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.
More details at http://www.jreast.co.jp/e/japanrailcafe/tokyo/
-- BERNAMA
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