East Japan Railway Company (JR East) is conducting the “Spring Travel with Shinkansen e-Ticket (JRE POINT Reward)” campaign! Shinkansen e-Ticket (JRE POINT Privilege) for Spring Travel” campaign. The period of use is from March 17 to 31. The number of points required to exchange JRE POINT for Shinkansen e-tickets (JRE POINT Privilege), which can be…

UNIQLO will open the UNIQLO Tamataka Store (3-17-1 Tamagawa, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo) on March 20 as one of the largest stores in the Setagaya area. The Tamataka store will be located on the fourth floor of the South Building of the newly renovated Tamagawa Takashimaya S-C. The store will have a total sales floor area of…

Coleman will sequentially release three sizes of the Escape Boston 60/50/30 in February as the newest addition to its TRAVEL series of Boston bags for outdoor and travel use. Available only in black, each size has a bottom zipper that can be opened to expand the capacity to over 20 liters. The main body folds…

Amazon (Amazon Japan) is having a sale on Champion Long Sleeve T-shirts as part of its Fashion Time Sale Festival. Normally priced at 3,740 yen, it is 48% off at 1,931 yen at the time of writing. Available in five sizes for men’s S-2XL, the sale includes standard colors such as oxford gray, black, and…

Tokyu Corporation and Yokohama Rapid Transit Railway will reduce the price of the Tokyu Line and Minatomirai Line Interchange Discount Commuter Pass for adults and children starting from March 15. The price reduction is due to the revision of commuter pass fares on the Tokyu Line in conjunction with the “Tokyu Scram Project for Supporting…

On March 28, Okinawa Urban Monorail will begin offering boarding services at all Yui Rail stations using touch-sensitive cards (credit, debit, and prepaid cards) and smartphones equipped with such cards. In addition to the existing QR code reader and IC card touch screen, the ticket gate will be equipped with a non-contact reader that supports…

Shonan Monorail will begin offering boarding service at all stations via touch payment (e.g., credit card) and QR digital tickets on February 13. The QR tickets will be sold in two types: 1-day free tickets and “Monorail de Enosui” (1-day free ticket + Enoshima Aquarium admission ticket). The latter can be purchased through the website…

KURUKURU released the lightweight suitcase “Airstep” from the travel brand “MAIMO” on February 5. It is priced at 14,980 yen. It is available in deep black and white beige, and will be available in coral orange and ice gray by the end of 2025. This compact suitcase weighs approximately 2 kg and uses modified polyolefin,…

Don Quijote will open “Don Quijote Tateyama Store” (163-3, Anbusato, Tateyama, Chiba Prefecture) on February 27. Located along Route 128, this is the first store to open in Tateyama. The store is intended for housewives, seniors, and commuters by car, so that they can shop without having to go out of town. In addition to…

Casual Hilton brand now in a convenient location in Ariake The DoubleTree by Hilton Tokyo Ariake is located right next to the Rinkai Line Kokusai Tenjijo Station and a one-minute walk from the Yurikamome Ariake Station, and the bus terminal in front of the hotel provides service to major terminal stations such as Tokyo, Shimbashi,…