GENSEN HOLDINGS will open “Oedo Onsen Monogatari Premium Matsunoi” (551 Yubara, Minakami-cho, Tone-gun, Gunma Prefecture) on August 7. Accompanying the opening, the company began accepting lodging reservations on May 11. Located in the Mizukami Onsen area, about 2 hours from central Tokyo by Shinkansen bullet train or car. Surrounded by the natural beauty of the…
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Suica’s Penguins: Vote for goods you’d like to see reissued and sold until the end of May. Candidates are five popular items from past works, including a giant plush toy.
TRAINIART, a railroad goods specialty store operated by JR East Trading, will hold a reprint support voting project for Suica penguin goods on its official LINE page (ID: trainiart_official). The participants will be asked to vote for “products they would like to see reissued” from among five popular products sold in the past, and those…
BE-PAL June issue includes “Kalimar” outdoor dimming glasses. The feature article is about refreshing yourself with a scenic hike!
Shogakukan released the June 2026 issue of BE-PAL, an outdoor magazine. The price is 1,500 yen. The appendix is KARRIMOR’s outdoor dimming function glasses. The sunglasses are clear indoors and in the shade, but darken when exposed to ultraviolet rays, and come with a cloth case with the KARRIMOR logo that can also be used…
Nagasaki Gurutto Wari Campaign” for up to 30% off on sightseeing experiences in Nagasaki Prefecture. Save on Gunkanjima Landing Tour, Museum Admission, and more!
Nagasaki Prefecture will hold the “Nagasaki Gurutto Wari Campaign” from May 11 to February 28, 2027, offering up to a 30% discount on sightseeing activities and transportation tickets in the prefecture. As a MaaS-based visitor attraction promotion project, the service will be sold through the website and application versions of STLOCAL, a Nagasaki Prefecture tourist…
Guest rooms with half-open-air baths open at TAOYA Nikko Kirifuri, a resort with a spectacular view in Oedo Onsen, and reservations will be accepted for stays starting July 10.
GENSEN HOLDINGS will renovate some guest rooms at the hot spring resort hotel “TAOYA Nikko Kirifuri” (1535-1 Tokono, Nikko-shi, Tochigi Prefecture), opening seven new guest rooms of four types on July 10. The new rooms include the 83.03m2 “Suite Half Open-air Bath with Force” (from 36,900 yen per person for double occupancy), Superior Twin, Junior…
Western-style “Hello Kitty” lunch tote and insulated drawstring are included in the special issue! The June special issue of sweet is on sale today!
Takarajimasya will release a special issue of “otona SWEET” for the June 2026 issue of SWEET today, May 12. The price is 2,280 yen. The supplement of the special issue is a lunch tote and insulated/warm drawstring bag collaborated by Saeko’s brand “ALLISON BROWN” and Hello Kitty. The lunch tote is an original design with…
About 500 varieties of roses are at their best at “Red Hill Heather Forest” in Tsu City, Mie Prefecture; Rose Festa to be held on 16th and 17th.
Red Hill Heather Forest, a satoyama garden operated by Akatsuka Botanical Garden (2877 Takanoo-cho, Tsu, Mie Prefecture), will hold “Happy Rose Festa” on May 16 and 17 to coincide with the blooming of roses. The Rose Garden, with more than 1,500 roses of about 500 varieties blooming simultaneously in an area of about 2,500 m2,…
Miyazaki Marutto 1-Day Free Pass,” unlimited rides on JR and local buses in Miyazaki City for 500 yen, will be on sale again in FY2026.
Miyazaki Kotsu and JR Kyushu will sell the “Miyazaki Marutto 1-Day Free Pass” from May 22 to December 7. This special ticket allows unlimited rides for one day on JR and Miyazaki Kotsu buses within Miyazaki City, and is priced at 500 yen for adults and 250 yen for children. The ticket is available on…
A Jill x Hello Kitty cold storage bag and omusubi drawstring are appended to the magazine! June issue of “sweet” on sale today!
Takarajimasya will release the June 2026 issue of “sweet” today, May 12. The price is 1790 yen. The appendix is a set of a cold storage bag and omusubi kinchaku, a collaboration between JILL by JILL STUART and Hello Kitty. The size of the cold storage bag is approximately 21.5 x 13 x 16.5 cm…
ALLISON BROWN” light-dimming sunglasses & small flower-patterned drawstring case supplement, June issue of sweet extra issue, on sale today!
Takarajimasya will release “otona SWEET,” the June 2026 extra issue of SWEET, today, May 12. The price is 2100 yen. The supplement to the extra issue includes Saeko’s brand “ALLISON BROWN” sunglasses with light control and a drawstring case that doubles as a glasses cloth. The sunglasses have lenses that change color from clear to…