The Akame 48 Waterfalls Valley Preservation Association has announced the autumn foliage viewing forecast for 2025 for Akame 48 Waterfalls, a scenic beauty spot in Nabari City, Mie Prefecture. This year, the autumn foliage will peak in mid to late November and continue until early December. Akame 48 Falls is a 4-km valley dotted with…
Hotel Metropolitan Sendai East, up to 20% off one night with breakfast. Directly connected to the station, convenient for the starting point of your Tohoku trip.
Rakuten Travel is holding the “Rakuten Travel Autumn/Winter SALE” until November 15, 2012, with special offers on hotels and hot spring resorts throughout Japan. Up to 20% off can be applied by combining sale plans and coupons. Hotel Metropolitan Sendai East (1-1-1 Chuo, Aoba-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture), directly connected to the east exit of…
Tips for “Shifting” the place of stay
The other day, when I went to cover the “THE ROYAL EXPRESS,” I had to stay the night before because I had to start from Gifu Station in the morning. The problem was that it was the middle day of a three-day weekend, and I had decided to go for the interview at the last…
JAL hometown ambassadors and supporters: “Yaezakura Green Tea,” developed by JAL flight attendants and nurtured in a World Agricultural Heritage site, is now available.
JAL, which has bases throughout Japan, has been continuously implementing regional revitalization initiatives (currently the “JAL Furusato Project”), and in August 2020 launched the “JAL Furusato Ambassadors,” cabin crew members selected through an in-house recruitment process who move to the area to promote initiatives in their respective regions. In December of the same year, JAL…
Up to 20% cash back when Sumitomo Mitsui Card and V-trip payments are combined with V-points
Sumitomo Mitsui Card is running a “Cut Travel Expenses with V-Points♪ Up to 20% Cash Back Campaign for V-Points Spending on V-Trips! until December 14. During the period, if a member makes a hotel reservation through the “V-trip” travel website and uses at least 100 V-points in conjunction with payment with an eligible card, up…
Tsukuba Express Unlimited Ride Ticket to be on sale until January. Adults: 2,420 yen, weekdays, weekends and holidays
Metropolitan Intercity Railway will sell “TX! 1-Day Unlimited Ride Ticket” from November 26 to January 12, 2026. The price is 2,420 yen (690 yen for children). This ticket allows unlimited travel on the entire Tsukuba Express Line (between Akihabara Station and Tsukuba Station) for one day. Tickets are available at vending machines and “Information Counters”…
Yutoriro Echigo-Yuzawa, opening anniversary plan with flat 30% discount. All-inclusive accommodation with no extra charge for local sake and private hot spring baths.
Lilo Vacations opened the hot spring hotel Yutoriro Echigo-Yuzawa (414 Tsuchitaru, Yuzawa-cho, Minamiuonuma-gun, Niigata Prefecture) on November 1. Located about 10 minutes by car from Echigo-Yuzawa Station on the JR Joetsu Shinkansen, Joetsu Line, and Shin-Etsu Main Line, the hotel is surrounded by a countryside setting rich in nature and features an all-inclusive system that…
China extends short-term visa waiver measures until the end of December 2026. For stays of 30 days or less in 46 countries including Japan.
On November 3, the Chinese government announced that it will extend the short-term visa waiver program for 45 countries, including Japan, until December 31, 2026 (24:00 Beijing time). Sweden will be added to the list on November 10. The visa waiver period of stay is 30 days or less and applies to business trips, sightseeing,…
Yoshida Kaban celebrates its 90th anniversary with an exhibition in Kudan, Tokyo. Limited items will be on sale.
Yoshida Kaban will hold its 90th anniversary exhibition “Every day is a new beginning” at Kudan House (1-15-9 Kudan-kita, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) from November 14 to 16. Items related to the company and its archives will be on display. Tools used by founder Kichizo Yoshida and bags created for the movie “Heaven and Hell,” directed by…
Tobu Railway offers discount tickets for Ashikaga Flower Park Illumination. Admission + round-trip ticket
Tobu Railway will release “Ashikaga Flower Park Illumination Ticket” and “Digital Version Ashikaga Flower Park Illumination Ticket” to enjoy the Ashikaga Flower Park illumination at a discount. The period of use is from November 15 to February 15, 2026. The package includes a discounted admission ticket to the park for the evening session, a discounted…