Hotel Metropolitan (1-6-1 Nishi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo) will release “Suica no Penguin” hotel original goods on June 2, 2012, which will be available at the Metropolitan Hotels Shop in the EC site “JRE MALL. The lineup consists of two types: the “Hotel Metropolitan Original Suica Penguin Comfortable Wear” (7,000 yen), which depicts a Suica penguin and…
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Tokyo-Kyushu Ferry, 4-day summer vacation plan from Yokosuka to Shin-Moji at 130,000 yen. 2 persons round trip + 1 passenger car + 1 night hotel.
Venus Travel, an SHK Line Group company, has released the “Kyushu Toktoku Drive Pack” that takes passengers on the Tokyo-Kyushu ferry. The package is available from July 17 to August 31, and costs 132,000 yen for two persons. The plan includes round-trip ferry fare for two persons (Tourist A: bunk beds in a shared room),…
Keikyu to Start Full-Scale Development of West Exit of Shinagawa Station. Toyota’s new Tokyo headquarters/commercial facilities/hotel, etc. scheduled to open in FY2029.
Keihin Electric Express Railway and Toyota Motor Corporation will begin construction of the “Shinagawa Station West Exit Area A New Construction Project (tentative name)” on May 31. Prior to this, a groundbreaking ceremony was held on May 23. District A (Lots 1 and 2, 3-417-31 Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo) is the “Keikyu Shinagawa Development Project” where…
Meitetsu Nagoya Station relocation and redevelopment plan announced; station facilities expanded with four lines and the latest technology in guidance equipment.
Nagoya Railroad announced the outline of the Meitetsu Nagoya Station Redevelopment Plan. An investment of approximately 320 billion yen is planned. First, the station facilities will be relocated in FY2033 as the first phase of renewal. The station facilities will be relocated to the south side of the station, across Taikodori Street, to the basement…
Hyatt’s lifestyle hotel “Andaz Nagoya” to open in 2034. First entry into the Chubu area with redevelopment of Nagoya Station, approx. 150 rooms.
Hyatt Hotels Corporation and Nagoya Railroad announced on May 26 that the first Andaz Nagoya in the Chubu region is scheduled to open in 2034 as part of the “Nagoya Station Area Redevelopment Plan. Andaz is Hyatt’s lifestyle hotel brand. It operates 30 hotels worldwide, including Andaz Tokyo in Toranomon Hills, Tokyo. The planned site…
Disney Halloween, Full-Body Costume Day, List of Eligible Movies Released
Tokyo Disney Resort has released a list of eligible films for full-body costumes during “Disney Halloween” from September 17 to October 31. The list also includes “Me, Sometimes I’m a Red Panda” and the latest live-action “Lilo and Stitch,” as well as the “Deadpool” series from the MCU (Spider-Man is not in costume). Also on…
Some of the first large EV buses in Japan! We saw the latest buses and safety technology at the Bus Tech Forum.
At the Kobe Sports Park (P18 parking lot, special venue), where the event was held, we saw exhibits and booths related to current industry trends such as “EV buses,” “DX-ization of operation systems,” and “safety assurance,” so let us introduce them here. The “2025 Bus Tech Forum,” where the latest technologies and trends in the…
UNIQLO, Men’s T reminiscent of 90’s college life; Kodak/Brooklyn Machine Works/Maxell/Wendy’s
UNIQLO will launch its new UT collection “The Brands” in early August, based on the theme of college life in the 1990s. The lineup includes a total of four types: Kodak, a camera film company; Brooklyn Machine Works, a bicycle brand; Maxell, an audio cassette tape company; and Wendy’s, a hamburger store. Each logo and…
Experience 1,000 years of history in Gyeongju, the ancient capital of Silla Dynasty! You can eat 10-won bread and walk around the streets in hanbok (traditional Korean clothes).
We visited Gyeongju, Busan, and Ulsan, tourist cities in southeastern South Korea, on an inspection tour organized by the Korea Tourism Organization. This is a report in two parts, Part 1 and Part 2. Let’s start with Gyeongju, the ancient capital of Silla Dynasty! This time, we used Jin Air, a Korean Air Group company,…
Fluffy to the touch, Myakmyak is now available as a figure. Five poses including sitting and lying down
Heso Productions announced on May 26 that it will release EXPO 2025 Myakmyak Flocky Figures (5 types) at its store in the Osaka Kansai Expo site. Handling will begin in late May. The figure is about 6 cm in length with a firmer flocky texture, and will be sold blind in capsules in a total…