Welcome to the fourth episode of Travel Japan Local News! This episode features a lot of news, like: unmanned gift shop landing at Haneda Airport, Osaka Expo preparations, Joetsu Shinkansen upgrading, and follow-up on the Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen from episode 1.
Music
OtoLogic – Menso-re1 (https://otologic.jp/sounds/jing/mp3-zip/menso-re-mp3.zip), used under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license.
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Source Material
羽田空港に「無人決済店」が開店、スピーディーと非接触を実現したギフトショップ｜ANAグループとTTGがタッグ
https://honichi.com/news/2021/08/25/hanedacashless/
Press release
大阪・関西万博2025、インフラ整備計画が決定、大阪メトロ延伸や関空リノベーション、世界最大級クルーズ船への対応など
Original news: https://www.travelvoice.jp/20210827-149492
MLIT EXPO 2025 Infrastructure enhancement project brief: https://www.mlit.go.jp/report/press/content/001420675.pdf
Yodo River Ferry Introduction: https://www.kkr.mlit.go.jp/yodogawa/use/ship/index.html
Namba redevelopment for more pedestrian and rest space: http://www.namba-hiroba.jp/pdf/kihonkeikaku.pdf
Umekita Redevelopment phase 2: https://umekita2.jp/
さよなら「E4系」… JR東日本、上越新幹線に「E7系」10月2日からドカンと増車 他の車両とは何が違う？
Original News: https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/4d00295fbcf21e50addff1a11b1c6360b538d29e
JR九州、嬉野温泉「神泉閣」跡地に温泉宿泊施設。西九州新幹線との相乗効果図る
Original news: https://travel.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/1346449.html
JR Kyushu Announcement: https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/news/__icsFiles/afieldfile/2021/08/26/210826_ureshino_onsen.pdf
Yoriyu hotel profile: https://yoriyu.com/result.php?num=4549
Media material
- “ANA FESTA” by Richard, enjoy my life! is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
- “Osaka Japan” by JoopDorresteijn is licensed under CC BY 2.0 .
- “Jōetsu_Shinkansen_E7_Series_Shinkansen_20191121_1.jpg” by 国立寺 shared under CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
- “Shinkansen E4series” by kubotake is licensed under CC BY 2.0 .
- Nishi Kyushu Shinkansen image capture from JR Kyushu’s website.
- Haneda International Airport website capture from their official site.
- ANA Festa Go shop images and floor plans capture from ANA Festa’s press release.
- “[Time Lapse] Haneda Airport Lobby” by Japan Scenes licensed under CC-BY 3.0.
- “From the new control tower in Haneda Airport” by Atsushi Kase is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 .
- Map animation created with Google Earth Pro.
- All train companies logos are under Public Domain.
- “Osaka Highway (38825853715).jpg” by Raita Futo is licensed under CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
- “Kansai_International_Airport_Terminal.JPG” by Own Work is CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
- International Symbol of Access is under Public Domain.
- Yodo River Ferry photo is from The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism’s website.
- A Ferry on the River by Utagawa Hiroshige, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
- “Osaka Seven-Seas-Mariner02n3200.jpg” by 663highland is licensed under CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.
- JR Namba Station Square remodel plan captured from their presentation.
- Umekita Redevelopment Plan captured from official site.
- “大阪城 Osaka Castle” by ichiro.maruta is licensed under CC BY 2.0 .
- “Double decker Shinkansen” by Robin Taylor is licensed under CC BY 3.0.
- “【逆光です】北陸新幹線 試運転 雪景色の中野市高社山トンネル” is licensed under CC BY 3.0.
- “Gran Class mark.JPG” by Jet-0 is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported, via Wikimedia Commons.
- “E7Gran Class.JPG” by 黄金のひばりたちis licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
- “Gran-tohoku 2019autumn for shin-hakodate-hokuto.jpg” by くるみ１２１１is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
- “Kyushu Shinkansen map Kagoshima route and Nagasaki route.png” by Hisagi is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
- Ureshino Onsen「神泉閣」Hotel description captured from yoriyu.com (https://yoriyu.com/result.php?num=4549).
- New hotel info capture from JR Kyushu press release.
- “⁴ᴷ 長岡駅 上越新幹線とき320号 E7系F21編成(朱鷺色帯) 2020年6月22日” by adz Tamana Train Movie Ch. is licensed under CC BY 3.0.
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