The Tokyo Marathon Foundation has announced the traffic regulations that will be implemented in conjunction with the Tokyo Marathon 2026 on March 1. Regulations will be enforced from around 6:00 a.m. around the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building at the starting point, and from around 7:00 a.m. on Gyoko-dori Avenue at the finishing point. Thereafter, as…
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On March 1, a major detour is required to cross Chuo-dori Avenue. East-West shuttle bus service from Akihabara and Suehirocho Stations due to the Tokyo Marathon
The Tokyo Marathon Foundation will operate a shuttle bus service connecting the east and west sides of Chuo-dori Avenue in conjunction with traffic restrictions due to the Tokyo Marathon 2026 to be held on March 1. Use of the shuttle bus is free of charge. On the day of the event, from around 8:50 to…
Myakmyak and Ikochan will visit JR Okayama Station! Photo session at Expo pop-up in February
JR Service Net Okayama will open “Expo 2025 Osaka-Kansai Official Pop-up Store JR Okayama Station Sanste Okayama” from February 7 to 8. The Expo’s official character, “Myakmyak,” will be on hand for a photo session, and a “Myakmyak Fun Lottery” with novelties will be held in conjunction with the opening of the stall. Entry is…
Permanent Expo merchandise store opens tomorrow in Sannomiya, Kobe. Three and a half months after the closing of the exhibition, Junkudo Bookstore Sannomiya and Sannomiya Ekimae store will have two stores.
The Expo 2025 Osaka/Kansai Master Licensing Office will open the Junkudo Bookstore Sannomiya Store (1-6-18 Sannomiya-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture), the official store for Expo 2025 Osaka/Kansai, on January 30. This will be the second permanent official store to open after the Expo closes (from October 14, 2025), following the “Dojima Avanza” store. In…
Tokyo Disneyland’s new “Sugar Rush” attraction is scheduled to open in spring 2027. Redevelopment of Tomorrowland area
On January 29, Oriental Land announced the redevelopment of the Tomorrowland area of Tokyo Disneyland, with a new attraction set in the world of the movie “Sugar Rush” scheduled to open in spring 2027. According to the financial results briefing material for the third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, the attraction…
Fukuoka PARCO to close at the end of February 2027. Live music club/gallery/museum, etc. to open in Tenjin area
PARCO announced on January 29 that it plans to close Fukuoka PARCO (2-11-1 Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture) at the end of February 2027. Fukuoka PARCO opened in March 2010 in the Tenjin area of central Fukuoka. As the building it owns is aging, the company’s board of directors decided to terminate operations after…
March 2026 issue of Airline Monthly, featuring “100 Years of Great Airlines” that have been flying for over a century.
On January 30, Ikaros Shuppan released “Monthly Airline March 2026,” an A4-size, 144-page book priced at 1,760 yen. The special feature is “100 Years of Stories of Great Airlines. In 2026, American Airlines and Lufthansa will celebrate their 100th anniversaries, and celebrations will be at their peak with the introduction of special commemorative painted aircraft….
Nankai Electric Railway’s “Izumigaoka Station Revitalization Plan” re-launched in cooperation with Sakai City. Commercial facilities and townhouses to be developed, pedestrian walkways to strengthen communication.
Nankai Electric Railway has announced that it will begin redevelopment of the area in front of Izumigaoka Station in cooperation with Sakai City, putting the “Izumigaoka Station Revitalization Plan” back into action. After a study by the Senboku New Design Promotion Council, consisting of Nankai, the city, Osaka Prefecture, and others, a plan to create…
Risk of snowy highway closures, peaking in late February due to cold air inflow and approaching south coast low pressure. Weathernews forecast
Weathernews has released a forecast of the risk of highway closures due to snow in February and March 2026. Northern Japan, eastern Japan, and western Japan are further divided into the Sea of Japan side and the Pacific side, and the risk of road closures is forecasted at three levels: “low,” “likely,” and “high. The…
Limited-time “Valentine Piyorin” on sale at Nagoya Station, including 7 kinds of seasonal cookies.
JR Tokai Food Service will sell “Valentine Piyorin”, a seasonal product of Nagoya sweets “Piyorin”, from February 4 to 14. The price is 550 yen. This year’s Piyorin features a soft pink color overall. The raspberry bavarois is wrapped with white chocolate pudding made with Nagoya Cochin eggs and strawberry jelly, creating a mellow taste….