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  • Tokyo and Around Tokyo: Discover Japan’s Dazzling Winter Lights with TOBU’s Digital Ashikaga Flower Park Illumination Ticket

     Travellers can now enjoy one of Japan’s most celebrated winter attractions – Ashikaga Flower Park’s “Hikari no Hana no Niwa (‘The Garden of Illuminated Flowers’)” illumination – with TOBU’s new Digital Illumination Ticket, available on KKday from 15 November 2025 to 15 February 2026. The ticket bundles a discounted Tobu Railway round-trip fare with a discounted night-time admission, offering a co

  • ”Nikko Kitchen,” Tochigi Prefecture's New Gourmet Eatery, has Opened Near Tobu Nikko Station

    "Nikko Kitchen," a new casual-style, locally sourced restaurant opened on October 1, 2025. Situated near Tobu Nikko Station, in the historic city of Nikko, it's just under two hours north of Tokyo. The menu features tasty and aesthetically pleasing dishes, including Nikko Wagyu beef steak and sukiyaki with meat sourced from Tochigi Prefecture's Kirifuki Highlands. They also serve up juicy hamburge

  • Tobu Railway Group Will Host the Fourth Annual "Take-Akari" Bamboo Lantern Festival in East Tokyo, November 7, 2025 – January 31, 2026

    Tobu Railway Group will host the "Take-Akari" Bamboo Lantern Festival in East Tokyo -- the area between Tokyo Skytree Town and Asakusa, from November 7, 2025, to January 31, 2026. This charming festival of traditional lights was launched at Ushijima Shrine in 2022. This year, the illumination expands from the Sumida River Walk® to include the entire Kita-Jikkengawa Riverside Terrace area. Bamboo

  • The 2025 "Aizu Festival" in Aizu Wakamatsu City will be held September 19–21

    The 2025 Aizu Festival will be held in Aizu Wakamatsu City from September 19 to 21. Aizu Wakamatsu, located in the southwestern part of Japan's Tohoku region, is known as the "City of Samurai." Throughout the Edo period, the Aizu Domain was an important stronghold of the Tokugawa shogunate and one of the most powerful samurai domains.
    This festival is themed around "commemoration and gratitude

  • Launches “TOBU Japan Trip Tickets” – A New Digital Ticketing Platform for Inbound Travellers

    TOBU RAILWAY has officially launched its new digital ticket platform for inbound tourists, TOBU
    Japan Trip Tickets, now available as of Wednesday, 25 June 2025. Designed to streamline travel across eastern Japan, this English-language website allows international visitors to book rail and bus tickets in advance using just their smartphone, removing the need to queue at station counters.
    Th

  • Tokyo and Around Tokyo: Experience a Luxurious Private Room at TOKYO SKYTREE® with a Dedicated Guide

    A Premium Experience at the World’s Tallest Tower
    TOBU Top Tours Co., Ltd., is pleased to introduce a brand-new premium experience at TOKYO SKYTREE®, Japan’s tallest tower, in collaboration with TOBU TOWER SKYTREE Co., Ltd. and TOBU HOTEL MANAGEMENT Co., Ltd. This exclusive weekday-only tour offers domestic and international visitors a luxurious, private encounter with one of Tokyo’s most breat

  • The TOBU RAILWAY X COFFEE PROJECT Supports Nikko Tourism and Fosters English Speaking Guides, Through November 27, 2026

    By facilitating guiding opportunities through its TOBU RAILWAY X COFFEE PROJECT, Tobu Railway will not only be fostering its human tourism resources - a pressing issue for local communities, but it will be enhancing the value of its customer experience. While visiting Nikko with a guide, travelers will also gain an understanding of the environmental considerations taken by the communities. This es

  • Token-Operated Sake Service Launches at THE KANAYA TERRACE Cafe Inside Tobu Nikko Station, Featuring Local Sake from Tochigi Prefecture!

    Tobu Railway Co., Ltd. (headquartered in Sumida-ku, Tokyo) and Kanaya Hotel Co., Ltd. (headquartered in Nikko, Tochigi) will install a token-operated sake dispenser inside THE KANAYA TERRACE cafe, located inside Tobu Nikko Station. This new service, allowing customers to easily enjoy local Tochigi sake, will launch for a limited time beginning Friday, May 30, 2025. Through this service, customers,

  • Tobu Railway Announces a Price Revision on the "NIKKO PASS All Area" and "NIKKO PASS World Heritage Area," from April 20, 2025

    This new price is in line with the revision of discount fares by other Japan travel companies.
    (1) "NIKKO PASS All Area"
    A. What is included in this ticket?
    Tobu Railway discount fare: Round-trip travel from Asakusa Station to TOBU Nikko Station
    Plus, unlimited rides between TOBU Nikko Station and Shimo-Imaichi Station and between Shimo-Imaichi Station and Kinugawa Onsen Station
    Dis

  • Charming Ogawamachi Town, in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, Announces Festivals for 2025

    About 90 minutes northwest of Tokyo's Ikebukuro Station, on the Tobu Tojo Line, Ogawamachi, in Saitama Prefecture, prospered as a bustling town with numerous markets during the Edo period. Often called a "Little Kyoto," it is today designated as "Saitama Prefecture's Historical Model District," where buildings such as Nagaya townhouses and warehouses still remain. Here, visitors can experience lai

  • Have a Special Japanese Honeymoon Experience in Nikko, Japan, With Photoshoot

    Tobu Top Tours Co., Ltd. has launched a special 2-night/3-day wedding-honeymoon photoshoot plan in the World Heritage site of Nikko, Japan, just two hours north of Tokyo.*The Plan Includes a wedding photo session and a 2-night / 3-day honeymoon* Special opening offer: Get a 20% discount if you apply by September 30. Original Price $16000 USD, now only $12800 USD
    Plan a wedding photoshoot in Jap

  • Experience the Enchanting 'PRINCESS KAGUYA' Light-Up Event in Asakusa!

    A brand-new illumination event, "PRINCESS KAGUYA," was introduced in March 2025, bringing a unique Japanese-inspired light-up experience to Tokyo! The first-ever edition of this spectacular event will be held on the rooftop terrace of Asakusa EKIMISE, directly connected to Asakusa Station. From here, visitors can enjoy a mesmerizing view of Tokyo Skytree, beautifully emerging from an artificial se

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