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STREATS, the breakfast restaurant at Ibis Styles Tokyo Bay, is holding a special autumn flavors fair from September 1 to September 30, 2026 (excluding September 19 to 23), featuring a jewel box-like grape assortment with Shine Muscat and a truffle-scented Roast Beef & Chicken Bowl.
Ichihatasan Yakushiji is releasing the second design in its "Monthly Omamori Bag" series at its popular omamori-making experience — from August 1, 2026, a limited sunflower-themed bag will be available, ready to be paired with a cord of your choice for a one-of-a-kind summer amulet.
Megahouse's Lucrea line is releasing a new complete figure of Madoka Higuchi from THE IDOLM@STER SHINY COLORS in her Palmier Rain View costume, available now through limited distribution including AmiAmi ahead of a February 2027 release.
iFace is releasing a new cafe-themed Peanuts mobile accessory collection featuring Snoopy in chef's attire alongside pancake and doughnut motifs. Sales begin July 29, 2026, at the iFace official site and Harajuku store, with rollout at retailers nationwide.
To mark its 70th anniversary, Ito Kowakien has fully renovated Restaurant Ukifune, its dining venue reserved for overnight guests, and is offering a limited-time half-buffet Japanese kaiseki plan featuring a special roast beef dish from July 8, 2026.
On November 3, 2026, Iwatsuki in Saitama City will host the 14th Castle Town Iwatsuki Falconry Parade, a historical procession reenacting Tokugawa Ieyasu's falconry visits to the area, and the organizing committee is now recruiting about 55 general participants — from fourth grade through seniors, regardless of nationality — with applications due August 21, 2026.
Iyemon Cafe is adding a hojicha dorayaki and a Uji matcha tiramisu to its menu at four locations in Shinagawa, Kawasaki, Umeda, and Shinsaibashi, starting July 29.
Izasa Nakatani Honpo, the Nara sushi brand known for kakinoha-zushi, begins selling a limited "Asuka" assortment through its online shop and Kintetsu station stores to mark the World Heritage listing of the Ancient Capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara.
Izu Retreat Atagawa Suiko by Onko Chishin opens a new spa called Ukine on August 1, 2026, offering all-hand treatments blended with kuromoji and citrus native to the Izu Peninsula, alongside a limited-time spa stay plan on sale from July 28.
Craft burger specialty shop "JB's TOKYO," known for making nearly all of its ingredients in-house and selected for Tabelog's Top 100 Burger Restaurants, opens its first Marui location on the 1st floor of Ebina Marui on August 4, 2026, with a limited-time homemade bread giveaway to celebrate.
Team Entertainment launches original Jing: King of Bandits character merchandise on the online lottery service Marukuji, featuring visual boards, glasses, acrylic stands, and can badges.
The limited-edition Okayama-Grown Shine Muscat Ice Bar from the JR PREMIUM SELECT SETOUCHI series returns for another year, going on sale August 4, 2026 at JR West station stores and 7-Eleven locations across western Japan and the Tokyo metropolitan area.