Hakone Tozan Bus will extend for one year the demonstration experiment of the Ashinoko Liner, a bus with seating capacity that connects Odawara and Hakone-Yumoto stations to Moto-Hakone Port, which started in 2021. The Ashinoko Liner connects Odawara/Hakone-Yumoto to Moto-Hakone Port, the terminal for the Hakone Pirate Boat. 30 passengers are allowed per bus, and…
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ANA returns to profitability in the second quarter for the first time in three years. Full-year forecast is up 40 billion yen to 1.7 trillion yen in sales due to recovery in airline demand.
On October 31, ANA Holdings announced its financial results for the second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023. The presentation was led by ANAHD President and Representative Director Koji Shibata and Senior Executive Officer and Group CFO Kimihiro Nakahori. This second quarter saw a continued steady recovery in passenger demand on international…
Super Mario Bros.” design from G-SHOCK. depicts Mario taking on the challenge of clearing a stage.
Casio Computer Co., Ltd. will release a new shock-resistant G-SHOCK watch, the DW-5600SMB, with “Super Mario Bros.” as its design motif, on November 11. The price is 17,600 yen. The base model is the square design DW-5600. When the light is turned on, Mario appears on the display, and when combined with the mushroom shell…
OKAYAMA GLAMPING SORANIA, a glamping facility to enjoy the sky, opens in Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture
On October 31, Hayashi Corporation opened a glamping facility “OKAYAMA GLAMPING SORANIA” (762-2 Futsukaichi, Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture) in Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture. The site has three dome tents, six tents, three cabins, and a camp site where visitors can set up their own tents and other equipment. The dome tents allow visitors to enjoy the…
Tobu Railway offers “Ogawa-machi Special Ticket,” which includes a round-trip ticket on the Tojo Line and a discount ticket for secondary transportation within Ogawa-machi, Saitama.
Tobu Railway will release “Ogawa-machi Special Ticket,” which includes a round-trip ticket between Ikebukuro and Ogawa-machi Station on the Tobu Tojo Line and a discount coupon for secondary transportation services such as bicycle rental (Musubi-me, Oidenasee Ogawa-machi), car rental (Oidenasee Ogawa-machi) and cabs (Ogawa Kanko Taxi, Morinokoen Kotsu) in Ogawa-machi. The ticket is priced at…
JR East Hotels presents 500 points for downloading and registering the official app
JR East Hotels will conduct a download campaign for the “JR Hotel Members App,” a smartphone application for members. The period is from November 1 to 30. During the period, those who download the “JR Hotel Members App” and register as JR Hotel Members will receive 500 JR Hotel Members Points. The app enables membership…
Seibu Railway offers “Saitama Citizens’ Day Commemorative One-Day Free Ticket” that allows unlimited rides at stations in the prefecture, Seibu-en Station and Tamako Station.
Seibu Railway will release “Saitama Citizens’ Day Commemorative One-Day Free Ticket” for three days from November 12 to 14 to commemorate Saitama Citizens’ Day (November 14). The price is 480 yen for adults and 240 yen for children. Free access to all stations on the Seibu Line in Saitama Prefecture, as well as Seibuen Station…
IKAROS Publishing releases “Southern France Holidays to Provence, Latest Edition”. Carefully selected spots where you can fully enjoy the area even for a short stay.
On October 31, Ikaros Shuppan released “Southern France Holidays to Provence, Latest Edition,” a book compiling the latest information on the Provence region in southeastern France, A5 size, 192 pages, 1980 yen. The author is Yoko Machida. The author, who runs a chambre d’hôte (a French term for a guest house) and assists independent travelers…
Digital Agency renews its “Visit Japan Web” immigration service on November 1. Quarantine, immigration, and customs declarations are now “integrated” into one service.
The Digital Agency will begin using a new version of its “Visit Japan Web” online immigration service today, November 1. Visit Japan Web is a service for foreign nationals entering Japan and Japanese nationals returning to their home countries, allowing them to pre-register for quarantine (Fast Track), immigration, and customs procedures at major airports (Narita,…
Peach resumes Haneda-Incheon route. Departing from Haneda at midnight for a 0-night bullet trip to Seoul.
Peach Aviation resumed flights between Haneda and Incheon (Seoul) on October 30. Since the resumption of flights between Kansai International Airport (KIX) and Incheon International Airport (Incheon) on August 28, KIX has operated a series of international flights, including the KIX-Taoyuan route (September 16) and the Narita-Taoyuan route (September 22), and will finally resume flights…