Opened in February 2026, the 152-room Inn Nono Fukui is a 7-minute walk from JR Fukui Station and offers natural hot spring baths and a breakfast buffet.

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Kyoritsu Maintenance will pre-open “Natural Hot Spring: Echizen no Yu Oyado Nono Fukui” (3-7-2 Ote, Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture) on February 18, 2026. Prior to this, the company will accept reservations for lodging on its official website from November 28. Following Dormy Inn PREMIUM Fukui and Dormy Inn Tsuruga, this is the third hotel in…

Tokyo Metropolitan Government releases revised plan for lodging tax, from a maximum of 200 yen to a flat rate of 3% by the end of FY2027, with private accommodations and other taxable activities to be subject to the tax.

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On November 26, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s Bureau of Taxation released a draft revision of the lodging tax, which is available for public comment via the web or mail until December 26. The current ordinance, introduced in October 2002, applies to inns and hotels in Tokyo, and exempts from taxation stays of less than 10,000…

Recovery wear created by a wholly owned subsidiary of Gunze is on sale. Recover from fatigue and promote blood circulation just by sleeping.

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Amazon (Amazon Japan) is having a Black Friday sale on SCiENSLEEP recovery wear. Normally priced at 19,800 yen, at the time of writing, it is 10% off at 17,820 yen. The “far-infrared ray blood circulation-promoting garment for home use” is a general medical device that uses “METECH,” a far-infrared ray emitting ceramic material developed jointly…

Maison Kaiser, France Pavilion’s Expo bread set is now available in 2026 Fukubukuro! Limited to 100 pieces at Matsuya Ginza, price and how to purchase.

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Matsuya Ginza (3-6-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) will sell “From Osaka! Maison Kaiser x France Fukubukuro” will be sold. The price is 6,000 yen and limited to 100 sets. The set includes three types of bread, six macaroons, and a tea tin by “Maison Kaiser” that were sold at the French Pavilion at the Osaka/Kansai Expo….

Monthly Airline January 2026 issue, featuring “The World of Ground Handling”. Includes a calendar by aviation photographer Akira Fukasawa.

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On November 29, Ikaros Shuppan released “Monthly Airline, January 2026,” an A4-size, 144-page book priced at 1980 yen. The special feature is “Moving Passenger Aircraft! The World of Ground Handling”. Through a variety of on-the-spot interviews, this report focuses on the role of ground handling operations that support the arrival and departure of passenger aircraft…

Vocalist Kotone’s Music Travel] Kobe in Autumn! Enjoy the autumn leaves, Ijinkan (foreign residences), Mt. Rokko, Arima Onsen (hot springs), and the cityscape as well as nature!

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Lunch at a Western-style restaurant with an elegant atmosphere in the Ijinkan area Kitano zaka has many steep slopes, and walking around the area is almost like walking up stairs, so I quickly became hungry. Kobe is also famous for its Western-style cuisine, and after enjoying the atmosphere of the Ijinkan area, we decided to…

Snoopy as a cowboy! LAWSON Limited to Launch “Noon” Plush Pouch for the Year 2026! Plush Charm of Little Brother Olaf as a “Kagamimochi” (mirror-shaped rice cake) Also Available!

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Takarajimasya will release “SNOOPY 2026 午 Cowboy Snoopy’s Plush Pouch Book” today, November 29. The price is 4389 yen, and it will be available exclusively at Lawson and HMV & BOOKS online. In honor of the year 2026’s zodiac sign “Noon,” a plush pouch featuring Snoopy dressed as a cowboy in a western hat and…