Odakyu Electric Railway, Odakyu Hakone Holdings, Sumitomo Mitsui Card, JCB, and OMRON Social Solutions will introduce touch settlement at Odakyu Hakone Group transportation stations on August 2. Utilizes “stera transit,” a solution for public transportation provided by Sumitomo Mitsui Card. In addition to touch payment using a card (credit, debit, or prepaid) that supports touch…
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Eight teachers from eight schools participated in an inspection tour of Hawaii for school excursions. They discovered the fun of Hawaii that goes beyond “resorts” and immersed themselves in the history and nature of the island! Part 2
Surprising? Adults were excited when they went to a learning spot in Hawaii. Flight HA864 with the group of teachers finally arrived at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport. They joined the team that had come from Kansai International Airport and Fukuoka Airport to start their trip to Hawaii. Things to do in Hawaii include marine…
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route, autumn foliage season is an autumn of appetite & art with gourmet food and street piano/photography
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route will hold various events in conjunction with the autumn foliage season starting in September. Various events will be held so that visitors can fully enjoy “autumn of appetite” and “autumn of art” along with the autumn leaves coloring the mountains. The “Dai! Tatekuro Gourmet Festival” special website will introduce all the…
Popular Mickey Waffles are now Halloween-specific! Tokyo Disneyland’s Autumn Limited Edition Sweets
Tokyo Disney Resort will hold the special event “Disney Halloween” from September 15 to October 31. Prior to the start of the event, details of the Halloween menu, which will go on sale from September 1, have been announced. In this issue, we will introduce the Halloween menu and other items that are now available….
The Royal Park Hotel Iconic Nagoya will open on February 20, 2024. Sushi Ginza Ondera will also open a restaurant.
Royal Park Hotels and Resorts has set February 20, 2024 as the scheduled opening date of The Royal Park Hotel Iconic Nagoya. In conjunction with this decision, a teaser website will be opened on August 1 at 10:00 a.m., and room reservations will be accepted. The hotel is located in the Chunichi Building, a symbolic…
Renovation and reopening of “Naka-no-ie”, birthplace of Shibusawa Eiichi, face of the new 10,000 yen bill
Fukaya City, Saitama Prefecture, will renovate the birthplace of Eiichi Shibusawa, “Naka-no-ie” (247-1 Kuroarishima, Fukaya City, Saitama Prefecture) on a large scale and reopen it on August 10, 2012. Renovation work has been underway since 2019, including seismic reinforcement and restoration of the tiled roof and walls down to the smallest detail. In conjunction with…
Glow in the Night! Pumpkin Popcorn Bucket for Disney Halloween!
Tokyo Disney Resort will hold the special event “Disney Halloween” from September 15 to October 31. Prior to the start of the event, details of the Halloween menu were announced. Popcorn is one of the most popular items on the park’s menu. In time for Halloween, the bucket has also been transformed into a pumpkin…
JAL, Time Sale for domestic one-way flights from 7,700 yen
JAL will hold a time sale on domestic flights with one-way fares starting at 7,700 yen. The sale period is from August 3, 0:00 to August 4, 23:59. The applicable boarding period is from October 1 to 28. The fare is applicable to regular seats on all domestic routes except First Class and Class J….
Railroad companies also temporarily suspend sales of name-registration Suica/PASMO. From August 2 due to shortage of semiconductors.
East Japan Railway, PASMO Council, Tokyo Monorail, and Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit have temporarily suspended sales of unregistered “Suica” and “PASMO” cards since June 8 due to the global semiconductor shortage. In addition, they announced that they will also stop selling name-registered cards on August 2. New commuter pass sales, sales of children’s and…
Chichibu Railway’s Haunted House-Like “Hie Hie Train” Runs Between Kumagaya and Nagatoro for One Day Only
Chichibu Railway will operate the “Hie Hie Train” as a special summer vacation event on August 26. One of the three special extra trains dedicated to the event will be turned into a haunted house for this event. The train will make a round-trip between Kumagaya and Nagatoro stations, and participants will receive a special…