Blue Impulse will fly at J-Village, Fukushima, Japan at around 11:00 a.m. on May 15. Commemorative “Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics

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The Japan Air Self-Defense Force will conduct a Blue Impulse display flight during the Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics to be held on November 15 in Naraha Machi and Hirono Town, Fukushima Prefecture. The flight will be over the J-Village Stadium (Hirono-machi) and the J-Village Multifaceted Pitch (Naraha-machi) at around 11:00. Admission to the venue is free,…

Unlimited access to hot springs, Hirosaki Castle, and other tourist facilities in Tsugaru City “Tsugaru Tsunagaru Yurari Tsugaru Round Trip Pass

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Clan PEONY Tsugaru is selling the “Tsugaru Tsunagaru Yurari Tsugaru Round Trip Pass,” a special value round trip pass that allows unlimited admission to 32 hot springs and tourist facilities in the Tsugaru region of Aomori Prefecture for two to three days. The pass is available from November 1 to February 28, 2026. Just present…

kokonoyu Beppu” to open in summer 2027. 150 rooms in 3-minute walking distance from the west exit of the station, hot spring bath on the top floor with open-air bath

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Tokyo Tatemono, Misawa Homes, and Polaris Holdings began construction of kokonoyu Beppu (1748-4 Noguchinaka-cho, Beppu City, Oita Prefecture) on November 13, with plans to open around summer 2027. The first branch of kokonoyu, a sub-brand of Polaris’ KOKO HOTELS hotel, with a total of 150 rooms, located a 3-minute walk from the west exit of…

Tobu Railway introduced face recognition ticket gate machines today. We have seen empty hands and face passes pass through the ticket gates!

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And as the first phase of the SAKULaLa service using face recognition announced this time, it became possible to pass through automatic ticket gates by face recognition at 12 stations from Tobu-Utsunomiya Station to Tochigi Station on the Tobu-Utsunomiya Line on November 13 at 1 pm. By adding facial recognition using Panasonic Connect technology to…

Akita Prefecture, up to 50% off winter sightseeing experiences. Akita Winter Asobiwari Discount” for Kamakura/Hot Springs/Hiuchi Jidori Gourmet Foods.

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Akita Prefecture will hold the “Akita Winter Tourism Campaign” from December 1 to February 28, 2026 to stimulate travel demand. In conjunction with this campaign, the prefecture is distributing “Akita Winter Asobiwari” coupons for up to 50% off reservations for experiences and activities in various areas of the prefecture. Find the plan you want on…

Odakyu to Renovate Hakone Highland Hotel in Sengokuhara in Fall 2027. All 65 rooms have hot spring baths, a sushi restaurant, and a private spa.

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Odakyu Corporation and Odakyu Resorts announced that they are promoting a plan to reopen the Hakone Highland Hotel (940 Sengokuhara Ninnoki, Hakone-cho, Ashigarashita-gun, Kanagawa Prefecture), a highland resort owned by Odakyu Corporation, around fall 2027. The previous hotel will cease operations in May 2025, and construction work, including demolition, is scheduled to begin in December….

The last re-release of Failer’s “Pokemon Happy Sweets” is scheduled! Eligible products and lottery application period announced!

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FEILER Japan will resell the second batch of “LOVERARY BY FEILER” Pokemon design products (10 types in total) by lottery. The products will be sold exclusively through the official FEILER online store, and this will be the last time they will be sold. The products will not be sold again at stores. The lottery application…