JR Tokai Retailing Plus will launch a series of original goods in collaboration with “Crayon Shin-chan” and “Shinkansen Goikatai Ice Cream,” a popular Shinkansen travel companion, on January 27. The lineup includes acrylic key chains (5 random types, 770 yen each), T-shirts (S, M, L, XL, 3520 yen each), ice cream spoons (990 yen), drawstring…
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Hoshinoya Nara Jail” started reservation on June 25, 2012, a 48-room luxury hotel utilizing an important cultural property of Japan.
Hoshino Resort has begun accepting reservations for lodging at Hoshinoya Nara Jail (18 Hannwakuji-cho, Nara City, Nara Prefecture), which will open on June 25. A luxury hotel in the former Nara Prison, an important cultural asset of Japan, accessible in 10 minutes from JR Nara Station by car and 6 minutes from Kintetsu Nara Station…
Ume Festival” collaboration accommodation plans at three hot spring resorts in Atami. Discounts on admission tickets, up to 25% off, and one-drink specials.
Lilo Vacations is offering accommodation plans at its three facilities, Atami Tensui, Atami Fuuga, and Yururi Atami with DOGS, to coincide with the “Plum Festival” being held at the Atami Plum Garden. The accommodation period is until March 7, 2026. In addition to the privilege of purchasing a ticket to the Atami Plum Garden (normally…
Toyotomi Museum,” a complex facility in Nakamura Park, Nagoya, opens on January 24. Toyotomi brothers “Piyorin” on sale for 6 days only.
Commemorating the opening of the Toyotomi Museum complex in Nakamura Park, Nagoya, JR Tokai Food Service will release “Toyotomi Piyoyoshi-Piyonaga” on January 24, featuring the image of brothers Hideyoshi and Hidenaga. Prices are 550 yen each for a single item and 1,300 yen for an outing set. The older brother, Toyotomi Piyokichi, is a prestigious…
Moomin and “Samansa Mos2” Collaboration! Linnell April issue, Boston bag & pouch supplement
Takarajimasya will release the April 2026 issue of “Linnell” on February 19. The price is 1,720 yen. The appendix is a set of a foldable Boston bag and a mesh pouch created in collaboration with Moomin and Samansa Mos2. The Boston bag features an all-over pattern of the Moomin Valley friends, is long enough to…
HIS to charter Mitsui Ocean Sakura for 6-day cruise to Ogasawara Islands in November, from 450,000 yen including full board.
HIS will offer a 6-day World Natural Heritage Ogasawara Cruise from Tokyo Port to Yokohama Port on the Mitsui Ocean Sakura, which will be newly launched in 2026, from November 23 to 28. Sales have already begun, with prices starting at 450,000 yen per person based on double occupancy. Mitsui O.S.K. Cruises will charter the…
Gap, New Baby “Winnie the Pooh. Denim Overalls/Cotton Allover Setup/Bakeha with Ears, etc.
Gap Japan will launch “Gap x Disney – The Winnie the Pooh Collection,” a baby collection commemorating the 100th anniversary of Winnie the Pooh’s birth, at its official online store on January 20 and at Gap stores nationwide on January 21. The price range will be from 1990 yen to 8990 yen, and the collection…
Car-Navi Time enables route searches with specified expressway toll limits. Display of up to 6 patterns for efficient use.
On January 20, Navitime Japan launched a route search function with a maximum expressway toll amount in its “Car Navi Time” car navigation application (Android/iOS version). Up to six different routes with various patterns of different expressway sections will be presented, allowing the user to find the most efficient route to use the expressway. The…
Keihan Department Store, Moriguchi, over 100 kinds of ekiben. Piyorin and Myakumyak Hittari Meshi also available.
The Moriguchi branch of Keihan Department Store (8-3 Kawaramachi, Moriguchi City, Osaka Prefecture) will hold the “Province Jiman Ekiben and Good Food Festival” from January 22 to 27. The event will be held at the main event hall on the 8th floor, and will be open from 10:00 to 19:00 (closing at 18:00 on the…
Hotel Metropolitan Base Sendai, located at the west exit of Sendai Station, will open on April 23. A total of 56 rooms with enhanced comfort and a special commemorative plan are now on sale.
Sendai Terminal Building announced that a new hotel under construction, Hotel Metropolitan Base Sendai (1-1-1 Chuo, Aoba-ku, Sendai), will open on April 23. Reservations for the hotel will be accepted at 12:00 p.m. on January 27. In addition, a special commemorative plan for the opening will also be available. The new hotel will be located…