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Disney Resort Line, the second “Fantasy Springs” stamp rally to visit stations and complete the picture! Starts February 8

By Editor in Chief on Wed Jan 29 2025

Disney Resort Line will hold its second “Fantasy Springs” themed stamp rally. The period is from February 8 to April 6. This year’s design depicts the spectacular world of Tokyo DisneySea Fantasy Springs. The design is completed by visiting each station on the Disney Resort Line and stamping a total of eight different stamps on…

Start a new life with GRANDEUR, a solar-powered watch of Disney princesses! Rapunzel / Belle / Cinderella / Ariel

By Editor in Chief on Wed Jan 29 2025

Marzecki has released a new Disney Princess design from its GRANDEUR solar watch series. The lineup includes Belle from the movie “Beauty and the Beast,” Cinderella from “Cinderella,” Rapunzel from “Rapunzel in the Tower,” and Ariel from “The Little Mermaid. Priced at 24,200 yen each. The silhouette of each princess is placed in the center…

Tsukuba Express to support touch-sensitive boarding at 5 stations including Akihabara, Kitasenju, and Tsukuba; magnetic tickets to be phased out from spring 2025

By Editor in Chief on Wed Jan 29 2025

Tsukuba Express (TX) will begin a demonstration experiment of a credit card touch-payment boarding service at five stations on the Tsukuba Express Line in the summer of 2025. The verification experiment will be conducted at Akihabara, Asakusa, Kita-Senju, Nagareyama Otakanomori, and Tsukuba stations, and will be expanded to all 20 stations on the line in…

Tokyo Metro, work cap upcycled from work uniforms of technical workers, limited to 250 pieces, with a motif of a uniform cap of the Eidan Subway

By Editor in Chief on Wed Jan 29 2025

Tokyo Metro is inviting supportive buyers for its second upcycling project, work caps utilizing technical work clothes, on the crowdfunding site “CAMPFIRE”. Priced at 12,000 yen each. The application period is from January 31 to March 31, and the All-or-Nothing method is used to deliver returns (products) only if the target sales total of 100…

The Imperial Hotel Kyoto will open in the spring of 2026. Total of 55 rooms to revive the scenery of about 90 years ago by preserving and utilizing the cultural asset “Yaei Kaikan” in Gion.

By Editor in Chief on Wed Jan 29 2025

Imperial Hotel Kyoto has decided on the official name of its new hotel in Kyoto, which is scheduled to open in the spring of 2026. The project is to partially preserve and utilize the building as a lodging facility, and is located on the grounds of the Gion Koubu Utamai Nerijo (south side of Gion-cho,…

Details of 13 “Nanoniwa” restaurants opening in Osaka’s Namba Palace Site Park in March. Craft beer and hamburgers on the grass plaza.

By Editor in Chief on Wed Jan 29 2025

The Naniwa Palace Site Park “Minna no Niwa” project will open the park-integrated commercial facility “Nana no Niwa” on March 28. Nano-Niwa is part of Osaka City’s first Park-PFI project, “Naniwa Palace Site Park (Northern Block) Development and Operation Project and Naniwa Palace Site (Southern Block) Management and Operation Project. Under the concept of “Minna-no-niwa…

Reservations now open for the “ESCONFIELD HOKKAIDO HOTEL Kitahiroshima Ekimae”. Fans can enjoy the “Fighters Floor” at the hotel.

By Editor in Chief on Wed Jan 29 2025

ES-CON Japan and SQUEEZE will begin accepting reservations for lodging at the ES-CON Field HOKKAIDO Hotel Kitahiroshima Ekimae (1-52 Sakae-cho, Kitahiroshima City, Hokkaido), scheduled to open in late March, from January 31. The company also announced the development of a specially designed accommodation floor, the “Fighters Floor. The hotel is part of the first phase…

Highway Bus Net offers “New Life Support Discount” for students to save even more for Kansai-Shikoku area. One-way fare from Shin-Kobe/Sannomiya to Tokushima is 1880 yen.

By Editor in Chief on Wed Jan 29 2025

Osaka – Matsuyama Matsuyama Express and Keihanshin Dream Matsuyama (day/night, 4 rows): 5,500 yen The Osaka-Kochi-Matsuyama fare is 500 yen, and the Osaka-Kobe-Tokushima fare is 1,000 yen, a further discount from the student discount fare. When making a reservation on Highway Bus Net, check the “New Life Discount” box in the “Other Discounts” column on…

Why are trains delayed or stopped?

By Editor in Chief on Tue Jan 28 2025

Causes and Effects of Delays Some causes of transportation disruptions can be predicted in advance, while others cannot. The following is a list of common causes. Congestion causes delays in boarding and disembarking. Conflicts with animals Rescue Activities Personal Injury Accident Railroad crossing accidents, cars on the tracks Vehicle inspection, checking for unusual noises Failures…

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