On April 7, Jetstar Airways launched its new Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft with a redesigned cabin interior. The first flight, JQ17 from Melbourne to Phuket, was almost fully booked. The renovation includes a complete renewal of both business and economy classes, doubling the number of business class seats from 21 to 44. As a result,…
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Nankai Electric Railway’s “GRAN Tenku” Interior Unveiled for the First Time and Rode in a Running Test! Photos of 1 train with 4 cars, including Japanese-style interior and “Grand Seats” with a view!
We then rode in the running test train to Gokurakubashi Station, and this report describes the interior of the train, the stops along the way, and the welcome at Gokurakubashi Station. After a safety ceremony at Namba Station, the test train was driven to Gokurakubashi Station for a test run. The train schedule was the…
Ashikaga Flower Park “Big Wisteria Festival” starts tomorrow; 600 tatami mats of big wisteria trellises are finally at their best, and fantastic nighttime lighting will be available.
Ashikaga Flower Park (607 Sakoma-cho, Ashikaga-shi, Tochigi Prefecture) will hold a spring festival, “Fuji no Hana Monogatari: Dai Wisteria Festival 2026,” starting tomorrow, April 11. The “Big Wisteria Ledge” with 160-year-old giant wisteria trees covering 600 tatami mats (1,000 m2), the 80-m-long white wisteria tunnel, the world-famous double-flowered black dragon wisteria, and more than 350…
Coleman’s rain-resistant water-repellent tote is included in the July issue of GLOW. Overnight travel size with blindfolded Mickey tag.
Takarajimasya will release the July 2026 issue of GLOW on May 28. The price is 1890 yen. The special supplement is a 2-way water-repellent tote bag by Coleman x Disney. The bag is made of water-repellent fabric, which is great during the rainy season, and can also be worn on the shoulder with the attached…
JR West Announces Plans for Platform Railings and Platform Safety Screens in FY2026. Suita and Shin-Fukushima Stations to complete construction of all platforms.
JR West announced the stations that will begin using platform fences and start construction in FY2026, as well as the stations that will begin using platform safety screens. The platform fences are scheduled to be in use at eight stops in total at Suita Station and Osaka Station on the JR Kyoto Line, Shin-Mita Station…
Appendix: Coleman double storage shoulder. Equipped with 500mL plastic bottle/umbrella space at the bottom, GLOW July extra issue
Takarajimasya will release the July 2026 extra issue of “GLOW” on May 28. The price is 1890 yen. The supplement to the second issue is an outdoor brand “Coleman” shoulder bag. The bag has a unique structure with a space for a 500mL PET bottle or a folded umbrella on the bottom, and two zippered…
6 JR companies, peak reservation dates for GW 2026 are May 2 for down trains and May 5 for up trains; Shinkansen trains may be fully booked on the morning of May 2.
JR companies announced the reservation status of reserved seats for trains operating during Golden Week in 2026. The number of reserved seats reserved by the six JR companies for the 13-day period from April 24 to May 6 is as follows as of April 9. The number of seats supplied and the number of reserved…
On sale today, the May issue of mini features a “light blue Hello Kitty” multi-case supplement. It can also be used as a bag charm!
Takarajimasya will release the May 2026 issue of “mini” today, April 11. The price is 1,590 yen. The special appendix features “Hello Kitty” wearing a light blue ribbon as a multi-case. It measures approximately 10 x 3 x 6.2 cm (W x D x H). It is made of luxurious saffiano leather and has a…
The Paris Life of Asami Araki] In Tallinn, Estonia, one of the three Baltic States, where the medieval and modern worlds coexist (Part 1)
My husband, who works in the French film industry, got a job in Estonia, so I went to see him for about 10 days in mid-March. Estonia is one of the Baltic States, with Helsinki, Finland, right in front of it across the sea. Estonia has a population of about 1.3 million and its capital…
ALLISON BROWN x Hello Kitty lunch tote with insulated drawstring! Special June issue of sweet is now available for pre-order!
Takarajimasya will release a special June 2026 issue of sweet “otona SWEET” on May 12. The price is 2,280 yen. The supplement of the special issue is a lunch tote and insulated/warm drawstring bag collaborated by Saeko’s brand “ALLISON BROWN” and Hello Kitty. The lunch tote is an original design with a rare western Hello…