Monday, March 2, 2020

JAPAN RAIL CAFE AT TOKYO STATION TO BECOME TRAVELLERS' INFORMATION HUB


KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 28 (Bernama) -- East Japan Railway Co (JR East) will open ‘JAPAN RAIL CAFE’ at Tokyo Station on March 5 as a site where overseas visitors can interact with one another and gather seasonal travel information on Japan.

JAPAN RAIL CAFE will help visitors share the seasonal charms of Japan as ways of enjoying trips are being increasingly diversified, according to a statement.

The cafe will provide inbound tourists with up-to-date information ‘only now’ and ‘for yourselves only’ on various areas of Japan, which cannot be obtained from guidebooks or online, as well as travel support in one-stop service.

With ‘Talk about trips, meet new friends’ concept, the cafe will help foreign travellers interact with one another and talk about areas they should visit now as well as the charms of their hometowns, thereby exchanging hints about trips in Japan.

JR East will establish a tourism information and travel consultation counter at the cafe to propose specific travel plans in Japan in conjunction with tourism promotion campaigns underway in various parts of the country.

Visitors can exchange their vouchers for Japan Rail Pass and other specially planned tickets for visitors from overseas as well as selling JR tickets and ‘Welcome Suica’ IC cards for inbound tourists.

The cafe will also sell seasonal Japanese food and drinks, ‘ekiben’ box lunches and special food products made exclusively for the cafe under the supervision of Japanese tea producer-dealer, ‘Senchado Tokyo’.

A large 140-inch screen will be installed to allow visitors to have virtual experiences of travel in Japan. Visitors can also use digital signage content ‘Wall SHOP’ which utilises the fruits of Internet research by the Rakuten group, to enjoy searching for travel information.

-- BERNAMA


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