Japan´s Odakyu Group drawing tourists this Lunar New Year

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 17 (Bernama) -- The Odakyu Group has kicked off the ‘2019 Lunar New Year Campaign’ from Jan 16 to Feb 15, 2019 by offering qualified travellers coupons for use and special goods aboard the Limited Express Romancecar trains.

The coupons worth 500 yen (100JPY = RM3.77) each can be used in Tokyo’s Shinjuku, Hakone, Enoshima and Kamakura districts at designated facilities, a statement from Odakyu Electric Railway Co Ltd said.

The coupons are distributed by Odakyu Sightseeing Service Centers in Shinjuku to each of the customers who purchase the Hakone Kamakura Pass -- a 6,500 yen excursion ticket exclusively for inbound tourists.

The pass allows its holders to enjoy services made available by Hakone Freepass and Enoshima-Kamakura Freepass as well as unlimited rides on all lines operated by Odakyu Electric Railway. Holders are also able to receive preferential services from facilities arranged by Odakyu.

A ‘Japanese Sweets Set’ filled with charms along the Odakyu rail lines is sold aboard Limited Express Romancecar trains during the campaign. The set consists of Japanese sweets produced along the Odakyu lines, special chopsticks, a towel and other items.

As part of the campaign, staff members at Odakyu railway stations and in the Enoshima and Hakone areas wear the ‘Omotenashi’ (hospitality) badge’, bearing messages such as ‘Have a nice trip’ in six languages.

The Odawara and Hakone-Yumoto stations are also decorated for the Lunar New Year to welcome inbound tourists. For more information, visit https://www.odakyu.jp/english/springcampaign.

-- BERNAMA