The two-layered, handmade, folded wooden packages are named Ichi-no-jyu and Nino-jyu, respectively, and the first layer is made by Kyoto’s Meitei Kikunoi and the second by Tokyo’s Ajijidokoro Kichizaoka. Such a co-starring of East and West from different cultures is not only a reflection of Yamanashi Prefecture’s location, but also a glamorous profile of anything…
Dormy Inn renews cup noodle “Gomen-sai”
Kyoritsu Maintenance Co., Ltd. has renewed Dormy Inn’s original cup noodle “Goemenbai” and is now available at the “DOMINISTORE” mail order site within the “DOMINISTYLE” fan community site and at the front desk of each Dormy Inn chain property. The price is 1,800 yen for a box of 12. It is made with a gentle…
Mystays to Rebrand Kanpo Inn as Kamenoi Hotel on July 1
Mystays Hotel Management will rebrand “Kanpo no Yado”, which it inherited from Japan Post, to “Kamenoi Hotel” starting July 1. The brand concept of Kamenoi Hotels is “Innovative” and “Creative Hospitality. Each hotel is currently developing its own healthy menu that is linked to the quality and indications of each hot spring, and will incorporate…
JR East to hold Shinkansen Train Depot & Circulation Line Cruise, a 9-hour ride
East Japan Railway Company (East Japan Railway) and JR East View Tourism & Sales will hold a special “Shinkansen Year 2022” tour of the Shinkansen rail yard on July 9. Prior to the tour, the company started accepting reservations at 2:00 p.m. on June 3. The tour departs from Ueno Station, travels around the rail…
Odakyu presents “Pokémon GO” partner research participation tickets
Odakyu Electric Railway will conduct a campaign in which purchasers of the “Digital Hakone Free Pass,” “Digital Enoshima/Kamakura Free Pass,” and “Digital Tanzawa/Oyama Free Pass” will receive tickets to participate in partner research for the “Pokémon GO” smartphone application. After purchasing and starting to use the digital tickets, visitors can enter the necessary information on…
Glamping “Tenku Terrace” with luxury spa opens in Nishi-Izu
Resort & spa Kumofuji will hold the grand opening of its glamping facility “Nishi-Izu Tenku Terrace” (3878-72 Toda, Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture) on July 1. It features tents and terraces built into the cliff, which the company claims is the first of its kind in Japan. All of the buildings have private “sky baths” on the…
Yumeji Museum of Art and Yumeji Taxi designed by Eiji Mitooka
Yumeji Museum of Art produced “Yumeji Taisho-Roman Journey,” a tour in the “Yumeji Taxi” designed by Eiji Mitooka, which has been in operation since March 23, based on the concept of a “running mini-museum. On July 1, the Okayama Destination Campaign (a large-scale tourism campaign in which six JR group companies, local government, tourism businesses,…
play board games from around the world : Hotel “MIMARU Osaka Namba STATION”
Cosmos Inissia, a Daiwa House Group company, and Cosmos Hotel Management will open MIMARU Osaka Namba STATION (3-6-24 Nihonbashi, Naniwa-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture), a hotel specializing in board games and play-based entertainment, on June 2. It is within walking distance of Nankai Railway Namba Station, Osaka Metro Namba and Nihonbashi Stations, and Kintetsu Nihonbashi…
3000 miles granted for Solaseed Air Card registration
Solaseed Air will hold the “Solaseed Air Card New Member 3000 Miles GET Campaign” from June 15 to July 15. The program offers a sign-up bonus of 3,000 miles to new Solaseed Air cardholders between the ages of 18 and 29 who enroll in the program during the qualifying application period. The Solaseed Air card…
1,000 points awarded : “Miyako Plus” membership @ Miyako Hotel
Miyako Hotels & Resorts (Kintetsu Miyako Hotels) completely renewed its “Miyako Plus” membership program, available at 23 hotels in Japan and two hotels in the United States, on June 1. A new “Loyalty Program” was introduced with a “status system” to provide services tailored to each individual guest. In conjunction with this, a smartphone application…