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A revival collaboration event between the arcade card-battle game EIKETSU TAISEN: Kogen Soukoku no Hasshou and manga artist Masatoshi Kawahara's works kicked off on July 22, 2026, bringing collaboration warrior cards to the battlefield through a stamp campaign running to August 19.
FRAY I.D is collaborating with Sanrio's Hello Kitty on a four-piece summer lineup, including a tulle-ribbon T-shirt, a charm, and two bags, launching online August 1, 2026, with early access at a Shibuya pop-up store from July 25.
The "Gintama POP UP STORE in LOFT" event runs from August 7 to August 23, 2026, at Ikebukuro LOFT and Umeda LOFT, featuring new merchandise with newly drawn watercolor-style illustrations themed around "Summer Steps."
The special cabins of Hakone Pirate Ship "Royal II" have been renewed with a French-inspired design, while "OWAKUDANI KITCHEN" has newly opened on the second floor of Hakone Ropeway's Owakudani Station, serving a renewed Owakudani Curry alongside new sizzling iron-pot dishes.
Hassenkaku, part of the Saibu Gas Group, has begun selling its first-ever original keychain capsule toy machine since the restaurant's founding in 1967, offered for a limited time at Tenjin Sky Beer Garden and modeled after its long-loved dishes.
Crypton Future Media has announced 初音ミク ぐらふぃコレクション なぞの音楽すい星 Re:Merge, a new smartphone game featuring Hatsune Miku and the other Piapro Characters, with commemorative stickers being given away at Hatsune Miku "Magical Mirai 2026" venues this summer.
Hotel Associa Shizuoka's all-day dining restaurant Pergola is hosting its July and August buffet, Shizuoka Marche, with elementary school students dining free on July weekends and at half price on August weekdays.
FWGames, the game label operated by Frontier Works (Animate Group), has opened the Steam store page for its new title Ikai no Yadocho, a hot spring horror simulation game supporting Japanese and Simplified Chinese text and voice, with a 2026 release planned.
From August 3 to 16, 2026, Ikebukuro PARCO turns the whole building into one pop-culture "park" with the new event PARCO POP CULTURE PARK, featuring special shop events, a capsule toy lottery, mascot appearances, and the debut of the city-wide festival Ikebukuro Manga Anime Weeks 2026.
From September 1 to November 9, 2026, the buffet restaurant Chef's Live Kitchen at Hotel InterContinental Tokyo Bay presents a "Shine Muscat & Autumn Jewel" sweets buffet, featuring all-you-can-eat Shine Muscat and grapes alongside tableside Mont Blanc parfait, seasonal tarts, mousse cakes, and other autumn-inspired desserts.
A two-day PR event introducing JR Kyushu's D&S (Design & Story) trains takes place at Futako Tamagawa Tsutaya Denki on August 22 and 23, 2026, with in-train merchandise sales, an onboard meal panel display, and a children's uniform try-on experience.
Oshare Bon Odori Vol. 9, a fashion-forward take on Japan's traditional bon odori dance produced by designer KEITA MARUYAMA, returns on August 22, 2026, at TOKYO NODE's rooftop SKY GARDEN & POOL in Toranomon Hills Station Tower, with DJs Maki Nomiya and Tomoyuki Tanaka (FPM), taiko drumming, and a VIP dining plan from Michelin three-star chef Kei Kobayashi's KEI Collection PARIS.