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The digital travel platform “agoda” has entered into a strategic partnership with Hoshino Resort, accepting accommodation reservations for all six of the company’s brands on the agoda website and official app. The applicable brands are Hoshinoya, Kai, Risonare, OMO, BEB, and LUCY. However, some facilities are not included in the service for reservations made in…

AIRDO will hold the “New Chitose Airport First Sunrise Viewing Flight” on January 1, 2026. The company has been offering a New Year’s Day sunrise flight to/from Haneda Airport since New Year’s Day, 2022, and now it will offer a new flight to/from New Chitose Airport to enjoy the skies over Hokkaido. This will be…

Tokyo Dome City will offer a weekday-only “Tokyo Dome City Whole Passport” student discount campaign. The regular price for adults is 6,600 yen, but if you show a Tokyo Dome City App coupon and your student ID, you can get a 1,600 yen discount for 5,000 yen. The period is from November 17 to January…

Nankai Electric Railway will operate a new sightseeing train, “GRAN Tenkuu,” from April 24, 2026. Prior to this, an unveiling will be held on March 29. GRAN Tenku is a new sightseeing train between Namba Station and Gokurakubashi Station, replacing the currently operating sightseeing train Tenku (between Hashimoto Station and Gokurakubashi Station). The new service…

JR East Japan Trading will release commemorative goods featuring Suica penguins and other items on November 19 to celebrate the 15th anniversary of its “TRAINIART” railroad goods specialty store. In addition to a plush toy (2,860 yen) designed to symbolize “train and art,” which is also the origin of the TRAINIART brand, the company will…

Osaka Metro (Osaka City Rapid Transit) has introduced low-floor cars on its Midosuji Line, which have a smaller difference in level between the platform and the entrance to the car than before. As a result, wheelchair users will be able to get on and off the train independently from November 22. The low-floor cars will…

JICA President Akihiko Tanaka visited the Arab Republic of Egypt from October 30 to November 3 to attend the official opening ceremony of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) held on November 1, He also met with Prime Minister Madbouly, President Aboul Naga, Minister of Planning, Economic Development and International Cooperation Al-Mashaat, Minister of Tourism and…

Kinki Nippon Tourist Co. is running the “Let’s Enjoy Nara Prefecture Campaign,” a lodging discount campaign, until March 31, 2026. The coupon is valid for reservations made on or after November 7 for stays between January 5 and March 31, 2026 (until check-out on April 1). Coupons are distributed on the campaign page. However, they…

Nanga will open its first outlet store, NANGA SHOP OUTLET, at Mitsui Outlet Park Shiga Ryuoh (1178-694, Oaza Yakushi Usayama, Ryuoh-cho, Gamo-gun, Shiga Prefecture) on November 21. The store carries the brand’s signature shrugs, as well as downwear, T-shirts, sweatshirts, and other apparel items for outdoor and everyday use. The store’s interior is aesthetically functional,…

Afternoon tea, which is said to have originated in England, has recently become known as “Nun Katsudo,” but since it is basically for “just the two of you,” I had no connection to this event. …… I was thinking that I had no chance to be a part of this event when I was offered…