JR Tokai launched the “Let’s go to Kyoto! campaign, and began accepting reservations for special sightseeing experience plans on April 23 on a special website. In recent years, due to congestion caused by recovering demand and the intense summer heat in Kyoto, there has been growing interest in “time-zone diversified tourism,” in which tourists avoid…
Month: April 2026
Direct bus service from Yokohama to Moomin Valley Park from April 29; 1-Day Pass + round-trip ticket package normally costs 8,000 yen → commemorative price 4,300 yen
Moomin Story and Sugisaki Unyu will operate an express route bus between Yokohama and Moomin Valley Park (327-6 Miyazawa, Hanno, Saitama Prefecture) starting April 29. The buses will operate on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays. The bus departs from the Yokohama City Air Terminal (YCAT) at the East Exit of Yokohama Station, Berth Y5, at…
JR East Japan x Yamagata Shonai, 7,000 yen discount for train + lodging. Summer Travel Campaign “Take a Deep Breath of Mind. Come on, Shonai.”
East Japan Railway Company and the Shonai region of Yamagata Prefecture have launched a summer tourism campaign entitled “Take a deep breath of your heart. Come on, Shonai! will be launched on July 1. As part of this program, discount coupons for the JR East View Dynamic Rail Pack, which can be used for travel…
Commercial facility “Kotoe Hashimoto” opens at Hashimoto Station, Sagamihara. List of stores including Yaoko and Nitori to be opened.
Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. will open COTOE Hashimoto (5-4-3 Nishi-Hashimoto, Midori-ku, Sagamihara City, Kanagawa Prefecture), a commercial complex, on May 29, 2012, about a 13-minute walk from Hashimoto Station on the JR Yokohama Line and Keio Sagamihara Line. COTOE Hashimoto is a neighborhood commercial shopping center that was renovated and revitalized without demolishing a…
Humanoid Robots to Load Luggage onto Airplanes? JAL and GMO AIR conduct demonstration test of ground handling operations using humanoids
On April 27, JAL and GMO AI & Robotics Trading (GMO AIR) began a demonstration experiment for the use of humanoid robots in airport ground handling operations. Since conventional fixed automation equipment and single-function robots cannot flexibly respond to complex work flow lines, the company is focusing on humanoid robots. The company aims to reduce…
HIS Time Sale before fuel surcharge increase. Save on overseas travel during April, from 29,800 yen in Seoul / from 129,800 yen in Hawaii, etc.
HIS is offering a time sale on overseas tours (lodging + air + sightseeing) until April 29 (online until April 30 at 23:00) as part of its “Summer Advance Dri Campaign” to save on summer travel by making early reservations. With the fuel surcharge (fuel surcharge) going up significantly from May 1, we are offering…
Aeon opens natural hot spring spa “OYUGIWA Niiza Onsen”. Sauna/ All-you-can-read manga/ Eating area/ Ball pool, etc.
AEON FANTASY will renovate its hot spring facility “Yutori-no-Sato Niiza Onsen” and grand open it as “OYUGIWA Niiza Onsen” (2-1-5 Honda, Niiza City, Saitama Prefecture) on May 27. This is the third branch of OYUGIWA, a hot-spring bathing brand that inherits famous local hot springs while adding modern saunas, relaxation and dining facilities. The Niiza…
JR Tokai’s Guess Travel x Jutsu Kaisen, Vol. 3 in Nagoya! Collaboration menus & stickers at Umaimon-dori stores
From May 22 to August 3, JR Tokai Food Service will participate in “Jyuju Exploration in Nagoya,” the third collaboration project between JR Tokai’s “Guess Travel” and the TV anime “Jyuju Kaisen”. The event, held to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the Jutsu Kaisen anime, will feature original voices and quizzes exclusively for the Tokaido…
A mountain-climbing “Snoopy” mini-boston supplement in the July issue of Otona Muse. Comes with a shoulder strap to keep you light on your feet.
Takarajimasya will release the July 2026 extra issue of “otona MUSE” on May 28. The price is 1980 yen. The supplement of the extra issue is a mini Boston by Peanuts x Journal Standard with a cute Snoopy in mountain climbing style. It is embroidered with a one-point image of Snoopy wearing a green hat…
Appendix is “Snoopy” large-capacity tote, Otona Muse July issue. The embroidered badge of a mountain climbing scene looks great for summer leisure!
Takarajimasya will release the July 2026 issue of “otona MUSE” on May 28. The price is 1860 yen. The appendix is a Peanuts x Journal Standard large-capacity tote bag, featuring a design with embroidered patches of Snoopy and Woodstock on a mountain climb. At approximately 43.5 x 14 x 41.5 cm (W x D x…