Tag: Travel

Nomura Real Estate Development, Inc., Tokyu Land Corporation, Sumitomo Corporation, Hulic, and East Japan Railway Company announced that an urban planning decision has been issued for the “Nakano 4-chome New North Exit Ekimae Area Type 1 Urban Redevelopment Project” (4-2-47 Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo) that they are promoting together with Nakano Ward. Among a total of…

British cacao lifestyle brand Hotel Chocolat will release “Winnie the Pooh Honey Financier” (1,800 yen for 5 pieces) in limited quantities on November 17. It will be sold exclusively at Lalaport stores. The “Winnie the Pooh Honey Financier” is crispy on the outside and moist on the inside. The rich taste of butter, sweetness of…

Tokyo Otaku Mode has released a “3-way Satchel Bag & Pouch Set” (9,900 yen), inspired by the trunk bag of Freelen, the main character in the TV anime “Sougou no Freelen. It will be available at the Village Vanguard online store. The satchel bag can be used in three styles: backpack, shoulder, and handbag, and…

Wizarding World Digital opened the Japanese version of its “Official Hogwarts Sorting Hat Diagnostic” website today, November 16. The “Sorting Hat,” a magical hat, diagnoses the dormitory the user belongs to according to his or her aptitude among the four dormitories of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin) that appear…

KDDI and Okinawa Cellular launched “BLACK FRIDAY 2023” on au/UQ mobile. The “BLACK FRIDAY 2023” program offers discounts on the price of eligible smartphones and smartwatches, as well as additional point reductions at au PAY Market and au PAY Furusato. As a result, the Galaxy A23 5G smartphone will be discounted by 25,959 yen, the…

Venus Travel, a member of the SHK Line Group, has put on sale a special “Winter Ticket” for the Maizuru/Tsuruga to Otaru/Tomakomai East route and back. This is a special ticket that includes round-trip boarding from Otaru/Tomakomai-Higashi to Niigata/Tsuruga/Maizuru by Shin Nihonkai Ferry (Tourist A) and a multi-coupon worth 2,000 yen that can be used…

Minakami Hotel Juraku (665 Yubara, Minakami-cho, Tone-gun, Gunma Prefecture) will offer free board games to be played in guest rooms and lounges from November 23, which is designated as “Labor Thanksgiving Day” and “Game Day. The period is from November 23 to 30. If you tell the front desk staff the password “Game Day,” you…

Expedia is offering a Black Friday sale to book travel at a discount. The sale runs from November 16-29 and covers stays through December 31, 2024. Members receive a 30% or more discount on domestic and international lodging and package (airfare + accommodations) reservations. The service is available worldwide and handles airline tickets from more…

Hokkaido and Trustbank have released a special feature content on “Furusato Choice” featuring popular thank-you gifts and hidden gems from each municipality. The town of Pibu, home of Yumepirika, is offering the fruit mini-tomato “Gerba,” which won the 2023 Vegetable Sommelier Summit Gold Award. Donations start at 14,000 yen and will be shipped from mid-July…

LINE Yahoo extended the forecast time of the Yahoo! Weather app’s “Rain and Snow Radar” up to 15 hours ahead, and began offering a “snow depth mode” that shows snow accumulation. Rain/Snow Radar is a function that shows predicted snowfall and rainfall amounts on a map with four levels of color-coding for each. it has…