On January 9, Japan Weather Service released the “First Cherry Bloom/Full Bloom Forecast for 2025” for someiyoshino cherry trees at about 1,000 locations from Hokkaido to Kagoshima. Temperatures are expected to be normal or higher than normal nationwide from January to March, and the flowering time this season is expected to be on par with…

Hands Minamore Hiroshima Store Location: 5F minamoa, 2-37 Matsubara-cho, Minami-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture Access: Directly connected to Hiroshima Station on JR Sanyo Line, Geibi Line, Kure Line and Kabe Line Opening date: March 24, 2025 Store area: approx. 1680m2 The relocation will bring the total number of stores in Hiroshima Prefecture to three, including…

Tahara City, Aichi Prefecture, will hold the art project “Flower Blooming Living Labo” during the “Atsumi Peninsula Rape Blossom Festival” at the Irago Rape Blossom Garden from January 18 to March 31. Hanasaku Kurashi Labo is an art project that aims to create a happy landscape through collaboration between domestic and international artists and local…

Ghibli Park has released the latest information on the new “Orionza” exhibition that will run through this spring, including the films to be screened and limited-time-only food items. The “Orionza” at the Ghibli Grand Warehouse is currently showing short animated films produced by Studio Ghibli on a monthly basis, with March’s screening scheduled to be…

Tully’s Coffee Japan will release “Odakyu Electric Railway Limited Teddy (EXEα),” a teddy bear in collaboration with Odakyu Electric Railway, in stores only and in limited quantities. The price is 3,100 yen. The fourth Tully’s Teddy wears the gray cap worn by Odakyu Electric Railway crew members and has “Express Romance Car EXE Alpha (Type…

Mitsui O.S.K. Sunflower will offer a 15% discount on passenger fares and a 10% discount on passenger fares for the Tokyo (Oarai) to Hokkaido (Tomakomai) route, available only through Web reservations. Target Vessel Evening service: Sunflower Sapporo/Furano Late-night service: Sunflower Shiretoko/Kamui Discounts do not apply to fares for elementary school students, cabin charter fees, special…

Is the noodle more firm than expected? Sukesan Udon, also good for drinking When people hear of udon originating in Kyushu, they tend to have an image of “soft noodles” and “sweet broth” like Hakata Udon, but Sukesan Udon is different. The place where Sukesan Udon was founded is more than 60 km away from…

Hiroshima Castle Associates, Inc. has set March 29 as the opening date for the first phase of commercial facilities in the San-no-maru development project at Hiroshima Castle (21-1 Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture). The facility includes “Charcoal Grill Unagi Unaki Hiroshima”, “Sanomaru Hachimasa” (okonomiyaki), “SOKO CAFÉ”, the first café supervised by the Ueda Muneyoshi…

Logos Corporation, which develops the outdoor brand “LOGOS,” has released two types of ultra-bright lanterns that support wireless recharging: the “Noden Power Stock Lantern Wireless” (13,750 yen) and “1000 Box Wireless” (9,790 yen). The company launched the “Noden Power Stock Lantern Wireless The back of the device has a wireless charging function that enables charging…

Princess Cruises will celebrate its 60th anniversary with a special cruise, “60th Anniversary Mexican Riviera 15-Day Cruise,” from December 6 to 20, 2025, departing from Los Angeles. The trip recreates the first cruise to the Mexican Riviera. The Temptations, a music group known for their classic song “My Girl,” also celebrating their 60th anniversary of…