Toyohashi Railway will operate a “special two-day special train covered in Valentine’s Day limited edition Black Thunder” on February 14 and 15. This is a tie-up project with “Toyohashi Black Thunder Smeared” developed by Yuraku Seika. The private train takes about 1 hour and 30 minutes to make a round-trip between Ekimae and Athletic Park,…
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Kamenoi Hotel Nikko Yunishikawa celebrates 1st All Inclusive Anniversary with “Luxury Crab Plan”. Includes comparison of 4 prefectures’ best sake from the snow country.
Kamenoi Hotel Nikko Yunishigawa All Inclusive Hotel (1033 Yunishigawa, Nikko-shi, Tochigi Prefecture) will offer the “Satoyama Cuisine and Luxury Crab Plan” from January 9 to 29 as a commemorative plan for the first anniversary of the start of the all-inclusive service. Rates start at 15,600 yen per person per night with two meals. The hotel’s…
Tokyo Metro Virtual Marathon, a 16.8-km run along the Hanzomon Line, will be held. Prize is the right to run in the Tokyo Marathon 2027.
Tokyo Metro will hold the “Tokyo Metro Virtual Marathon: Run the distance of the Hanzomon Line! from January 29 to February 12. Runners will use the “ASICS Runkeeper” running app (Android/iOS versions) to run 16.8 km, the same distance as the Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line (each runner will set his/her own course so that the…
Yokohama Strawberry Festival 2026″ to enjoy strawberries from all over Japan at Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse. Sweets and goods will also be gathered.
Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse (1-1-1 Shinko, Naka-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture) will hold “Yokohama Strawberry Festival 2026” from February 5 to March 1. Admission is 500 yen (free for elementary school students and younger, but must be accompanied by a parent or guardian). This is an event to introduce new ways to enjoy strawberries, with some…
Love Larry by Faylor, Haribo’s first collaboration. Lottery applications in stores and on the web from January 29.
Faylor Japan will release its first collaborative item with the German-born gummy candy brand HARIBO. The lineup includes a total of 10 types of handkerchiefs, pouches, bags, etc., incorporating the traditional German Chenille fabric by FEILER, Haribo’s classic “Gold Bear” package, and the pop colors of six different flavors of cute bear-shaped gummies. The original…
Highway bus “Mishima Haneda Shuttle” to be offered at a maximum price of 1,200 yen from February; some services to stop at Kannai Station from March.
WILLER EXPRESS, Tokai Bus, and Izu Hakone Bus will implement a fare revision on February 1 and a timetable revision on March 19 for the Mishima-Haneda route (Mishima Haneda Shuttle) of the highway bus service. The fare revision includes an across-the-board price reduction regardless of the section. Fares to/from Yokohama Station (YCAT) and Kannai Station…
Tokyo Disney Resort to hold “Disney Dreamers Experience” for 5th and 6th graders in March. Applications are now being accepted for 20 students by lottery.
Tokyo Disney Resort will hold the “Disney Dreamers Experience” on March 14 for 5th and 6th graders living in Japan. The number of participants is 20 (minimum 16). Participation is free of charge (accommodation and transportation expenses are to be paid by the participants). Candidates will be selected by lottery, and their parents will be…
Minutes of the SATREPS Discussion for Mongolia Signed: Contributing to Ecosystem Restoration by Developing a Platform to Provide Data to Help Prevent Desertification and Grassland Degradation ｜ News & Press Releases
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Mongolian government signed a framework for the implementation of the “SATREPS (Science, Technology and Research Partnerships for Global Partnerships) for Integrated Modeling and Digital Network Platform Development for Grassland and Gobi Desert Ecosystem Resilience to Climate Change and Human Activities” on January 8 in Ulaanbaatar, the capital…
Unlimited Rides on Hokkaido and Kamikawa Buses “Kamikuru Pass” now available for JR as well, from 3,500 yen per day until the end of February.
JORDAN will sell the “Kamikuru Pass,” a digital train ticket sold through the “Norikae Guide” application, for rides from January 29 to February 28, which can also be used on some JR Hokkaido lines. The Kamikuru Pass is a ticket that allows unlimited rides for one to three days on local buses in the Kamikawa…
WeatherNews, 2026 Cherry Blossom Bloom Prediction. The earliest bloom date is March 21 in Tokyo.
On January 8, Weathernews released the “First Cherry Blossom Bloom Forecast” for 2026. Following 2025, temperatures in March and April are expected to be normal or higher than normal nationwide. Flowering will occur earlier than normal mainly in eastern and northern Japan, and at the same time compared to last year. In Tokyo, where blooming…