Tokyo Disney Resort has announced additional schedules through March 2025. The newly released programs are as follows. From January 15 to March 16, 2025, the third installment of the special event series “Disney Palpalooza” will be held at Tokyo Disneyland. This program, which started in 2024 as an event where you can frolic, play, and…
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A castle made of nyan (tiered) balls is here! Castles and hills from three Disney films have become cat towers!
Kawaguchi Mack Industries will release a cat tower “Cat tower Disney series” made of reinforced cardboard. Reservations will begin on April 6. The lineup includes three movies: “Rapunzel in the Tower,” “Beauty and the Beast,” and “The Lion King. The Cat tower Disney series/Tangled (99,000 yen), based on the “Rapunzel on the Tower” motif, features…
Widening of Waseda Dori, 1165m from Mototenuma 2-chome intersection to Shimoigusa 5-chome. Sidewalks and space for bicycle traffic are also available.
On March 27, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced that it had begun work on Auxiliary Route 74 (Waseda Street) from Mototenuma 2-chome to Shimoigusa 5-chome in Suginami Ward. The area covers 1165m from the intersection of “Hontenuma 2-chome” where it intersects with Tokyo Route 25 running north-south near Shimoigusa Station to the intersection of “Shimizu…
Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line to Continue Time-of-day Fees on the Up-Line in FY2024. Weekends and holidays from 13:00 to 20:00: 1,200 yen for ordinary vehicles.
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Chiba Prefecture, and NEXCO East Japan are conducting a social experiment of ETC time zone tolls on the Tokyo Bay Aqualine uplink (Kisarazu to Kawasaki direction), initially scheduled to last until March 31, 2024, but extended until March 31, 2025. In response to the frequent traffic congestion…
Pinpoint traffic congestion countermeasures by installing an additional lane at the Tomei Ayase Smart IC (up) and the Chuo Expressway Hino bus stop (down)
On March 27, NEXCO Central Japan announced pinpoint traffic congestion countermeasures for two sections of the Tomei and Chuo Expressways, which are permitted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism under Article 3 of the Road Improvement Special Measures Law. On the Tomei Expressway, an additional lane will be installed near the Ayase…
MLIT grants project approval for four-laning of 11 expressway sections nationwide. Total length 56.5 km
On March 27, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) approved the project to convert 11 expressway sections nationwide to four lanes. East Hokkaido Expressway: Oiwenchou IC – Yubari IC (4.1km, approx. 25 billion yen, Hokkaido) Akita Expressway: Yokote Kita Smart IC – Omagari IC (7.9 km, approx. 36 billion yen, Akita Pref.)…
United Airlines “#GUAM Travel Club” campaign for 100 winners to win round-trip tickets to Guam. Special fares from 25,000 yen round-trip.
United Airlines has launched the “#GUAM Travel Club” campaign, offering 100 lucky winners a round-trip ticket to Guam & special round-trip fares for a limited time. United Airlines has announced that it will begin daily nonstop service between Haneda and Guam on May 1, and this campaign will commemorate the opening of this new route….
Alpen NAGOYA, one of the largest Alpen flagship stores in Japan, opens on March 29! We saw the genuine-oriented “sales floor where you can try on products” and the lineup of a total of 378 brands from sports to outdoors. Golf5/Sports Depot/Alpen Outdoors
Alpine Outdoors Flagship Store Nagoya Sakae” on the 4th and 5th floors. About 280 tents alone are available, all of which can be tried out! The first store of Snow Peak’s new business model is also open. The 4th floor focuses on items such as outdoor apparel, trekking that is attracting attention in Japan and…
Marvel GotG’s Groot and Tokyo Disneyland’s S’mores are the strongest tag team! It’s a Small World with Groot” in Winter 2025!
Tokyo Disney Resort announced that it will offer “It’s a Small World with Groot” at Tokyo Disneyland in winter 2025 (fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024). For a limited time only, Marvel Studios characters designed in adorable styles will appear at the popular “It’s a Small World” attraction. The period is approximately six months. This…
Tobu Railway and Kintetsu to Face Off East vs. West in Real “Momotetsu” Event. Let’s increase your assets by visiting actual stations!
Tobu Railway and Kinki Nippon Railway will hold a collaborative event with “Momotaro Dentetsu” as the first phase of a cooperative project, “Tobu vs Kintetsu: East vs West Showdown! will be held from April 19 to August 18. Visitors can roll dice on the screen of a smartphone or other device (web application) to experience…