Tag: Travel

The Hakuba Village Tourism Bureau will conduct a lodging campaign offering a 10% discount on top of Nagano Prefecture’s nationwide travel support. The campaign will begin as soon as the accommodations are ready, and will last until December 20. The coupon code “22hakuba10” must be entered when making a reservation. If applicable, a 10% discount…

At Takeo Onsen Station, only relay trains arrive and depart from the transfer platform. There are two types of relay trains on the West Kyushu Shinkansen. The “Midori (Relay Kamome)” is bound for Sasebo, so passengers heading to Takeo Onsen and beyond also use it. However, the “Relay Kamome” trains terminate or start at Takeo…

Evolving G will hold a special winter production “GFY Winter Illumination 2022 feat. Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witches of Mercury” will be held. The music is “Blessing” by YOASOBI, which is used as the opening theme for the TV anime “Mobile Suit Gundam: Witch of Mercury. New poses will be performed along with a winter-like…

JR East will offer a new ticketless boarding service using QR codes, which will be introduced in the Tohoku area in the second half of FY2024, followed by a gradual expansion of the service area. By selecting “QR Ride” when making a reservation or purchasing a ticket on “Ekinet” and then passing the QR code…

Seikan Ferry named its new 3,000-ton vessel Hayabusa 2, which is scheduled to enter service in March 2023, and held a naming and launching ceremony on November 7 at the Hakodate Shipyard & Machinery Works’ No. 1 berth. Hayabusa2 is the 913th vessel ordered by Hakodate Dotsukuri as a replacement for Asakaze5. The bow of…

Tokyo Dome City (1-3-61 Koraku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo) will hold the winter event “TOKYO DOME CITY CHRISTMAS PARK” from November 26 to December 25. During the event, titled “Santa Claus Holiday,” the festival will feature the popular “Santa Claus Photo Shoot,” a workshop where visitors can transform into Santa Claus, and a parade, all of which…

Big Holiday sells package products eligible for national travel assistance. The company’s popular ski tours, ANA’s air travel products, JR East, JR Tokai, and JR Kyushu products, and Tokai Kisen’s ship travel products are available in all 37 prefectures (as of the November 8 announcement). The National Travel Assistance program subsidizes 40% of the travel…

East Japan Railway Company has reopened STATION DESK Tokyo Marunouchi, a shared office space in Tokyo Station. Four more completely private rooms will be added to provide more privacy. It is a high-security space similar to STATION BOOTH in the station area, and can be used for web conferencing and intensive work. In addition, a…

Vietjet has begun offering free checked baggage allowance of up to 30 kg on flights between Japan and Vietnam. The service is available from November 7 to December 20. Eligible flights are all flights between Narita/Kansai/ Centrair/Fukuoka and Hanoi/Ho Chi Minh/Danang. Free checked baggage service is available by applying for the advance booking option when…

NEXCO West Japan Kyushu Branch will complete the partial four-lane construction work (approximately 1.1 km in length) on the Higashi-Kyushu Expressway between the Kanda Kitakyushu IC and the Gyobashi IC (approximately 8.6 km in length) at 10:00 on November 18, 2012. In the event of a disaster such as a slope collapse due to abnormal…