Tag: Travel

Keio Corporation and Hitachi, Ltd. will conduct a demonstration experiment to realize an AI station attendant service at Hashimoto Station and Keio Tama Center Station on the Sagamihara Main Line. The period is from December 2 to March 2, 2025. In this verification experiment, AI-equipped touch panel displays will be installed at stations to collect…

Hotel Metropolitan (1-6-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo) will release a new Suica’s Penguin Cake with a new taste on December 1. The long-selling “Suica no Penguin Season Cake” and “Suica no Penguin Pudding” will be available in winter-only flavors that were popular last year as well. read more © Source travel watch Auto Amazon Links: No…

Seibu Railway will conduct a verification experiment of a ride service using credit cards and other touch-sensitive payment methods at 21 stations along the line from December 16, 2012. The service allows passengers to pass through ticket gates and board trains by using touch-sensitive cards (credit/debit/prepaid cards) or smartphones with such cards installed. Mastercard will…

Amazon (Amazon Japan) is offering the 11-inch iPad Air (M2) on sale as an advance Black Friday sale. Normally priced at 98,800 yen, it is 10% off at 88,800 yen at the time of writing. 2024 iPad Air with Apple M2 chip; 11″ and 13″ versions exist, but the sale is for the 11″. It…

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced on November 26 (local time) that Japan is now an official Global Entry partner. The program is designed to “promote bilateral trade, tourism, and cultural exchange” through a system that allows pre-screened Japanese nationals to smoothly clear customs and enter the U.S. at eligible airports. The program also…

Hokkaido Tourism Organization is running the “HOKKAIDO LOVE!” official LINE registration campaign to win a pair of accommodation tickets in Hokkaido until 23:59 on December 23, 2012. LINE official account, which distributes information on recommended spots and campaigns in Hokkaido, four winners will receive a pair of accommodation tickets for each of four areas in…

Thermos will release the “Soup Mug (DJU-220/320)” on December 1. The price is open. This is the first Thermos soup mug that makes it easy to carry soup. The body weighs only 0.1 kg because it is made of resin, and although it does not have a heat-retention function, soup can be reheated in a…

Amazon (Amazon Japan) is offering a Black Friday pre-sale on a set model of Anchor’s portable power supply and solar panel. Normally priced at 169,900 yen, it is 43% off at 96,900 yen at the time of writing. The Solix C1000 Portable Power Station, a portable power supply with a capacity of 1056Wh and rated…

Universal Studios Japan unveiled the entrance to the new Donkey Kong Country area, which will open on December 11. It is an expansion of the “Super Nintendo World” area that opened in March 2021, increasing the site area by 1.7 times. A new ride, “Donkey Kong’s Crazy Trolley,” which will take visitors on a trolley…

Hotel Nikko Osaka (1-3-3 Nishi-Shinsaibashi, Chuo-ku, Osaka City) will hold an “All-You-Can-Eat Crab & Steak Dinner Buffet” at its 2nd floor cafe restaurant, Serena. The period is from December 1 to February 28, 2025. Prices are 8,500 yen for adults, 4,250 yen for elementary school students, and 2,250 yen for infants (preschool age 4 and…