Month: February 2026

Fuji live camera at Satto Pass (Shizuoka Prefecture) A live camera of Mt. Fuji can be enjoyed from the same angle as in “53 Stages of the Tokaido Highway, Yui” painted by Hiroshige Utagawa. Even today, the Satto Pass, where the Tomei Expressway, National Route 1, and the Tokaido Main Line converge, is a major…

UNIQLO has released a flyer for the UNIQLO New Year Festival, which starts today, January 1. This is a large 8-day sale with special New Year’s prices on knitwear, shirts, bottoms, and various other items. From the 1st to the 3rd, “Ultra Warm Heattech Cotton (U-neck T, crew neck T, leggings, tights),” which is 1.5…

Mitsui Fudosan Commercial Management will hold “Lalaport Bargain” at 20 Mitsui Shopping Park Lalaport facilities nationwide. The period is from January 1 to 12, 2026. The facilities covered are TOKYO-BAY, Kashiwanoha, Toyosu, Tachikawa-Tachihi, Yokohama, Ebina, Shonan Hiratsuka, Shinmisato (closed on January 1), Fujimi, Iwata, Numazu, Nagoya Minato Acres, Aichi Togo, Anjo, Koshien, Izumi, EXPOCITY, Sakai,…

Aeon Mall will hold the “Aeon Super! New Year’s Sale” from January 1 to 4, 2026. In addition to the New Year’s sales and grab-bag sales during the period, a “New Year’s Grand Lottery” will be held from the 3rd to the 4th with a prize of 10,000 yen worth of shopping and dining coupons…

Ito-Yokado will hold “Ito-Yokado 2026 New Year’s Sale” for three days from January 1 to 3, 2026, at 92 stores nationwide (business 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…

Mitsubishi Estate and Simon will hold a New Year Sale at 10 premium outlets nationwide (Gotemba, Sano, Ami, Sakai, Fukaya Hanazono, Sendai Izumi, Rinku, Kobe Sanda, Toki, and Tosu). The period is from January 1 to 4, 2026 (January 2 to 4 for Sendai Izumi). In addition to discounts on popular brand items, new fashion…

Realizing Change by Providing Value Japan Association of Travel Agents chairman Hiroyuki Takahashi At the beginning of the year 2026, we wish you a very Happy New Year. The question confronting the travel industry today is clear. We must change from an era in which people travel because it is cheap to an era in…

tokyu land holdings inc. President and Representative Director Hironori Nishikawa Last year saw the birth of Japan’s first female prime minister, the Takaichi administration, the aggressive fiscal policy pursued by the current government, and additional interest rate hikes at the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy meeting, among other trends of change. Looking overseas, the situation…

The Metropolitan Police Department will enforce traffic regulations on Hibiya-dori Avenue, Daiichi Keihin (National Route 15) and surrounding areas in conjunction with the Tokyo Hakone University Ekiden (relay race) to be held on January 2 and 3. On the 2nd, regulations will be in place from around 6:00 to around 9:00 near the Yomiuri Shimbun,…

The area around Katsuura Marine Park, located in Unohara, Katsuura City, is a rias coast with many inlets and rock holes (pool-like) for sardine fishing and for ikebana (Japanese sardine). There are also many small tunnels connecting the small coves, and the coastal cliffs that can be seen from the tunnels have remarkable geological formations…