Dazaifu Tenmangu Shrine (4-7-1, Zaifu, Dazaifu City, Fukuoka Prefecture) provides information on its official website regarding Hatsumode for the year 2026. The gates will be open day and night from 6:30 a.m. on December 31 to 9:00 p.m. on January 4 for the conferment of charms and talismans and the writing of red seals, etc….
Month: December 2025
Tackling the Challenge of Restoring the Satoyama Sea Two Years After the Noto Peninsula Earthquake ｜ News & PR
The Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture is home to an area known as “satoyama-kai,” where people live in harmony with the rich natural environment. the Noto Peninsula earthquake of January 2024 caused extensive damage and transformed people’s livelihoods. JICA is working with the local government and the affected people for its reconstruction. Through the images…
Izumo-taisha Shrine, there will be traffic restrictions around the area on three days in 2026. Ichibata Railway will increase train service.
Izumo-taisha Shrine (195 Kitsuki-higashi, Taisha-cho, Izumo City, Shimane Prefecture) has posted information on its official website regarding traffic restrictions for the Hatsumode (New Year’s visit) in 2026. From 10:00 p.m. on December 31 to 4:00 p.m. on January 1 and from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day from December 1 to 3, the roads…
Tobu Railway offers practically free fares for children from January. Full points reimbursement every day with pre-registration, from limited time offer to regular plan.
Tobu Railway will renew the “TOBU POINT Childcare Support Program” on January 13, 2026, making child fares virtually free. After the renewal, by registering parents and children via the TOBU POINT application, the Tobu Group’s common point system, points equivalent to the fare will be redeemed for child fares and child commuter and commuter passes…
Immersive Fort Tokyo to close at the end of February next year. Be sure to redeem your repeat privileges as soon as possible!
Immersive Fort Tokyo (1-3-15 Aomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo) announced that it will cease operations on February 28, 2026. With the grand finale, the counting of repeat awards (adding up the number of experiences) will end on January 31, and the redemption of awards will end on February 28. Please check the official website for details. read…
LINE Ake-omeme Stamps: “Myakumyakku” is now available! Includes 24 stamps with voices!
LINE Yahoo has been releasing a series of “Akeome Stamps 2026” since December 2, 2012, to make it easy to enjoy year-end and New Year’s communication with LINE stamps. Today, on the 25th, the first stamp of Myakmyak, the official character of the Osaka-Kansai Expo, is released with a voice. The 24 stamps come in…
Ito-Yokado’s first sales from January 1. Fukubukuro lineup to be unveiled; drawing for up to 10,000 yen worth of gift certificates
Ito-Yokado will hold “Ito-Yokado 2026 New Year’s Sale” for three days from January 1 to 3, 2026, at 92 stores nationwide (opening days and hours may change depending on stores). The centerpiece of the New Year’s sales will be a wide range of grab bags, including a prepared food happy bag containing fried chicken thighs…
JR Tokai Tours offers “Everyday Omikuji” to win up to 100,000 yen off coupon for EX Travel Pack. New Year Sale starts January 5.
JR Tokai Tours will hold the “New Year Sale Starts Everyday Omikuji” campaign from December 25 to January 5, 2026. During the period, a link to the lottery site will be sent out via the official JR Tokai Tours LINE account, and once a day, you can participate in a drawing to win coupons and…
DOD “Usa Fukubukuro” (Japanese only) pre-order starts today, including a 5-piece camping gear set worth 140,000 yen for 44,000 yen.
DOD, an outdoor brand developed by Bee’s, is selling “Usa Fukubukuro” bags that will arrive around January 2026 at its official online store starting at 12:00 pm on December 25. All nine types are available in limited quantities (some are already sold out). The centerpiece is the “Usa Fukubukuro-Yon-Yon,” a five-piece set that includes the…
Caffarel “Fukubukuro” limited to Tokyo Station and Kobe. Large chocolate worth 36,000 yen → sold for 18,000 yen.
Yamamoto Shoten will sell a limited number of special goody bags of Caffarel, a long-established chocolate brand from Torino, Italy. Caffarel directly-managed stores in Gransta Tokyo, Kitano main store in Kobe, and Kyukyoryuchi store (Kobe) are handling the bags. The lineup includes the large “Fukubukuro A Set” (10,800 yen), which includes chocolates worth a total…