Sotetsu Group has announced the details of its exhibit at the International Horticultural Exposition 2027 (GREEN x EXPO 2027), which will be held from March 19, 2027. They will release a special website during March 2026, one year before the event. SOTETSU PARK” opened in the “Kids Village” area where children, the leaders of the…
Month: April 2026
JR East to Install Platform Doors at 29 Stations in FY2026. All stations on the Chuo and Sobu Lines will be equipped with platform doors before the one-man system is completed.
On March 12, JR East announced its plan for the installation of platform doors in FY2026. All 29 stations and 60 lines in the Tokyo metropolitan area will be covered. All stations on the Chuo and Sobu Lines (local train stations), which are scheduled to begin one-man operation in spring 2027, will be covered by…
Hankyu Corporation offers free IC card entry/exit at the same station within 20 minutes. Automatic cancellation of admission records.
Hankyu Corporation will start a service on March 18 that allows passengers to pass through ticket gates at the same station without paying the fare if they enter or exit the station within 20 minutes using a transportation system IC card. If you touch your IC card, such as ICOCA or PiTaPa, to the ticket…
Tokyo City Pass: Unlimited Subway Rides + Choice of Sightseeing, Sushi Zammai and 7 other new participating facilities, from 4,100 yen per day
Tokyo Metro and Link Tibbity will add seven facilities to the Tokyo City Pass, a digital ticket that combines a 24-hour subway ticket with sightseeing tickets and coupons, starting March 14. The Tokyo City Pass includes the TokyoSubwayTicket, which allows unlimited rides on Tokyo Metro and Toei Subway lines, coupons for sightseeing facilities in Tokyo,…
The former Yokohama City Hall administrative building is now a hotel! I saw “OMO7 Yokohama by Hoshino Resort” overlooking Hamasuta from the rooftop terrace.
First attempt for the OMO brand! OMO Bakery” offers freshly baked bread every day. The brand’s first “OMO Bakery” will sell freshly baked bread every day. Five kinds of special curry breads will be available from daytime to evening, as if Yokohama is the place where curry was first introduced. Guests can also enjoy “bread…
Rumoi Main Line to be closed in April; new replacement bus, “Kitaso Liner,” to be operated by Dohoku Bus and communities along the line from October.
JR Hokkaido has announced the operation system for the Rumoi Main Line (Fukagawa to Ishikari-Numada), which will be completely discontinued as of April 1, and the bus route that will replace it. Currently, Sorachi Chuo Bus operates the Numata route (Fukagawa Municipal Hospital-mae to Numata Ekimae) in parallel with this route, and in April, Dohoku…
BASEGATE Yokohama Kannai” The Legacy is now open in the Yurindo area! You can spend a whole day here alone with a cafe, bazaar, bookstore, and shared office space!
Eight companies, including Mitsui Fudosan, will open the large-scale complex “BASEGATE Yokohama Kannai” (1-1-1 Minato-machi, Naka-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture) on March 19. The interior of the building was unveiled to the press prior to the grand opening. Here, we will focus on the Yurindo area, which utilizes the main structure, the “Former City Hall…
Cool shoulder bag from Takarajimasya’s “BRILMY”. Equipped with multifunctional pockets, it’s the only one you need for summer outings!
Takarajimasya will release “BRILMY: Small items don’t get lost! Zuborra-friendly Shoulder Bag Book” will be released on April 22. It is priced at 3949 yen. The newest product from BRILMY, a beauty brand seriously created by a cosmetics geek editor, is a shoulder bag with plenty of pockets for daily use, plus a cold/insulated function….
Ataka-no-yado Oki” opened in Komatsu, Ishikawa in April. A Japanese Heritage Site, a former residence of a Kitamae shipowner, has been restored to its former glory.
Suisei Corporation and Komatsu DMC will open “Ataka no Yado Oki” (35 Wa, Ataka-cho, Komatsu City, Ishikawa Prefecture), a Japanese Heritage Site and former Kitamae shipowner’s residence, in April. Prior to this, the company began accepting reservations for lodging. Located 11 minutes by car from JR Komatsu Station, 10 minutes by bus (4 minutes walk…
Be careful when purchasing tickets between Tokyo and Atami from March 14. Cases affected by “different line” treatment are also explained.
Those who have been using selective boarding should pay attention to ticket routing. The separate fares for conventional and Shinkansen trains will result in minor changes in fare calculation and ticket routing. However, those who have been buying tickets and riding as indicated on the ticket do not need to understand the details of this…