"MONday Airport Shuttle powered by NearMe" is now in operation, a new hotel shuttle service offering smooth access to Haneda and Narita airports

- Resolving issues faced by inbound tourists during their trip and contributing to promoting smooth tourism to Japan -

JHAT Corporation (Headquarters: Taito-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Akira Hirabayashi; hereinafter referred to as "JHAT") has partnered with NearMe Corporation (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Koichiro Takahara; hereinafter referred to as "NearMe"), a social design company that tackles transportation issues, to launch a new service, "MONday Airport Shuttle powered by NearMe," on Thursday, January 16, 2025.

Making your journey more comfortable. A partnership between transportation and accommodation

MONday Airport Shuttle Powered by NearMe, a new service launched by JHAT and NearMe, whose guests are mostly individual foreign visitors to Japan, will initially operate as a regular hotel shuttle that will make a round of hotels in the Taito Ward area, providing smooth access to Haneda Airport and Narita Airport. It will be available in five languages, including Japanese (Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Korean), and will operate two flights a day in the early morning and evening hours when access to both airports from Taito Ward is at its peak.

Reservations for the four facilities can be made via the links below.
1. ICI HOTEL UENO SHINOKACHIMACHI: https://campaign.nearme.jp/hotel/monday/ici-ueno
2. MONday Apart UENO SHINOKACHIMACHI: https://campaign.nearme.jp/hotel/monday/apartment-shinokachimachi
3. hotel MONday Premium UENO OKACHIMACHI: https://campaign.nearme.jp/hotel/monday/okachimachi
4. MONday Apart Premium UENO OKACHIMACHI: https://campaign.nearme.jp/hotel/monday/apartment-uenookachimachi

Comment from Takao Inoue, Manager of the Facility Management Division at JHAT Corporation

With some facilities having 90% of their guests being foreign visitors to Japan, the No. 1 question from customers is about "transportation and travel." We hope to reduce the burden on customers who travel to the airport early in the morning with a lot of luggage, and support them in having an enjoyable stay in Japan. In the future, we will continue to work together with the two companies to expand the area where the airport shuttle service can be used and to develop new services such as chartered sightseeing shuttles and other content to improve the experience of travelers during their trip based at JHAT hotels.

Comment from Koichiro Takahara, CEO of NearMe Inc.

With the increase in tourists visiting Japan, the hotel industry is seeing an increase in the number of guests, which is boosting business performance, but at the same time, the burden on customer service operations in general is also increasing. In particular, arranging taxis is an important service that makes customers' travels more comfortable, but at the same time, it is also an area where efficiency can be improved.
We believe that the newly launched "Hotel Shuttle" service will help provide travelers with comfortable and safe airport access while reducing the burden on hotel staff.
We are also very pleased that JHAT has adopted our "Hotel Shuttle" service and will be launching it as "MONday Airport Shuttle". With this initiative as a starting point, we hope to collaborate with local food culture and tourism resources and propose a new way to enjoy travel centered on "transport".
NearMe will continue to contribute to solving social issues through ride pooling, aiming for a future where shared riding, an efficient and environmentally friendly form of transportation, becomes a common option.

Company name: NearMe Inc.
Location: 9-4, Nihonbashi Tomizawacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo THE EAST Nihonbashi Tomizawacho
Representative: Representative Director Koichiro Takahara
Established: July 18, 2017
URL: https://nearme.jp/

The company's mission is to solve the problem of wasteful transportation and create a society where as many people as possible can move freely and continue to live in the city they want to live in.The company will first begin its business activities in the MaaS area of the sharing economy, aiming to become a matching platform that contributes to regional revitalization by utilizing real-time location information.
Since August 2019, the company has been operating an airport shuttle service, developing its own AI and establishing routing optimization technology. Using this technology, the company is developing a citywide ride-sharing service that can be used by a small number of people, rather than an unspecified number of people, and that allows users to track who is riding. In April 2023, NearMe was included in the "100 Startups with a History of Collaboration with the Government" list, which was compiled by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and introduces cases of companies with a history of collaboration with the government. The company was selected as one of the "100 Amazing Ventures" 2023 Latest Edition by Toyo Keizai Weekly (published by Toyo Keizai Inc.) and "100 Companies Creating the Market of the Future [2024 Edition]" by Nikkei Cross Trends (published by Nikkei BP Inc.). It won the Grand Prix at the Pitch Contest & Award, one of Japan's largest pitch events, held during the "JAPAN MOBILITY SHOW 2023" (sponsored by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, Inc.). In the "Technology Fast 50 2023 Japan" ranking of technology companies based on growth rate published by Deloitte Tohmatsu Group, the company ranked 9th with revenue (sales) growth of 447.8%.

About JHAT Corporation

Company name: JHAT Co., Ltd.
Head office location: 7F Kiswire Okachimachi Building, 1-15-4 Higashi-Ueno, Taito-ku, Tokyo
Representative: President and CEO Akira Hirabayashi
Established: June 7, 2018
URL: https://jhat-m.com/

JHAT Co., Ltd. provides accommodation services specialized for foreign visitors to Japan in order to promote the globalization of the travel and tourism industry. Although Japan's tourism market is highly regarded around the world, there are still very few hotels where families and other travelers can stay multiple nights in one room. For this reason, we are working to operate hotels in order to provide the accommodation that foreign visitors to Japan truly desire, and are working to build a diverse network of accommodation facilities in Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto.
Through our accommodation facilities for large groups, we will contribute to the further development of the tourism industry and regional revitalization.

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What kind of hotels are "hotel MONday" and "MONday Apart"?

hotel MONday Group is a hotel chain consisting of 21 facilities in Tokyo (Tokyo's leading business areas such as Toyosu, Nishi-Kasai, Nihonbashi and Hamamatsucho, and areas where old-fashioned downtown culture remains such as Akihabara and Ueno Okachimachi), 4 facilities in Kyoto (areas with easy access to Kyoto Station and tourist destinations such as Karasuma-Nijo, Marutamachi, and Kyoto Shichijo Horikawa), and 1 facility in Osaka (Osaka Namba, an area known as Japan's second largest city, where history, culture, fine food and entertainment blend together).
The MONday Apart series aims to be an "apartment hotel" where guests can "live" and enjoy a comfortable stay. Not only are the locations ideal for tourism and business, but the hotels also offer a wide range of facilities.
We offer a range of services to ensure our guests a comfortable stay, including guest rooms that are simple and functional while still incorporating Japanese aesthetic values, a kitchen where you can prepare your own meals, and facilities for long-term guests including automatic washer-dryers.

TripAdvisor No. 1 for 41 consecutive months

TripAdvisor, a travel review site that provides services in 28 languages and 49 countries and regions around the world, has a "ranking" based on guest review scores.
MONday Apart Premium Nihonbashi, operated by JHAT Co., Ltd., has been ranked number one among hotels in Tokyo's 23 wards in the rankings for 41 consecutive months since September 2021 (as of January 2025).
The MONday Apart brand has received high praise from guests, with all facilities winning TripAdvisor's 2024 Awards.

Introducing the awards

・Trip Advisor Travelers Choice Awards

1. "Travelers' Choice Best of the Best Hotels 2024"
*This is the highest award that is awarded to less than 1% of accommodations worldwide.
Award-winning facility: MONday Apart Premium Ueno Okachimachi

2. "2024 Traveler's Choice"
*An excellent hotel rating that ranks in the top 10% of accommodations worldwide
~Award-winning facility~
[Hotel]
hotel MONday Premium Toyosu
ICI HOTEL ASAKUSABASHI
[Apartment Hotel]
MONday Apart HAMAMATSUCHO DAIMON
MONday Apart UENO SHINOKACHIMACHI
MONday Apart ASAKUSABASHI AKIHABARA
MONday Apart Premium AKIHABARA
MONday Apart Premium Akihabara Asakusabashi Station
MONday Apart Premium UENO
MONday Apart Premium HAMAMATSUCHO
MONday Apart Premium NIHOMBASHI
MONday Apart Premium GINZA SHINTOMICHO
MONday Apart NIHOMBASHI SUITENGUMAE
MONday Apart Premium KYOTO Station

・Winner of Agoda Gold Circle Award 2024

*The following two facilities have been awarded the Agoda Gold Circle Award 2024 on the online hotel booking site Agoda.
Agoda has recognized outstanding partners who have provided travel experiences and services that exceed customer expectations and have excelled in their partnerships with the company.
~Award-winning facility~
MONday Apart Premium UENO OKACHIMACHI
hotel MONday HANEDA AIRPORT

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