Paper tickets should be issued in advance. Although ticketless services have become much more widespread, there are still many situations where passengers must use online reservations and issue paper tickets before boarding a train. When there is no place near home or work where tickets can be issued, it is tempting to think that tickets…
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Ise specialty “Akafuku” opens a store at Haneda Airport 1 and 2 Tami. New “San Marron Mochi”, limited to the year-end and New Year’s holidays, makes its first appearance.
Akafuku is opening a store in Haneda Airport Terminals 1 and 2 from December 26 to January 7, 2026. This special sales event will be held in conjunction with the year-end and New Year’s travel season. The venue will offer a variety of Japanese and Western confections, including the standard “Akafuku rice cake” and “White…
All seats on the Shinkansen “Nozomi” are reserved during the year-end and New Year holidays. What if I miss the train even though I purchased a ticket?
As previously reported, during the year-end and New Year holidays (December 26 through January 4, 2026), the Tokaido and Sanyo Shinkansen “Nozomi” trains will no longer have non-reserved seats, and all seats will be reserved seats. The non-reserved seats, which are usually provided in Cars 1 and 2, will be eliminated during major holidays so…
Flying Tiger launches “Winter’s Last Chance” sale for “more than 200 products” for the year-end and New Year’s events. Surprise bags like a grab bag are also available.
Flying Tiger is holding its “Winter Last chance” sale, a year-end and New Year’s event featuring more than 200 items at affordable prices, including a calendar for the year 2026 and items for home time during the year-end and New Year holidays. The sale runs from December 26 to January 12, 2026. The sale will…
Vocalist Kotone’s Music Trip] A winter stroll in Kuramae! Spicy Indonesian cuisine and hot chocolate make even the coldest day a warming stroll!
First, lunch at an exotic Indonesian restaurant. Kuramae is not far from Asakusa, and is an area that can be said to be almost adjacent to the city. Kaminarimon, a sightseeing spot in Asakusa, is only a 10-minute walk away, and it is certainly the best location for foreign tourists to stay. This is the…
The impact of unlimited YouTube/Netflix on in-flight Wi-Fi on long-haul flights. Hawaiian Airlines Starlink was really fast!
I am always familiar with the airlines, the cheapest airfare at the time, and the diamonds that are easy to fit into my itinerary: ……. This time, I flew Hawaiian Airlines from Tokyo to Honolulu, a standard overseas travel route, and back. I was shocked by a certain service, so I would like to tell…
IKEA launches “Center Pickup (small item delivery only)” service at 105 new locations nationwide, including Hokuriku, Tohoku, and Shikoku.
On December 25, IKEA Japan launched the “Center Pickup (small item delivery only)” service at 105 Sagawa Express sales offices located in 11 prefectures. The fee is 800 yen (regular delivery of small items to home is 1,500 yen), and free for IKEA Family members with purchases of 5,000 yen or more. In addition, a…
ANA x G-SHOCK, ANA blue color scheme on a white base. Airplane silhouette on the backlight.
ANA Trading has released a wristwatch, “ANA Original G-SHOCK for ANA Original Model. The price is 19,800 yen. This product is a collaboration between Casio Computer’s G-SHOCK and ANA, and is based on the DW-5600. The entire case and belt are colored in matte white, and the belt is designed with the airplane’s shadow and…
Purchase a “hand-me-down ticket” when riding the Shinkansen with your pet. Prepare for your return trip home during winter vacation!
This year’s year-end and New Year holidays will be up to nine consecutive holidays. Many people will be traveling or returning home with their pets, and JR Group companies require a “personal effects ticket” when boarding trains with pets. This applies not only to Shinkansen trains but also to conventional lines. We asked JR about…
When I arrived in Hawaii, it was easy to get to the hotel from the airport using the HIS shuttle service, which provided directions in Japanese.
After arriving in Honolulu and exiting the airport, perhaps with a large suitcase, how would one go about getting to a hotel in downtown Waikiki? The possible options are discussed in a separate article, but here we introduce the most readily available “airport shuttle”. Honolulu’s airport shuttle service is a service that loads passengers and…