UNIQLO will hold a major sale “UNIQLO New Year Festival” from January 1 to 8 after the New Year. This annual event offers special prices on a variety of products, including winter items, new shirts and bottoms, and more. During the first three days of the event, a novelty “Hasami-yaki teacup” will be given away…
Month: December 2025
Comic Market 107 Rinkai Line One-Day Pass” on sale at each station ticket gate and official stores. Catalog cover design
Tokyo Waterfront Area Rapid Transit, which operates the Rinkai Line, will sell a limited number of 3,000 “Comic Market 107 Rinkai Line One-day Pass” starting December 17. The price is 730 yen (adults only). A ticket that allows unlimited travel on the Rinkai Line on any one day until August 31, 2026. The design is…
Meitetsu Kanko Bus to launch “Yuusan” luxury tour brand from next spring, using newly built “Levia” buses with only 18 seats and washrooms.
Meitetsu Group Bus Holdings will launch “Yusan” as a new tour brand for members, scheduled to be operated by Meitetsu Kanko Bus from March 2026, and will start sales on its website at 10:00 on December 15. In response to the popularity of “Kiwami,” a high-end bus tour by the Gifu Group’s Gifu Rusha Gyogijo,…
Traffic regulation on Uchibori Dori, Kajibashi Dori, etc. for New Year’s General Sightseeing, January 2, 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
The Marunouchi Police Department will enforce traffic regulations in and around Uchibori-dori Avenue in conjunction with the New Year’s General Sightseeing Ceremony at the Imperial Palace on January 2, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., but the end time may vary depending on traffic conditions in the area. Uchibori Dori will be restricted from the…
Keihan will operate all night on New Year’s Day in 2026. On New Year’s Day, “Rakugaku” will make 4.5 round trips.
Keihan Electric Railway will operate all-night trains through New Year’s Day, 2026. All lines except the Otsu Line (Keitsu Line and Ishiyama-zaka Line) will be covered. On the Keihan Main Line and Kamoto Line (between Demachiyanagi Station and Yodoyabashi Station), semi-express or local trains will run every 15 to 30 minutes. In addition, limited express…
JR Kyushu moves to full-scale introduction of touch-sensitive payment boarding. All stations on the Kashii Line and Fukuhoku Yutaka Line will begin accepting the service around next fall.
JR Kyushu will complete the demonstration test of the credit card touch payment boarding service and move to the full-scale introduction of the service on April 1, 2026. The experiment started in 2022. The experiment is scheduled to continue until March 31, 2026, while expanding the number of compatible brands and stations. With the completion…
MUJI online store resumes orders and shipments, starting December 15 at 10:00 a.m.
Ryohin Keikaku, which operates MUJI, announced that it will resume order taking and shipping operations of its official online store, MUJI Net Store, which had been suspended due to a system failure, at 10:00 a.m. on December 15. The service had been suspended due to the ransomware infection of ASKUL. On December 1, orders and…
Disney Store commemorates the 55th anniversary of the release of the movie “Stylish Cat” with a collection of items. Blankets, pouches, etc.
Disney Store will release a collection commemorating the 55th anniversary of the release of the movie “Stylish Cat” on December 19. Disney Flagship Tokyo, Tokyo Disney Resort stores, and the official online store will begin pre-sales on December 16. The new collection features an original artwork of Marie, a fashion-conscious kitten who is more fascinated…
Beltran Launches Joint Promo to Win Round-Trip Flights from Japan to Finland
On December 12, Beltran, in cooperation with the Finnish National Tourist Board and Finnair, launched the promotional campaign “Unleashed Travel in Finland”. A special website has been opened, proposing a “journey in search of happiness” through the nature and sauna culture of Finland, which has been ranked the happiest country in the world for eight…
HIS holds “New Year’s Dream Fair 2026. 3 days in Seoul for 19,800 yen, 5 days in Hawaii for 69,800 yen, etc.
HIS will hold the “Hatsuyume Fair 2026” for domestic and international travel from December 18 to February 2, 2026. This once-a-year sale features a lineup of “shockingly economical trips” that will make you want to book even during the busy year-end and New Year’s holiday season. From December 19, the company will accept “overseas products”…