The Kyoto City Tourism Association (DMO KYOTO) will release spectator tickets for the Gion Festival Yamahoko Junko at 10:00 a.m. on June 6. The Yamaboko Junko (float procession) is held on July 17 (Mae-matsuri) and July 24 (Goto-matsuri) during the month-long Gion Festival, which begins on July 1. Several floats decorated with embroideries, imported fabrics…
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Hotel Route-Inn Miyoshi Ekimae” opened in Hiroshima. 248 rooms with hot spring baths in a 5-minute walking distance from the station.
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 to Exhibit “Hakata General Rolling Stock Yard Tour” to Naka River City & Kasuga City Hometown Tax Payers
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…
Ride the Sotetsu/JR direct line with Suica and win 50,000 JRE POINT points by lottery June 1-August 31
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…
Koji Inoue’s “Hints for Railway Travel”] Sequel to the story of how the automatic ticket checker got angry at me, even though there was no fraudulent activity.
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 expands its Premium Economy Class service. Special half-price promotions also available.
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 to Hold Camp-themed Summer Event. New shows and novelty menus!
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…
Express Reservations/Smart EX to Revise Fares this Fall. New “EX Early Special 28 Wide” from Tokyo to Shin-Osaka for ¥12,240
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…
Face towel and 2-way bag of Shima Rin picking up pine cones from the first episode of the original story “Yuru Can△”.
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 “Easy-Clean UV Sunshade” for easy sand removal. Shortens camp take-down time.
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….