Sakiyoken, best known for its shumai, has been offering limited-time Shokado bento boxes featuring various seasonal themes. The summer 2026 version is the “Shokado Bento: Conger Eel Rice.” On top of the brown rice sits a whole, simmered conger eel—the star of the dish. The brown rice is lightly seasoned, and the sweet-and-salty simmered conger…
Month: August 2026
Step through the tunnel into a whole new world! Indulge in the best of both worlds—the tranquility and vibrancy of Kusatsu—with a rewarding, secluded hot spring getaway at “Kai Kusatsu.”
All 94 rooms are “local-themed”! Experience the essence of silk right from your room. The “Kai” brand is famous for its “local-themed rooms,” which feature decor unique to each region. While many properties offer only a few such rooms, here at “Kai Kusatsu,” an astonishing all 94 rooms are local-themed. This is the “Silk Art…
Exclusive photos of the Vermeer exhibition’s special pop-up shop. The Miffy collaboration items are available only at the venue, while all Freiren items are available online.
Miffy (Exhibition Collaboration Products): Like “Girl with a Pearl Earring,” Miffy was born in the Netherlands and serves as an ambassador for this exhibition. The collection includes Miffy plush toys (5,500 yen), drawstring pouches (1,320 yen), and stickers (660 yen). In addition to merchandise based on “Usako-chan Goes to the Art Museum” and the four…
[JAL Hometown Ambassadors/Support Team: A Look at Their Love for Their Communities] Is It Easy to Make Living in Sapporo—a Popular “Dream City”—a Reality? The Appeal of Living in Two Places
JAL, which has bases throughout Japan, has been continuously implementing initiatives to revitalize local communities (currently known as the “JAL Hometown Project”), and In August 2020, the company launched the “JAL Hometown Ambassadors” program, in which flight attendants selected through an internal application process relocated to local communities to promote initiatives in their respective regions….
“VEEMO Parking,” a parking space reservation service that automatically unlocks a parking space by scanning a license plate, is undergoing a pilot test at the Hibiya Parking Garage.
VEEMO will conduct a pilot test of “VEEMO Parking,” a parking space reservation service that utilizes a parking search app, at select parking spaces in the “Hibiya Parking Lot” (1 Hibiya Park, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo), operated by NEXCO East Japan. The pilot will run from September 7 to October 26. The system automatically unlocks the “VEEMO…
With the opening of the new ANNEX wing at “APA Hotel ,” the total number of rooms has reached 280. The hotel has 12 connecting rooms—six sets—each accommodating up to four guests.
APA Hotel will open the ANNEX, a new wing of the “APA Hotel ” (13-4 Sennichimachi, Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture), on September 17. The facility is located in the heart of Tenmonkan. From Kagoshima Airport, it takes 45 to 50 minutes by limousine bus bound for the city center to reach the nearest bus stop,…
Get 1,000 yen off a day trip to Hakone Unessen with the “Student Discount One-Day Pass.” Enjoy unlimited access to the hot springs and pools through the end of September.
Hakone Kowakien Unessen (1297 Ninodaira, Hakone-machi, Ashigarashimo-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture) will sell a “Student Discount One-Day Pass,” which offers up to 1,000 yen off day-trip hot spring and pool access, from August 24 through September 30 (excluding August 29 and 30). This offer is available to middle school, high school, college, and graduate students, as well…
All-inclusive RV stays, “Marugoto RV Stay,” expand to seven locations nationwide. Enjoy hot springs and dinner at hotels in destinations such as Yatsugatake and Ise-Shima.
M&M Service has expanded its “Marugoto RV Stay” accommodation plan—which allows guests to safely sleep in their RVs on hotel grounds while enjoying all-inclusive access to the hotel’s dining, hot springs, and lounge services—to seven locations nationwide. According to a survey by the Japan RV Association, as of August 7, 2026, the number of certified…
Report on the preview of the “Vermeer Exhibition” at the Osaka Nakanoshima Art Museum. Photography is allowed for “Girl with a Pearl Earring”—even those unfamiliar with Vermeer can enjoy it!
The Osaka Nakanoshima Museum of Art will host the exhibition “Vermeer’s *Girl with a Pearl Earring*: Masterpieces of 17th-Century Dutch Painting—A Miraculous Return to Japan” from August 21 to September 27. In this article, we’ll take you through the press briefing and preview event held the day before the opening. This marks the first time…
Peach will soon launch a Narita–Seoul route starting at 5,680 yen one-way. A survey found that 80 percent of people in their 20s said they “leave as soon as the mood strikes.”
From Special Overseas Trips to Casual Destinations Similar to Domestic Travel: When asked about the frequency of trips to South Korea, 28.3% said they visit at least twice a year. The repeat visitor rate is particularly high among people in their 30s (38.0%) and women in their 40s (36.0%), with approximately one in three falling…