Hotel New Akao (1993-250 Atami, Atami, Shizuoka Prefecture) is celebrating the “100th Anniversary of the Showa Era” in 2025 with a year-long series of commemorative events. As part of these events, a new “Showa Retro Buffet” corner will open on February 25, offering free rental of nostalgic Showa-era entertainment items. The store will feature approximately…

Shinkansen e-Ticket (Tokudate Special 21) Usage period: May 12-30, 2025 Sales period: From 10:00 a.m. one month prior to the boarding date to 11:50 p.m. 21 days prior to the boarding date Applicable trains: Tohoku/Hokkaido Shinkansen Hayabusa/Hayate, Tohoku Shinkansen Yamabiko (to/from Morioka/Sendai)/Nasuno, Akita Shinkansen Komachi, Yamagata Shinkansen Tsubasa, Joetsu Shinkansen Toki/Tanigawa, Hokuriku Shinkansen Asama All…

On February 18, Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd. held a handover ceremony for the bus terminal it has developed at the former site of the Osaka Maru Building (1-9-20 Umeda, Kita-ku, Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture). The bus terminal will be provided free of charge to the Japan Association for the International Exposition, 2025, from April…

Amazon (Amazon Japan) is having a time sale on Okamoto “Sock Supplement MEN Like Kotatsu Socks” (gray). Normally priced at ³,000, at the time of writing, it is 23% off at ³,540. These room socks from the “Bodacious Kotatsu” series are made of a special material that warms and stimulates the “Sanyin-ko” pressure point on…

The JR West Japan Group announced that Umekita Green Place, a commercial facility being developed on the ground level of JR Osaka Station (Umekita area), will open on March 21. In addition, a new pedestrian deck connecting Innogate Osaka and the Umekita Phase 2 area (2nd floor of the South Building of Grand Green Osaka)…

Oedo Onsen Monogatari Hotels & Resorts is now accepting reservations for its “Weekday Hot Spring Discount Plan” with two meals per night on its official website. The plan is available from April 1 (not available on the day before national holidays, August, November, etc.). This is a weekday-only plan that offers the basic buffet plan…

Yamazen will release the “Patto Sunshade Cube/Wide” from the cube-shaped sunshade series of the outdoor brand “Campers Collection” in late February. The wide-type sunshade is priced at 10,990 yen. Yamazen Biz.com and Kurashi no e-shop will carry the product. A black coating is used on the inside of the body, and a polyurethane resin coating…

JR West will begin handling commuter passes for junior high and high school students with “Mobile ICOCA” and “Apple Pay ICOCA” on March 15. Until now, junior high and high school commuter passes have been handled only by card-type ICOCA, but the new mobile version allows customers to purchase commuter passes without standing in line…

Iwatani Corporation will release “Carbon Offset Cassette Gas,” the industry’s first product with zero CO2 emissions for cassette stove cylinders, on March 18. The price is 490 yen per cylinder (contents approx. 250g). Cassette gas cylinders that offset the CO2 emissions generated in the process of procuring raw materials for Iwatani cassette gas, disposing of…

Mitsui Outlet Park Jazz Dream Nagashima (368 Urayasu, Nagashima-cho, Kuwana City, Mie Prefecture), operated by Mitsui Fudosan Commercial Management, will undergo the first large-scale renovation of its first-floor food court since its opening on March 12. The name was changed from “Swing Court” to “Evergreen Kitchen. With the concept of an open, adult atmosphere like…