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Rugby World Cup Japan 2019™ ticket resale site

Rugby WC 2019

Staring from 18 May 2019, the remaining ticket sales of Rugby World Cup Japan 2019™ is sold on a first come first served basis to all the public until July 2019. All the popular fixtures have been almost sold out but some of the interesting fixtures are still available such as England vs Tonga at Sapporo Dome, Hokkaido where England beat Argentina in the 2002 World Cup football game.If you missed to get a ticket for your-dying-to-watch matches, please note that the official ticket resale will start from 31 May 2019. [From the official site] This is to provide fans a safe and secure platform from which to resell Rugby […]

Do you want to stay in Harajuku Pink Hotel?

moshi moshi sakura

It is not common to find a hotel in Harajuku. But Girls! You can find a perfect accommodation in Harajuku and this place is all in pink!! MOSHI MOSHI ROOMS’ first concept accommodation is called “SAKURA”, which means cherry blossoms, and as you can imagine, Sakura is pink. This unique space is dedicated to pink and sakura. The room rate is not exactly economical but it is well worth staying with 4 other friends as the maximum people to share is 5. You can also use the roof top area, which is artistic and fashionable, and ideal for BBQ and a small outdoor party. Staying there is definitely ”Instagenic”, in […]

NOTICE ! We have 10 days holiday all over Japan

koinobori

Please be advised that we have very big 10 days “Golden Week National Holiday” in Japan from 27th April to 6th May. Almost of all public business such as post offices and banks will be closed. We will therefore ship orders which we received during the holiday after 7th May.          

2020 Tokyo Olympics Stamps on sale

Edo Ryogoku

Japan Post Co. has released commemorative stamps for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics on March 12. The 82 JPY stamps featuring the Olympic mascot Miraitowa, the Paralympic character Someity and an image of the new National Stadium, is also available after May 13 at post offices across the country and on Japan Post’s website. The stamps come in sheets of 10, of which there will be 1 million, and will be priced at 920 JPY, which includes a donation of 100 JPY to be used for preparing and managing the Summer Games. If you want us to buy them for you, please let us know. [ninja_forms id=1]   \#Tokyo2020 […]

Nagano – Togurakamiyamada Onsen

Nagao is one of few regions in Japan that not facing the ocean. It is surrounded by 3,000m tall mountains and known as Roof of Japan. Nagano is also famous for winter sports and hosted the Winter Olympics in 1998. The most popular tourist spot in Nagano among the tourists outside of Japan must be ”Jigokudani Yaen-koen” where you can see wild Japanese monkeys soak in onsen hot spring! It is very hard to get there but many tourists from all over the countries visit there. If you are driving and want to have a relaxing time as well, we recommend you to stop by Togurakamiyamada Onsen on the way […]

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Ticket Prices

Gymnastics

The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games announced the ticket prices for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. All the ticket applications outside of Japan will be able to order through the National Olympic Committee of your own country or authorised ticket reseller. A list of these organisations in each country will be published by spring 2019 on the Tokyo 2020 official website. Ticket prices and the application process will vary from country to country, although the structure will be broadly in line with that for tickets purchased in Japan. Source: Tokyo 2020 Olympics Official site Ticket Prices of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 Ceremony Price List Opening Ceremony […]

Ticket Prices of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games announced

Japan

On August 24 2018,The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games announced the ticket prices for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Source: Tokyo 2020 Olympics Official site Ticket Prices of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Ceremony Price Range Opening Ceremony JPY8,000 ~ 150,000 Closing Ceremony JPY8,000 ~ 90,000 Sports Price Range Archery JPY1,800~2,400 Athletics (Track & Field) JPY2,000~6,500 Athletics (Marathon) JPY2,000~3,200 Badminton JPY1,600~3,200 Boccia JPY1,200~3,200 Canoe JPY1,200~2,000 Cycling (Track) JPY2,000~3,200 Cycling (Road) JPY1,400~2,000 Equestrian JPY1,400~2,000 Football 5-a-side JPY1,800~5,000 Goalball JPY900~2,800 Judo JPY2,000~5,000 Powerlifting JPY1,400~2,000 Rowing JPY900~2,400 Shooting JPY1,800~2,400 Sitting Volleyball JPY1,400~3,600 Swimming JPY2,000~7,000 Table Tennis JPY1,400~2,800 Taekwondo JPY900~2,000 Triathlon JPY1,400~3,000 Wheelchair Basketball JPY2,400~7,000 Wheelchair Fencing JPY900~2,400 Wheelchair Rugby JPY2,400~4,000 […]

TOKYO 2020 Olympic competition schedule was released

Swimming

Tokyo 2020 Unveils Action-Packed Olympic Competition Schedule | The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games   The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board today approved the competition schedule by session for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. The action-packed programme will feature a record 33 sports and 339 events and will run from 24 July until 9 August 2020. Ahead of the Opening Ceremony, preliminary events will kick off with football and softball matches on 22 July 2020, and with rowing and archery events on the day of the Opening Ceremony itself. The following day – Day 1 of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 – will feature events in 21 […]

Free WiFi available on Shinkansen?? Yes, soon will be!

Shinkansen

JR (Japan Railway Companies) has decided to invest in providing free WiFi on all the bullet trains (Shinkansen) by the end of 2019 due to strong demand by international visitors. Free WiFi will be available on all the trains of Akita Shinkansen by the end of May 2019, Hokuriku Shinkansen by the end of September in 2019 and Tokaido, Sanyo, Kyushu and Yamagata Shinkansen will be ready by the end of 2019. Hokkaido, Tohoku and Joetsu Shinkansen will also increase this service gradually (no schedule is provided so far though). Currently, free WiFi service on Shinkansen is only available on some limited trains but it will be soon available on […]