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Beef rice” ekiben at major Tokaido Shinkansen stations. (East of Nagoya: Matsusaka beef Kanto style, West of Kyoto: Omi beef Kansai style)

Posted on February 2, 2026 by Editor in Chief

JR Tokai Retailing Plus will release “Matsusaka Beef Beef Meal” and “Omi Beef Beef Beef Meal” from its ekiben brand “Shurumado Shokudo” on January 20. They will be available at ekiben stores in major Tokaido Shinkansen stations, priced at 1,580 yen each. Matsusaka beef” is sold at the Tokyo, Shinagawa, Shin-Yokohama, and Nagoya stations, and…

Suica Penguin” Tokyo Station Marunouchi Station Building Series. Eco-bags, hand towels, notebooks, etc., perfect as souvenirs!

Posted on February 2, 2026 by Editor in Chief

Orange Page has announced the Suica’s Penguin Tokyo Station Marunouchi Station Building Series, perfect for Tokyo souvenirs. 7 items will go on sale on January 15, and 3 items on February 5. In response to the recent increase in demand for Tokyo souvenirs, a new series featuring the Suica penguins drawn by popular illustrator and…

Baymax supports pollen season again this year! Humidifier, dust pouch, and more from Disney Store

Posted on February 2, 2026 by Editor in Chief

Disney Store will release a new collection of Baymax designs on January 23, just in time for the pollen season. Disney Flagship Tokyo and Tokyo Disney Resort stores will begin pre-sales on January 20. The new items mainly feature the design of Baymax, a doctor-style care robot wearing a stethoscope and other items. The lineup…

ZIPAIR New Year’s Sale for January-May flights. One-way Los Angeles flights from 29,250 yen, Singapore flights from 14,700 yen, etc.

Posted on February 2, 2026 by Editor in Chief

ZIPAIR Tokyo is holding an “OPENING SALE 2026” for all routes (except some) until January 26. The applicable boarding period is from January 15 to May 31 (depending on the route). Sale fares (Standard Seat) for flights from Narita to North America, Asia, and Honolulu start at 29,250 yen one way for Los Angeles, 32,500…

Sunflower’s “Daytime Casual Cruise of the Seto Inland Sea” will continue to operate in 2026. Total of 7 cruises from Osaka to Beppu, with different onboard programs each time.

Posted on February 2, 2026 by Editor in Chief

MOL Sunflower has announced the fiscal 2026 sailing schedule for its “Daytime Seto Inland Sea Casual Cruise” between Osaka and Beppu. The Osaka-Beppu route is usually operated as an overnight cruise, departing between 18:00 and 20:00 and arriving between 6:00 and 7:00, but this cruise will depart at 12:00 and arrive at 23:00 to 24:00,…

JR Rikuwansei Line resumes service after 4 years. What is the role of the substitute bus, which “almost doubled” the time required, and the restored train?

Posted on February 2, 2026 by Editor in Chief

The JR Rikuwansei Line (43 km from Shinjo Station to Yome Station), which had been suspended since May 2022, resumed service on January 16. A number of local train lines in various areas have been closed for long periods of time due to damage from typhoons and torrential rains, and subsequently discontinued. However, in the…

Sanrio x Black Myakmyak Plushie, order sales end soon. Total 7 characters, large size/small size with carabiner

Posted on February 2, 2026 by Editor in Chief

Asunarosha is now taking orders for a series of black plush toys from the “EXPO 2025 Myakmyaku Sanrio Characters Collaboration Goods,” officially licensed products for Expo 2025 Osaka/Kansai. Deadline for sales of M size (5280 yen each) is January 31; deadline for sales of BC size (3520 yen each) is January 21. The shipping time…

JAL offers USJ Studio Pass to U25 travelers using “SkyMate” fare; board by the end of February to win!

Posted on February 2, 2026 by Editor in Chief

JAL will launch the “SKYMATE” x “Uniharu 2026” boarding campaign on February 1. The boarding period is until February 28, and the application period is until March 2. A tie-up campaign between “SkyMate,” a fare for JAL Mileage Bank (JMB) members aged 25 and under, and “UniSpring 2026,” a project for students conducted by Universal…

Myakmyak Picture Book Exhibition” will be held again! From late February at Felissimo’s headquarters in Kobe, over 30,000 people visited the exhibition last year.

Posted on February 2, 2026 by Editor in Chief

Felissimo will hold “Myakmyak Picture Book Exhibition: Myakmyak Birth Story” from February 21 to 27. The exhibition will be held at the west entrance on the first floor of Stage Felissimo (7-1 Shinko-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture), and admission is free. A mini-exhibition of the picture book “Myakmyak and … Myakmyak Birth Story” about…

The unbelievable “all-you-can-stuff” strawberries are amazing! I went to the “Strawberry Fair” at TOKYO SKYTREE TOWN. I went to the “Strawberry Fair” at TOKYO SKYTREE TOWN and had a chance to try all kinds of fascinating sweets!

Posted on February 2, 2026 by Editor in Chief

Tokyo Skytree Town is holding the “Tokyo Skytree Town Strawberry Fair” until March 1, with a record number of about 90 stores participating. In addition to selling sweets and goods using the season’s strawberries, this year, for the first time, the stores will hold a variety of events for visitors to participate in, such as…

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