AIR DO and Solaseed Air developed a group logo for their joint holding company, Regional Plus Wings, on October 3. The logo design, by CI designer Taro Hanada, expresses the potential synergy effects of the collaboration between the two airlines in the form of “infinity ∞” and symbolizes Regional Plus, which will continue to grow…
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The castle is being built from scratch using 13th-century technology! Château de Guédron, a famous tourist attraction in Burgundy
I’m going to Gedron Castle, do you want to go with me?” I was invited by a friend. Gedron Castle is a castle that began as the idea of one French castle enthusiast who kept buying old castles and repairing them. It is a famous castle in France, but I have never had a chance…
NEXCO West Japan Urges Caution on Expressways in Kyushu and Chugoku Regions as Typhoon No. 14 Approaches
NEXCO West Japan has announced that Typhoon No. 14, which is expected to approach Japan from September 19 to 20, will affect expressway traffic in a wide area in the Kyushu and Chugoku regions due to heavy rain and strong winds. We encourage you to check iHighway and other sources for information before you go…
We got an early look at “Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu,” opening September 17! The bus terminal will be one of the largest BTs in Japan by consolidating express bus stops in the surrounding area. First, about 600 buses will arrive and depart. The underground restaurant district of “Tokyo Midtown Yaesu,” which is attached to the terminal, will also open.
Approximately 600 express buses operate per day. The first phase area of Bus Terminal Tokyo Yaesu consists of a ticket office and information counter on the first basement floor and a bus stop on the second basement floor. It is accessible from the entrance on the first floor of Tokyo Midtown Yaesu and from Yaetica…
Don Quijote Yonezawa Store” opens on October 7. On Route 121, about 10 minutes straight from Yonezawa Chuo IC.
Don Quijote will open “Don Quijote Yonezawa Store” in Yonezawa, Yamagata Prefecture, on October 7. Located along Route 121, it is accessible in about 10 minutes straight from the Yonezawa Chuo IC. High schools and universities are located nearby. The store plans to offer a full lineup of character goods, cosmetics popular on SNS, and…
Nine Hours Ningyocho” opened in November. 162 rooms in 2 minutes walking distance from the station.
Nine Hours, a capsule hotel, will open “Nine Hours Ningyocho” on November 1. Hotel located a 2-minute walk from Ningyocho Station. Transit service is available for short naps and showers only. The interior was designed by furniture designer Yasushi Fujimori. Many original furniture and fixtures produced by Mr. Fujimori have been arranged to give the…
Typhoon No. 14 to approach Kyushu on March 19, with a possibility of over 600 mm of precipitation in 48 hours; heavy rain and storm warnings for a wide area of western Japan during the three-day weekend.
The Japan Weather Association has released information on the outlook for heavy rainfall and disasters associated with Typhoon No. 14. Typhoon No. 14, which originated on September 14, is moving westward while developing, and is expected to change its course to the north around the 16th, approaching the Nansei Islands around the 18th, and possibly…
Garmin’s Edge Explore 2 cycle computer specializing in navigation functions
Garmin Japan will release the Edge Explore 2, a navigation-focused version of its Edge series of cycle computers, on September 22. The company has begun accepting reservations in advance of this release. The Edge series is a GPS cycle computer series developed in collaboration with the Tour de France and other UCI ProTour teams. In…
Hoshino Resort opens its first airport hotel, OMO Kansai Airport. Representative Hoshino: “I’ve never been so glad to stay here before.”
Two facilities, “Risonare Osaka,” which will make its first appearance in western Japan in December, and “OMO Kansai Airport by Hoshino Resort” in the winter of 2023. Both facilities will be a new approach to lodging as a Hoshino Resort. On September 14, Hoshino Resort announced the opening of two new hotels in Osaka Prefecture….
ZIPAIR to begin Narita-San Jose service on December 12. Campaign fare is 25,000 yen from Narita.
ZIPAIR Tokyo will begin service on its Narita-San Jose route on December 12. In advance of this, ZIPAIR Tokyo has begun accepting reservations. Regular fares range from 89,500 yen to 1,046,000 yen from Narita and 885USD to 14,371USD from San Jose for ZIP Full-Flat Value, from Narita and 305USD to 4242USD from San Jose for…