Tag: Travel

VASTLAND will begin pre-sales of its 2-room dome tent, which has a living space and can be used as a shelter tent, at its Amazon and Rakuten Ichiba stores on July 1. This 2-room dome tent has a spacious living room in front of the bedroom. The front three doors can be flipped up to…

Jetstar announced on June 19 the launch of direct flights between Narita/Kansai and Brisbane, Australia. This is the first time for the company to operate from Narita to Brisbane, and the first time in about 15 years and 4 months to operate from Kansai International Airport to Brisbane. The Narita – Brisbane route will begin…

Iwatani Corporation has released two new outdoor cases for the Iwatani Cassette Gas Robata Grill “Aburiya” and Iwatani Cassette Food “Tough Maru Jr. The outdoor case is designed to hold Iwatani cassette gas and other small items. The Iwatani Cassette Gas Robata Grill “Aburiya” case is priced at 8,778 yen, and the Iwatani Cassette Hoo…

The Toda City-Toda Bridge Fireworks Festival Executive Committee will hold the 70th Toda Bridge Fireworks Festival on August 5, the first time in four years. The committee has started selling tickets to the general public in advance of the event. The highlight of this year’s event is the musical fireworks display, which has different atmospheres…

Snow Peak will open the Snow Peak Shirakawa Kogen Camping Field (39 Hatori Takatoya, Ten-ei-mura, Iwase-gun, Fukushima Prefecture) on July 15. In advance of this, the company began accepting reservations. The Snow Peak Shirakawa Kogen Camping Field will open within the Angel Forest Shirakawa Kogen resort complex, where the Snow Peak Shirakawa Kogen opened in…

JR East and JR East Service Creation announced the summer menu (July-September) for “Grand Class (with beverages and snacks)” on the Tohoku and Hokkaido Shinkansen and Hokuriku Shinkansen. Western-style dishes will be served with “cool taste rich in color and summer blessings” produced by DEAN & DELUCA, and Japanese-style dishes will be prepared under the…

West Japan Railway Company will open the “Solaria Nishitetsu Hotel Taipei Northwest Gate” (No. 88, Sec. 1, Zhonghua Rd., Wanhua District, Taipei City) on August 1. In advance of this, the company has begun accepting reservations for the hotel. This is the first expansion into Taiwan for the Nishitetsu Hotel Group. It is also the…

Globe-Trotter Asia Pacific will launch the “Winnie the Pooh” collection on June 21. The collection will be available only in Japan. The color scheme incorporates yellow for the main color of the body and red for the handle, with a large print of Pooh’s sketch art on the front. The leather protecting the corners is…

Koyo Kosan will open a hot spring facility “Yuya FUROBAKKA” (Horikiri, Kurobe City, Toyama Prefecture; Roadside Station KOKO Kurobe) on July 14. The facility has four areas: large baths, private baths, private saunas, and a cafe & bonfire, and is adjacent to KOKO Kurobe, a roadside station. The large bathhouse has two types of saunas,…

Tokyo Monorail announced that its application for approval of changes to rail passenger fares, filed on March 17, was approved by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on June 16. The fare revision is scheduled to be implemented in March 2024. The reason for the revision is that the number of passengers has…