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Yasukuni Shrine in Kudan, Tokyo has long been celebrated as a prime cherry blossom destination. With around 500 cherry trees in bloom, special evening illuminations, and a variety of traditional events, the shrine grounds come alive each spring.
Woodwork artist Shigehiro Kadena returns to CIBONE CASE in Ginza for his eighth solo exhibition, showcasing sculptures that combine handcrafted wooden forms with magnetic structures.
A pop-up store for Ando Co., Ltd.'s Shibori Bags is coming to Cross Hotel Kyoto from March 25 to May 6, 2026, featuring 25 variations and new shibori-dyeing workshop stay plan courses.
Diane Perfect Beauty's popular summer-limited Extra Fresh & Repair shampoo and treatment set returns on April 1, 2026, featuring feather keratin for UV damage repair and three fresh herbs for scalp care, with a refreshing grapefruit and peppermint fragrance.
DMM GAMES' Girls Creation -少女藝術綺譚- has kicked off the "Moulan Festival" celebration along with the raid event "Moulan's Happy Service【Precious Connections】," featuring login bonuses, multiplier campaigns, a new pickup gacha, and a limited-time raid running until March 31, 2026.
On April 4 and 5, 2026, Fuji-Q Highland will host its 3rd Sweets Walking event, inviting visitors to stroll a 1.5km cherry blossom route inside the park while sampling mini sweets at five shops, all with Mt. Fuji as the backdrop.
Village Vanguard's online store has opened pre-orders for a limited collaboration merchandise line featuring mini-character art of Rudo, Engine, Zanka, and Ryou from the TV anime Gachiakuta, running through April 5, 2026.
Häagen-Dazs Japan is releasing a new limited-edition assort box inspired by Japanese traditional sweets, featuring three flavors — Strawberry Condensed Milk, Matcha Tart, and Azuki Milk Pudding — available nationwide from March 24, 2026.
Hakkaisan's popular Tokubetsu Honjozo sake is coming to aluminum cans for the first time in Japan, featuring MLB team logos and launching on April 15, 2026.
To celebrate April 4th — known as Happiness Day — a campaign is underway offering a chance to win a box of Yukigamine Ranch Jersey Milk Happy Milk Sablé cookies, plus a limited-time sampling event at Daikanyama T-SITE.
The outlaw harem management RPG Harem of Tokyo has launched a series of 2.5th anniversary celebration events starting March 20, 2026, offering new avatars, login gifts, serial codes, prize campaigns, and more through March 31.
The spring event HARMONYLAND Flower Fantasy kicked off at Harmonyland in Hiji, Oita on March 20, 2026, featuring the flower show "The Colorful Blooming!", colorful flower gardens, limited-edition food, and character merchandise.