Ice Wind Cave, Komoro Ice District (temperature: approx. 2°C) The wind cave, which is said to be a natural refrigerator, remains. Cold air blows out through the gaps between the piled rocks, and even on days when the outside temperature is about 35°C, the temperature near the wind cave entrance is around 20°C, while the…
Month: July 2022
JR East Cross Station to sell approximately 30 “locomotive and passenger car” products commemorating 150 years of railroad service at NewDays and other stores.
JR East Cross Station will release about 30 products commemorating the 150th anniversary of the railroad on July 26 at NewDays, GENERAL STORE RAILYARD, and other stores. The 150th anniversary of the start of the railroad business is selected under various themes and original goods are sold. The first phase will feature retro and somewhat…
Pirates Factory, “TinyTAN TRAVEL COLLECTION” featuring BTS characters traveling
Pirates Factory will launch the TinyTAN TRAVEL COLLECTION on July 25. The limited-edition illustrated product features TinyTAN in a completely original pose, wearing the outfit from “Butter,” the hit song by “BTS. Five versions will be available in Tokyo, Fukuoka, Osaka, Taiwan, and Korea. A limited-time store featuring the collection will also be open at…
New capsule hotel “NINJA & GEISHA” opens in front of Hankyu Awaji Station
O-IKE TRAVELING opened Capsule Hotel NINJA&GEISHA (4-33-6 Higashi Awaji, Higashiyodogawa-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture) in front of Awaji Station. Located about a 1-minute walk from Hankyu Awaji Station and about a 3-minute walk from JR Awaji Station. Room rates on the official website for one night with no meal start at 2,800 yen with a…
Coleman, a camping practice site appears under the elevated railway tracks of JR Akihabara. Camping gear is also available for rent for monitors.
Coleman is cooperating with JR East Japan Urban Development and ReGACY Innovation Group in the verification of the commercialization of a “camp practice area under the elevated railway tracks” and will operate a camp practice area under the elevated railway tracks of Akihabara on the JR Yamanote Line. The period is August 13-24. General monitors…
glampark and natural hot spring ryokan Shikisou jointly open “glampark Shikisou,” the first glamping facility in the Izumo City area of Shimane Prefecture.
glampark and natural hot spring ryokan Shikisou jointly opened the first glamping facility in the Izumo City area of Shimane Prefecture, “glampark Shikisou” (1369 Gakuto, Hikawa-cho, Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture). Located 10 minutes by car from Izumo Airport. Located in “Yunokawa Onsen” in Izumo City, known as a sacred place for matchmaking. A tie-up between…
Cab App DiDi Begins Partnership with “Okinawa MaaS. First-time users receive a 500 yen discount coupon.
DiDi, a cab dispatch application, will begin working with Okinawa MaaS, operated by the Okinawa MaaS Business Alliance, on July 23. To commemorate the collaboration, one 500 yen discount coupon will be given to passengers who use DiDi for the first time and register as “Okinawa MaaS” users. The coupon will be distributed from July…
FIELD SUITE SPA HEADQUARTERS, a resort complex located at Snow Peak’s headquarters in Niigata, Japan, with a superb sauna!
Although I did not stay at the hotel for this visit to cover the “LIFE EXPO 2022” held at the adjacent headquarters, I was able to experience the sauna, which is rumored to be highly regarded by “sauners”. I visited FIELD SUITE SPA HEADQUATERS (456-1 Nakanohara, Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture), which is owned by the outdoor…
Okinawa Prefecture Declares State of Medical Emergency, Calls for Refraining from Going Out Unnecessarily
Okinawa Prefecture is urging people to refrain from going out of their homes unnecessarily, as the spread of the new coronavirus in the prefecture has begun to tighten medical care. The requested period is set for July 22 to August 14. In addition to refraining from unnecessary outings, the latest request calls for thorough daily…
Pokemon GO, Drone Show at Otaru Tide Festival. Pikachu, Lizardon, Gengar and others will color the night sky.
Pokémon will hold a special drone show at the Otaru Tide Festival in Hokkaido on July 24 to celebrate the 6th anniversary of the Pokémon GO app. Pikachu, Lizardon, Gengar, and others will be represented by approximately 700 drones up to 100 meters high and 200 meters across. In addition, the special drone show will…