Route Inn Japan opened Hotel Route Inn Miyoshi Ekimae (1-5-5 Tokkaichi Minami, Miyoshi City, Hiroshima Prefecture) on May 30. Located a 5-minute walk from JR Miyoshi Station, the hotel has a free self-propelled multi-story parking lot. Guests can enjoy free buffet breakfast and use the large radium artificial hot spring bath. The hotel has a…

JR West will hold a “Hakata General Rolling Stock Yard Tour” in Nakagawa City and Kasuga City, Fukuoka Prefecture, and will accept donations through “Satofuru” from June 1, 10:00 to July 31, 23:59. A comprehensive cooperation agreement was concluded with both cities on May 30, and the tour will be held on September 2 as…

East Japan Railway Company (JR East) will hold the “Let’s go out on the Sotetsu/JR Direct Line with Suica Campaign” from June 1 to August 31. During the period, 35 JRE POINT points will be awarded for the first use between the JR Line stations (Osaki, Meguro, Ebisu, Shibuya, Shinjuku, and Ikebukuro) and Sotetsu Line…

In the previous issue, I wrote about how the information written on paper tickets and IC cards when they pass through an automatic ticket gate may affect the error judgment at the time of exit. Even if the ticket itself is valid, depending on how it is used, there is a possibility that an error…

Vietnam Airlines will gradually expand its Premium Economy Class service to the current Haneda-Hanoi route, in addition to the current Haneda-Hanoi route, starting June 1. Premium Economy Class seats are 10-20% wider and have more seat pitch than regular Economy Class seats. The seats are equipped with power outlets and USB ports, allowing passengers to…

Sanrio Puroland (1-31 Ochiai, Tama City, Tokyo) will hold its first camping-themed special event, “Puroland Camp,” from July 7 to September 5. During the event, “Puro Camp Site” will be open in the Entertainment Hall on the 1st floor. The characters will set up their own cute tents, cook meals, fish, and lie in hammocks…

JR Tokai, JR West, and JR Kyushu will implement fare revisions for the Express Reservation and Smart EX online reservation and ticketless boarding services for the Tokaido, Sanyo, and Kyushu Shinkansen lines. Implementation will begin in the fall. While non-reserved ordinary car seats will remain unchanged, the discount rate for reserved ordinary car seats and…

Village Vanguard has released merchandise featuring an illustration of Shima Rin picking up a pine cone from the original YuruCan△ episode “Fuji-san and Cup Ramen. Pre-orders are open until June 6 at 4:00 p.m., with shipping scheduled for early to mid-September. The lineup includes a face towel with excellent water and moisture absorbency, an oversized…

Logos Corporation, which develops the outdoor brand “LOGOS,” has launched the “Easy Cleaning UV Sunshade” (13,800 yen), which can easily clean sand that has entered the room. Equipped with the unique “SUND OUT SYSTEM,” sand can be let out by opening the fastener at the bottom of the unit, shortening the cleaning time before dismantling….

Adachi City and Adachi City Tourism Exchange Association will hold “Iris Festival” at Iris Swamp Park (2-4-1 Yanaka, Adachi-ku, Tokyo) and a gourmet event “World Food Plaza” at Higashi Ayase Park (3-10 Ayase, Adachi-ku, Tokyo) from June 3 to 4. Shobu-numa Park is one of the best places in Tokyo to enjoy 8100 hanashobu (Japanese…