Month: March 2024

Develop will open a container hotel, HOTEL R9 The Yard Kurobe (938-1 Horikiri, Kurobe, Toyama), in Kurobe City, Toyama Prefecture. The opening date is April 17. HOTEL R9 The Yard Kurobe is a hotel using a construction container module. Adjacent to the roadside station “KOKO Kurobe”, the hotel is conveniently located for access to “Kurobe…

Grand Vista Hotels & Resorts will open Kobe Suma Sea World and Kobe Suma Sea World Hotel (1-3-5 Wakamiya-cho, Suma-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture) on June 1. Kobe Suma Sea World Hotel began accepting reservations on March 13. Kobe Suma Sea World is an aquarium and hotel that will open as part of the redevelopment…

JAL and JAL ABC have launched “JALABC Travel Delivery Service (Tabitaku),” a baggage delivery service for domestic travel. Tabitaku is a renewed version of the “Pickup Service” provided by JAL, integrated with the “ABC Nationwide Delivery Service” provided by JAL ABC. Delivery is handled by Sagawa Express. Previously, only one-way use from a designated location…

Club Tourism is selling tours for the “Hokuriku Ouenwari” discount in Ishikawa Prefecture. Toyama and Niigata Prefectures are no longer available as of 11:00 a.m. on March 13, and Fukui Prefecture will not be handled. About “Hokuriku Support Discount The “Hokuriku Ouen Wari” program announced by the government will subsidize up to 50% of the…

JR East Japan Railway’s travel reservation website “Nihon no Tabi, Railroad Journey,” offers “Hokuriku Ouen Wari” tours in Toyama and Niigata prefectures from March 12. Departs from/arrives at Tokyo/Ueno/Omiya Stations (some exceptions), not applicable for reservations made through Ekitabi Concierge. Up to 5,000 yen discount for travelers including “Otona no Holiday Club” members. read more…

Jalan has announced the implementation of “Hokuriku Ouen Wari”, accepting reservations for accommodations in Niigata Prefecture from around 10:00 a.m. on March 18. Jalan corporate service and call center will not implement this program. Only Jalan domestic hotels and lodgings are handled, and reservations made through JAL Jalan Pack, ANA Jalan Pack, and Akai-Fusen JR…

Tsuchiya Bag Factory will release six new bags made of its original material, oil neme leather, at its directly-managed stores and online store on April 4. The “Tone Oil Nume” series, characterized by its moist texture and unadorned design, has been reconstructed in a contemporary style. The simple design emphasizes the shape created by the…

Citizen Watch will release a collaboration model with Haruka Fukuhara, the image character of “wicca,” on March 14. The price is 42,900 yen. A limited number of 800 pieces will be sold. This model is a solar-tech radio-controlled watch with a motif of a “sun catcher,” an interior decoration for a window. The white butterfly…

The Kanazawa Office of Rivers and National Highways and the Noto Reconstruction Office of the Hokuriku Regional Development Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism announced that the road closure on the Noto Peninsula Earthquake of 2024 will be partially lifted from the Koshinohara IC to the Anamizu IC of the Noto…

Enoden Bus will begin operating large and small EV buses in Fujisawa and Kamakura in late March. The EV buses will include one 80-passenger BYD K8 and one 35-passenger BYD J6. The design depicts “the beautiful sea of Fujisawa and Kamakura” and “the rich landscape of both cities” together with “Enon-kun,” the Enoden Group’s image…