Tag: Travel

Keifuku Electric Railway will begin commercial operation of the new Randen train “KYOTRAM” on February 28. The company has announced a temporary timetable for the first day of operation. The temporary schedule will include a round-trip between Shijo-Omiya and Arashiyama, departing from Shijo-Omiya at 15:58 on the outbound route and from Arashiyama at 16:28 on…

Snow Peak will release the 2025 spring/summer model of its GORE-TEX Rain series on January 24. It will be available at directly managed stores nationwide and online. The GORE-TEX Rain series is a line of completely waterproof apparel products that have been available since the 2024 spring/summer season. The GORE-TEX Performance Shell is highly windproof…

Shodoshima Healthy Land has launched a plan that includes a ticket to the Yokai Museum (398 Kou, Dojo-cho, Shodo-gun, Kagawa Prefecture) and official “Yokai Expo 2025” goods in conjunction with the “Yokai Expo 2025” to be held on February. The standard admission fee to the Yokai Museum is 2,900 yen for adults and 1,450 yen…

JAL, which has bases throughout Japan, has been continuously implementing regional revitalization initiatives (currently the “JAL Furusato Project”), and in August 2020 launched the “JAL Furusato Ambassadors,” cabin crew members selected through an in-house recruitment process who move to the area to promote initiatives in their respective regions. In December of the same year, JAL…

Qantas Airways has announced direct seasonal flights between New Chitose and Sydney. Flights will operate three times a week from December 15, 2025 to March 28, 2026, coinciding with the peak ski season. The Airbus A330-200 aircraft will be used to provide more than 20,000 seats to Sydney. The company says this will reduce travel…

Ace will release a limited edition backpack series “Pocket Pack NJ” in collaboration with illustrator “Dai/NEW JACK” from the street bag brand “EDGELINK” in mid-January. It will be available at specialty stores and directly-managed stores nationwide, as well as at EDGELINK’s official online store. This backpack series features an illustration drawn by Dai/NEW JACK embroidered…

The Hokkaido Kamikawa Regional Public Transportation Vitalization Council will conduct a demonstration experiment of the electronic ticket “Kamikuru Pass” for a limited time starting February 1. The Kamikuru Pass is an unlimited-ride ticket for local buses (Asahikawa Electric Railway, Dohoku Bus, and Furano Bus) operating in four cities and 13 towns in the Kamikawa region….

Beads released two sets of two beer glasses, “Kampai Bunny Glasses,” from outdoor brand DOD on January 17. Priced at 2,970 yen each. Two types of designs are available: blue and white with the brand concept “Stay Crazy” in a retro katakana font, and green and red with a design reminiscent of souvenirs from Southeast…

JR West Hiroshima Branch and Sanfrecce Hiroshima will launch sales of the Sanfrecce ICOCA with the club emblem design on February 6 at 11:00 a.m. Sales will be conducted through DISCOVER WEST mall, JR West’s official online store, and will be limited to 10,000 pieces. The price is 2,000 yen (including 500 yen deposit and…

Amazon (Amazon Japan) is having a time sale on Casio watches STW-1000-1BJH and STW-1000-2JH. Normally priced at 13,500 yen, they are 44% off at the time of writing at 7,527 yen. This sports model from the CASIO Collection is equipped with solar radio wave functionality. The large, wide LCD panel and high-intensity, uniformly luminous LEDs…