Loyalty Marketing, the operator of “Ponta,” will conduct a campaign in cooperation with the Taiwan Tourism Bureau. 50 lucky winners will be selected by drawing to receive 10,000 Ponta Points for those who travel to Taiwan between February 1 and March 31, 2023 using JAL’s eligible routes. To participate in the campaign, you need to…
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JR West begins using the elevating platform railings at Sannomiya Station, platform No. 4.
JR West will start using the elevating platform railings at platform 4 of Sannomiya Station on December 20. At Sannomiya Station, installation of the elevating platform railings at platforms 1 and 4 has been underway. Sannomiya Station platform No. 4 is a platform for JR Kobe Line, limited express and new rapid trains bound for…
Tokyo Monorail offers free round-trip ticket for 2 children from Hamamatsucho to Haneda, 950 yen per ticket, valid for 10 days.
Tokyo Monorail has launched a “Family Ticket” to accommodate travelers returning home or traveling during the year-end and New Year holidays. In conjunction with this, the company will also sell “Mobile Tickets,” which can be purchased on the Internet and can be used to board the train by presenting the ticket screen. The “Family Ticket”…
Mountainous Areas in Northern and Eastern Japan Expected to Receive Heavy Snowfall Over the Weekend; NEXCO East Japan Urges Installation of Winter Tires
NEXCO East Japan is calling for the installation of winter tires due to a strong cold air flow from the night of December 13 through the fourth week of December, which may bring heavy snowfall mainly in mountainous areas in northern and eastern Japan. Especially in the Tohoku region and on highways throughout Niigata Prefecture,…
JR West’s online reservation service “e5489” renewed. No more member registration/login required.
JR West will renew its online reservation “e5489” service on February 19, 2023. The top screen will be redesigned to allow users to make reservations from their reservation history and to require no member registration/login. In addition, the reception hours will be expanded to 5:30-25:50 (excluding 23:50-0:05) to allow use late at night. In April,…
Ekiben Aji-no-jin 2022, No. 1 Ekiben Taishogun is Aomori’s “Tsugaru no Bento Full of Fish”. The most popular entry was Gunma’s “Hokuriku Shinkansen 25th Anniversary Kamameshi”.
JR East has selected the winning ekiben from among 58 entries in the “Ekiben Aji no Jinin 2022. The “Ekiben Daishogun” with the highest evaluation in the voting was “Tsugaru no bento: O- fish everywhere” from Aomori Prefecture, and the “Ekiben Vice Shogun” with the second highest overall evaluation was “Sakiyo-ken: 150th Anniversary of Railway…
Furano City, Hokkaido, winter visitor attraction campaign including lodging discounts and kick-bike experiences. Ski slopes also open.
Lodging Discount “Furano Discount Plus”: Up to 2,000 yen discount per person per night is available when staying at hotels and other eligible facilities in Furano City. In addition, coupons that can be used within Furano City will be given for up to 2,000 yen per night, depending on the room rate. If the room…
Solana Nikko” is a trailer house where you can stay with your pet. All houses have a private dog run and BBQ on the wooden deck.
Solana Resort will open Solana Nikko (865-4, Okuwa-cho, Nikko-shi, Tochigi Prefecture), a pet-friendly trailer house, on February 2, 2023. This is the second facility in Japan, following “Solana Kamogawa” in Chiba Prefecture. Each of the three trailer houses is equipped with a private dog run where you can play with your dog without worrying about…
Solaseed Air distributes 10,000 yen coupon for dynamic packages from Haneda to Oita
Solaseed Air will hold the “Solaseed+ to Oita Campaign” for the Solaseed Air dynamic package “Solaseed+”. The reservation period is from 11:00 a.m. on December 15 to 23:59 p.m. on February 26, 2023, and the applicable departure period is from December 16 to February 27, 2023, and return on February 28, 2023. The first 100…
ERECTOR rebrands three existing series. Home Erector increased actual sales price by 15-20%.
Erector Corporation announced that it will change the name of its existing Erector 3 Series starting January 2023. Standard Erector Shelf will be rebranded as Erector Shelf First Series, Super Erector Shelf as Erector Shelf Super Series, and Home Erector as Erector Shelf Basic Series. Each will be switched over as soon as the current…