Shiraraso Grand Hotel in Shirahama, Wakayama, is partnering with SIEFtour to launch hotel-departure day-trip tours from July 17, 2026, taking guests to the rarely accessible Phoenix Fold rock formation, the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route, and the Nanki-Shirahama Geopark.
Niseko Konbu Onsen Tsuruga Besso MOKU NO SHO is now offering a "0-Night Dinner" day-use plan, giving guests up to six hours to enjoy a guest room, the hot spring, and a Japanese dinner course, alongside a new seasonal menu at the property's lounge "Apeso."
Available on weekdays through August 7, 2026, SORANO HOTEL's new "Private Retreat" plan pairs a 60-minute spa treatment with a seasonal Japanese-style afternoon tea in an 86-square-meter guest room, limited to one group per day, with optional access to the infinity pool.
The one-day bus tour combines a beach cleanup and microplastic pen-making workshop on Enoshima's Nishiura coast with an ocean environmental lecture, a local lunch, and free time to explore the island, departing from Tokyo Station in August 2026.
JR Kyushu has begun selling a day-trip tour aboard a dedicated 783 series train timed to the 39th Kanmon Strait Fireworks Festival on August 13, 2026, with reserved viewing space at the Kanmon Straits Museum in Moji.
Kobe Tourism Bureau's "Kobe no Tobira" program has begun selling a half-day bus tour to "Hakogi Sennenke," an Important Cultural Property residence expected to become Japan's first residential National Treasure, and to the National Treasure temple "Taisanji," with a stop at its specialty coffee shop along the approach.