 1, 2012. The ticket face is designed with a treasured photo from the “Nogizaka46 Debut 10th Anniversary Live” held at Nissan Stadium in May…

JB Honsha and JR Shikoku will hold the “35th Anniversary Seto-Ohashi Special Tour” on April 9 to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the opening of the Seto-Ohashi Bridge and the Seto-Ohashi Line. The tour will begin accepting reservations at 10:00 a.m. on February 26. In addition to regular trains, the Kiha 185 Series “Revival Uzushio”…

Jumbo Ferry will change the minimum number of passengers for some premier seats (reserved seats and private rooms) on “Aoi” and “Ritsurin 2” from the usual two to three or more during the Golden Week holiday period from April 29 to May 7. The following seats are subject to the change. read more © Source…

Milk Soap Kyoshinsha will hold “Akabako AWA-YA in KYOTO,” an event where visitors can experience the world of Cow Brand Akabako, from March 10 to 21 at the Sphera Building (17 Benzaiten-cho, west side of Nawate-dori Shinbashi-agaru, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto City). This year’s real event, the first in three and a half years, will feature a…

Jetstar Japan will resume its Centrair (Chubu) – Manila route on March 26 with up to seven round trips per week. Prior to the resumption, Jetstar Japan will sell tickets at prices starting at 22,600 yen one-way without fuel surcharge. To commemorate the resumption of flights, a special one-way economy class fare of 9,990 yen…

Nishi-Tokyo Bus has introduced three large EV route buses (electric buses) and will begin operating them in March. The area of operation is Akiruno City, Hinohara Village, Hinode Town, Ome City, Hachioji City, Fussa City, Hamura City, and Akishima City. Aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, which are considered a cause of global warming, the…

Marriott International is offering Fairfield by Marriott Michi-no-Eki Hotel room passes for ¥10,000, 40% off the regular rate, in honor of April 22, “Michi-no-Eki Day. The period is from February 22 to March 15, and the applicable stay period is from April 10 to July 14 (excluding April 29 to May 6). Each lodging coupon…

Yamaya Sangyo’s outdoor brand TSBBQ has released the Skeleton Axe TSBBQ-032, a hatchet developed in collaboration with Sakagen, an established gardening scissors manufacturer. It is priced at 13,200 yen. The full-tang construction, in which even the handle is formed from a single steel plate, is said to be tough enough to be used without damage…

Outingspace, which operates Logos Shop, will open Okinawa’s first large-scale outlet store “LOGOS SHOP Okinawa Outlet Mall Ashibinae Store” on March 22 at “Okinawa Outlet Mall Ashibinae” (1-188 Toyosaki, Tomigushiro City, Okinawa Prefecture). With a wide selection of discontinued and display-used items, customers can purchase classic LOGOS outdoor products such as tents and BBQ grills…