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Month: March 2023

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CategoriesItinerary Ideas itinerary in Japan

Tourist attractions in Nara Prefecture1

By ninjakotan

Tourist attractions in Nara Prefecture1   In February, I went on an inspection trip to Nara. This inspection trip was to finalize the use of Google My Maps, which we plan to use for clothing rental logistics and concierge. As it turned out, everything was running smoothly, which was a relief.   Table of Contents 1: Nara Palace Site 2: Toshodaiji Temple 3: Yakushiji Temple 4: Horyu-ji Temple 5: Hokiji Temple   1: Nara Palace Site After arriving in Nara, I rented bicycles from the hotel and visited famous tourist sites, including World Heritage Sites. Sightseeing by train is difficult in Nara as there is no underground system, and the railway network is poorly developed. Sightseeing is possible with the “Gurutto Bus,” which costs 100 yen per ride. But the “Gurutto Bus” don’t have routes to places such as Yakushiji Temple and Horyuji Temple. It depends on where you want to go, but this time I am convinced that a bicycle is the best way to see Nara after touring the sights by bicycle. First, I went to the Nara Palace Site near our hotel. The Heijo Palace Ruins were the center of the Heijo-kyo Capital, which was relocated fromread moreTourist attractions in Nara Prefecture1

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CategoriesAccessible tourism

Donuts donation campaign launched

By ninjakotan

Donuts donation campaign launched   Table of Contents 1: Donuts Donation Day 2: Japan Braille Library and accessible tourism 3: Gift tickets by the gift service company Giftee   1: Donuts Donation Day From today, 30 March, we will make Donuts Donation Days with zero days (10, 20, and 30). Donuts Donation Days are our original campaign in which we ask our email subscribers to eat a donut, and we donate the same amount of the donation to the Japan Braille Library. 2: Japan Braille Library and accessible tourism For every 1,000 yen worth of donuts that email subscribers eat with the 1,000 yen gift ticket we provide, we will donate 1,000 yen to the Japan Braille Library. We will send Gift tickets on days with zero (10,20,30). Gift tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Email subscribers can use it for six months. We developed this donuts donation campaign to help the Japan Braille Library, which we recently introduced and located a two-minute walk from our office. Our donation to the Japan Braille Library will help the visually impaired access more braille books and information. We believe this campaign will lead to our Company’s goal of a societyread moreDonuts donation campaign launched

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CategoriesItinerary Ideas itinerary in Japan

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom in Tokyo

By ninjakotan

Cherry blossoms are in full bloom in Tokyo   Table of Contents 1：Cherry blossoms are in full bloom in Tokyo 2：Famous cherry blossom viewing spots in the Tohoku region and Hokkaido 1：Cherry blossoms are in full bloom in Tokyo Today, Cherry blossoms are in full bloom in Tokyo. Our clothing rental service has a delivery availability date one month ahead of the order date. This is due to the concierge service, which takes 2-3 weeks to create. Therefore, we can’t deliver the clothing rental service for the Hanami season in Tokyo. However, according to current cherry blossom bloom forecasts, Morioka City will be 15 April, and Akita City will be in full bloom on 16 April. And Aomori City on 18 April, Hakodate on 26 April, Sapporo on 29 April, Asahikawa on 4 May, and Kushiro on 10 May, so there are places where you can view cherry blossoms even one month ahead. I love cherry blossom viewing in the Tohoku region and Hokkaido, where it is less crowded than in Tokyo.   2：Famous cherry blossom viewing spots in the Tohoku region and Hokkaido Morioka City: Ishiwarizakura, Takamatsu ParkAkita City: Ohiragawa Cherry Blossom Row, Araya Sakura ParkAomori City: Gappo Park, Hirosaki Park (Hirosaki City)Hakodate City: Hakodate Park, Goryokakuread moreCherry blossoms are in full bloom in Tokyo

CategoriesSustainable travel

Cut global GHG emissions by nearly half by 2030

By ninjakotan

Cut global GHG emissions by nearly half by 2030 Table of Contents 1: IPCC report 2: Carbon reduction benefits of reducing checked baggage 3: Free concierge for the first 100 people to register by email   1: IPCC report On 20 March, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published a report on the latest research on global warming. The report states that greenhouse gas emissions must be almost halved by 2030 to limit global warming to a 1.5°C rise. The report says that “Options available now” must be implemented to achieve this target. This report also comments on the need for “Sharing of diverse knowledge” to enable effective climate action. It concludes, “Our choices will reverberate for hundreds, even thousands, of years.” 2: Carbon reduction benefits of reducing checked baggage Reducing checked baggage through our clothing rental service can reduce the carbon footprint of air travel to Japan (round trip) by 149 kg. This effect is equivalent to planting 186 trees. In terms of CO2 emissions per person, the reduction equals 11 days of CO2 emissions. If limited to the living sector, the reduction is an overwhelming 179 days. Reducing checked baggage through our clothing rental service is aread moreCut global GHG emissions by nearly half by 2030

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CategoriesOthers

Braille blocks and accessible tourism

By ninjakotan

Braille blocks and accessible tourism   Table of Contents 1: Japan Braille Library 2: Braille blocks spread from Takadanobaba to the rest of the world 3: Accessible tourism and sustainable tourism   1: Japan Braille Library We want to introduce you to one of our neighborhoods and the wonderful facilities that support the visually impaired, which have spread across the country due to their presence. The Japan Braille Library is located close to our shared office. Kazuo Honma established the Japan Braille Library in 1940 as a library for the visually impaired. Today, besides Braille books, the library offers many other services, including free lending of recorded books and magazines and an internet distribution service. In addition, the Asian Library for the Blind Cooperation Project provides a rich supply of Braille books to the visually impaired in the Asian region. Kazuo Honma said: ‘In rights and duties, the two worlds of the sighted person and the blind person must be fair.’ These words are connected to today’s universal design and accessible design.   2: Braille blocks spread from Takadanobaba to the rest of the world Due to the large number of visually impaired people attending the ‘Japan Braille Library,’ Tokyoread moreBraille blocks and accessible tourism

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CategoriesOthers

New Openings! Our online store “ninjakotan.com”

By ninjakotan

New Openings! Our online store “ninjakotan.com”   Table of Contents 1: New Openings! Our online store “ninjakotan.com” 2: World’s first business 3: Sustainable tourism   1: New Openings! Our online store “ninjakotan.com” Today, 15 March (Wednesday), EDO KAGURA Corporation launched our online store, “ninjakotan.com.” The online store “ninjakotan.com” offers clothing rental and pre-trip concierge services, mainly for international travelers. Through our businesses – clothing rental services and concierge services – we want to realize our purpose of existence (Purpose): to create a society where everyone can move freely and make people happy. We also plan to manage our business in line with our three-point mission (management philosophy): 1: to value diversity and bring out creativity; 2: to overturn common sense and solve problems and challenges; and 3: to strive for integrity and conduct business ethically.   2: World’s first business For many people, it is challenging to understand our costs, and some travelers may be concerned about the price of our services. We want to be an ethical company and recognize that transparency in our operations is essential. That’s why we have decided to disclose our costs and offer our services at the same price as our costs. To theread moreNew Openings! Our online store “ninjakotan.com”

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CategoriesActivities

TOP 30 Shotengai (shopping street) in Japan 最多店舖的30條商店街名單

By ninjakotan

  english   When you travel to Japan, don’t you want to visit local places where you can catch a glimpse of local people’s lives, rather than just touristy areas where there are more tourists than local people? Japanese Shotengai is the perfect place for those people! Shotengai (商店街), which can be translated to “shopping street,” is a local neighborhood commercial district with stores run by local families, farms, and fishermen, among others. In these streets (often closed to car traffic), you can find a very diverse range of storefronts such as greengrocers, fishmongers, drugstores, and cafes. What’s best about these streets is that you can interact with the local people. Here is a list of the top 30 Shotengai based on the number of stores. Why don’t you go to one of these Shotengai and immerse yourself in Japanese local culture?   繁体字     各位去日本旅行時，有沒有想過避開許多觀光客會到訪的熱門景點，而選擇去一些地方景點，體驗當地的文化並認識當地人的生活方式？如果有這樣的想法，日本地方商店街是您最好的選擇。 商店街也可譯為“shopping street”，是當地住宅區的商業區域，這些商店由當地居民、農家、漁民等所經營。在商店街裡（通常禁止汽車通行＝行人専用道路），您可以找到如蔬果店、魚店、藥局、和咖啡館等各種各樣的商店。 以下我們列出了日本各地擁有最多店舖的30條商店街名單。不妨嘗試到訪這些商店街，體驗與當地人的互動並沉浸在日本當地文化中。   Tohoku・Hokkaido  ・Sendaishi Chushimbu Shotengai (Miyagi)・Higashikawa Shokokai (Hokkaido)・Sapporo Tanukikoji Shotengai (Hokkaido) Kanto  ・Hashimoto Shotengai (Kanagawa)・Nakano Broadway (Tokyo)・Koenji Junjo Shotengai (Tokyo)・Bremen Street (Kanagawa)　・Kinugasa Shotengai (Kanagawa) Chubu ・Osu Shotengai (Aich) ・ The Kanazawa Town (Ishikawa)　・Shizuoka Meiten Gain (Shizuoka)　・Inamach (Nagano)　 Kansai ・Mochiido Center Town (Nara)　・Kobe Motomachi Shopping Street (Hyogo)　・ Komagawa Shopping Street (Osaka)　・Yanagase Shotengairead moreTOP 30 Shotengai (shopping street) in Japan 最多店舖的30條商店街名單

CategoriesActivities

Shopping Center with Easy Access From Airport 能從機場到訪的大型購物中心

By ninjakotan

  english Have you ever arrived too early before your flight or had a long layover at the airport for hours? For those people, we have created a list of shopping centers that you can go to within 1 hour from 7 airports (New Chitose, Haneda, Narita, Chubu Central International, Kansai International, Fukuoka, and Naha Airports) by public transportation.Why don’t buy souvenirs at these shopping centers for your family and friends as a last memory before returning home? 繁体中文   您有曾在航班起飛前過早抵達機場或因某種原因需在機場逗留數小時的經驗嗎？ 我們整合了一個可以從 7 個機場（新千歲、羽田、成田、中部國際機場、關西國際機場、福岡機場和那霸機場）乘坐公共交通工具、並能在 1 小時內到達的購物中心的列表。讓各位能在回國前、為您的家人和朋友購買紀念品作為旅行的最後回憶？   ・New Chitose Airport (Hokkaido) ・Haneda Airport (Tokyo) ・ Narita Airport (Chiba) ・ Chubu Central International Airport (Aichi) ・Kansai international Airport (Osaka) ・Fukuoka Airport (Fukuoka) ・Naha Airport (Okinawa)   New Chitose Airport (Hokkaido) 1. Chitose Outlet Mall RERA Genre Outlet mall Transfer Time From Airport  10 minutes Opening Hour 10 am to 7 pm Number of stores 77 Web https://www.outlet-rera.com/english/  2. Sunpiazza Genre Shopping mall Transfer Time From Airport  35 minutes Opening Hour 10am to 9pm Number of stores 130 Web http://www.sunpi-duo.com/lang/?stt_lang=en   3. Mitsui Outlet Park Sapporo-Kitahiroshima Genre Outlet mall Transfer Time From Airport  35 minutes Opening Hour 10am to 8pm Number of stores 174 Web https://mitsui-shopping-park.com/mop/sapporo/english/ Note Limousine Bus is available fromread moreShopping Center with Easy Access From Airport 能從機場到訪的大型購物中心

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CategoriesSustainable travel

比較各種運輸方式所產生的二氧化碳排放量。 空運貿易是例外中的例外

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比較各種運輸方式所產生的二氧化碳排放量。 空運貿易是例外中的例外   目次 1: 各種運輸方式依重量所產生的二氧化碳排放量 2: 各種運輸方式的出口單價及成本 3: 各種交通方式依乘客數量所產生的二氧化碳排放量 4: 總結 1: 各種運輸方式依重量所產生的二氧化碳排放量 在過去的兩個月裡，我們參考了大量數據並發表了9篇關於「可持續旅行」的文章。 由於這一次已經是第 10 篇，所以將暫時完結「可持續旅行」系列。 最後是關於各種運輸方式依貨物重量和乘客數量所產生的二氧化碳排放量的數據。 通過查看這些數據，希望能讓更多人了解並思考如何選擇運輸方式和交通工具。 在「可持續旅行」系列中，我們使用 ECTA 的「Guidelines for Measuring and Managing CO2 Emissions from Freight Transport Operations」中提供的數據計算並説明了飛機上托運行李所產生的二氧化碳排放量。 計算中使用的空運貨物量（噸/公里）的二氧化碳排放單位為 0.602 kgCO2/tkm。同時ECTA也有提供其他交通工具的數據，所以這次製作了以下的圖表。   Source： ECTA   根據ECTA的數據，航空貨運的二氧化碳排放單位是卡車等公路運輸的9.7倍，鐵路運輸的27.4倍。 可見航空貨運的二氧化碳排放單位比起其他的運輸方式多上不少。 因此旅行時在飛機上攜帶沉重的托運行李對氣候變異的影響非常大。   2: 各種運輸方式的出口單價及成本 接下來，我們使用世界上最大的經濟強國、以及貿易金額最高的美國2021年的數據 (Bureau of Transportation Statistics)，計算出各種交通工具的貿易單價（出口/進口單價）。 空運貿易單價為131,319美元/短噸（144,713美元/噸）。 按130日元/美元換算，為1707萬日元/短噸（1881萬日元/噸）。 從高額的貿易單價來看，空運僅用於精密機械等超高價商品的貿易。   Source： Bureau of Transportation Statistics   因此按貿易總額計算，空運貨物的金額佔整體的29.6%，但是按重量計算的情況僅佔整體的0.4%。所以在重量計算上，空運貿易是例外中的例外。   Source： Bureau of Transportation Statistics   Source： Bureau of Transportation Statistics   此外，空運的成本也非常高。 根據「The Geography of Transport Systems（2020年）」，空運成本為 137.5 美分/噸-英里，是其他運輸方式的平均成本，6.95 美分的 19.8 倍。 因為空運成本極高，只能用於運輸非常高價值的物品。   Source： The Geography of Transport Systems   將美國航空貨運的貿易單價計算在平常旅行時所用的20㎏的托運行李的話，金額為 2,894 美元（376,000 日元）。 各位覺得托運行李值得擁有2,894 美元的價值嗎？   3: 各種交通方式依乘客數量所產生的二氧化碳排放量 計算完貨物運輸的數據後，讓我們再來確認一下各種交通方式依乘客數量所產生的二氧化碳排放量。 我們使用了國際能源署 (IEA) 和「Our World in Data」的數據。 同時「Our World in Data」的數據是來自英國商業、能源和工業策略部。 國際能源署提供了各種交通方式依乘客數量所產生的二氧化碳排放量的基本水平範圍的數據（2019 年）。 按平均值比較，二氧化碳排放量最低為鐵路的62g/km，最高為大型車的192g/km。如果把飛機的數據140g/km設定為平均值的情況，將會在於大型車192g/km和中小型車117g/km的中間。   Source： IEA   另一方面，「Our World in Data」發布了更詳細的數據（2018 年）。 最低二氧化碳排放量的交通工具為國際列車（歐洲之星）的6g/km，最高二氧化碳排放量為長途航班（頭等艙）的599g/km。此外重型汽油車的二氧化碳排放量為283g/km，柴油重型車為209g/km，長途航班（經濟艙）為150g/km，短途航班（經濟艙）為156g/km。 有趣的是IEA的數據有顯示大型車輛排放的二氧化碳比飛機還多。 所以你可以從數據看到乘坐頭等艙的飛機旅行，和乘坐豪華轎車從機場到城市是對全球環境最糟糕的旅行方式。   The carbon footprint of travel per kilometer, 2018 Source： Our World in Data   4: 總結 看完以上1-3的數據，不知道各位有什麼感受？ 事實證明旅行時攜帶托運行李上飛機時，無論是從氣候變化還是從運輸成本上來說都是極其不合理的。 「到底我們還需要托運行李嗎？」