Tag: Travel

The Ala Moana Center (1450 ALA MOANA BLVD., HONOLULU, HI) in Honolulu, Hawaii, will sell its annual grab bag on January 1, 2024. Approximately 50 stores will participate in this year’s event, offering grab bags ($50 per bag) containing items at least twice the retail price. The bags are filled with items with a retail…

On December 20, DNP and DNP Photo Imaging Japan added an automatic photo adjustment function to the Ki-Re-i Photo photo machine application for online passport applications. Passport renewal has been available for online application since March 27, but there are detailed regulations (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) regarding the file format and data size of the…

LINE Yahoo’s casual puzzle game “LINE: Disney Tsum Tsum” is holding its 10th anniversary event at Shibuya Modi Storefront Plaza. The event runs from December 19 to 25. You can try your luck at the real gacha, which is just like the gacha in the game. The real gacha contains capsules for “Original BIG Backpack…

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and the Japan Meteorological Agency are calling for caution as the winter pressure pattern strengthens from December 21 to 22, with the possibility of heavy snowfall on the Sea of Japan side of western to northern Japan. The northern Kyushu region to the Sea of Japan side…

As the second series of goods featuring the characters of JR Tokai’s TOICA IC card, Asamizu Company will sell a limited number of “TOICA Chick Plushie” (1980 yen) and “TOICA Chick Plushie Key Chain” (1430 yen). Each will be available for reservation from December 20, with product shipment starting in late January 2024. read more…

The Kyushu Round Trip Tourism Revitalization Consortium opened RV Park smart at “Takanabe Onsen Meirin no Yu” (6900 Kamie, Takanabe-cho, Koyu-gun, Miyazaki Prefecture) and started reservations for overnight stays. RV Park smart is a wide-area overnight stay spot designed to promote tourism in areas such as transit areas. Takanabe Town is the third municipality in…

Korean Air will increase its New Chitose (Sapporo) – Incheon (Seoul) route from 11 round-trip flights per week to two round-trip flights daily. The increase will take effect on January 13, 2024. The aircraft used on KE766/KE765 are Airbus A330-300 (24 Prestige, 248 Economy seats), and on KE770/KE769 are Boeing 737-8 (8 Prestige, 138 Economy…

Strawberry form cushions and blind type brooches are now available! A number of special items are available for the “Duffy & Friends Heartfelt Strawberry Gifts” event, including a strawberry-shaped “cushion” (5,000 yen) with the message “For Duffy” and a “blind” type brooch. A strawberry-shaped “cushion” (5,000 yen) with the message “For Duffy” and a “plush…

Plaza Create will begin offering a strawberry-picking experience exclusively for hotel guests and discounts on coworking space fees at THE GLAMPING PLAZA ISESHIMA BASE (1480-1 Shinmei, Agoi-cho, Shima City, Mie Prefecture), a glamping facility in Shima National Park. The strawberry picking experience will be held at JA Ise Nagasawa Farm, about a 3-minute drive from…

On December 12, Booking.com Japan held a press conference to announce its forecast of travel trends for 2024 and its new travel concept, “Travel is LIFE-This is Me! According to Tomomi Ohata, Director of Public Relations at Booking.com Japan, the trend predictions for 2023 made a year ago tended to have a strong connotation of…