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Taiheizan Eishoin, a Soto Zen temple in Mino City, Gifu Prefecture, has opened "Mino Seiryu no Oka," a satoyama park-style tree burial ground on a hillside overlooking the Nagara River, designed to ease the long-term burden of grave upkeep for families.
From August 21 to October 15, 2026, Cafe & Bar Plaza inside Mito Plaza Hotel in Ibaraki is serving a limited-time Muscat Afternoon Tea Set for ¥4,800 per person, featuring Shine Muscat grapes delivered fresh from Honda Vineyard in Hitachiota alongside a tasting flight of the vineyard's recommended seasonal varieties and classic British scones.
The mobile and PC game Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation - Chronicle of Echoes is launching a limited-time pickup gacha featuring the new ★5 character [Midsummer Maiden] Roxy, running from August 13 through August 31, 2026. The game has also announced an official livestream, クロエコ Info Bureau Vol. 1, hosted by Haruka Mori on August 26.
TAITO's oversized plush brand Dokyu-to is releasing a roughly 100 cm tall plush of My Dress-Up Darling's Marin Kitagawa in her school uniform, with pre-orders opening August 14, 2026 at the TAITO GEAR&GOODS online store.
NEKO LAB is opening general sales of two cat-themed blankets, the Shimaenaga Blanket and the Koneko Blanket, that were previously offered only to members, starting August 12, 2026.
New Era and Timberland are releasing a limited "Timberland® × New Era® Collection" on August 16, featuring 59FIFTY® and 19TWENTY® caps for four MLB teams alongside a Timberland waterproof boot in New York Yankees colors, fronted by a campaign starring Yankees infielder Jazz Chisholm Jr.
TGK Ltd.'s meat and omurice specialty restaurant Niku to Tamago opens its sixth location and first Shimbashi store on August 12, 2026, introducing a steam convection oven and a free soft drink campaign with every omurice order through August 31.
Japanese leather brand objcts.io introduces a new drawstring-style Purse Bag crafted from glossy, water-resistant lamb leather, available in three carry styles alongside a matching iPhone accessory purse.
To mark the start of Obon on August 13, 2026, Chiba confectionery shop Okashi no Taiyo is offering a limited-quantity sale of handmade tsukitate mochi and omukae dango — pounded the traditional way with a mortar and pestle from premium Chiba-grown Mangetsumochi and Koshihikari rice.
From September 1 to 9, 2026, Tsubaki in Okuyugawara Onsen is offering a limited-time gourmet plan for the Chrysanthemum Festival (Choyo no Sekku), featuring chrysanthemum sake and chestnut rice made with Hokkaido-grown Yumepirika rice.
Park Hyatt Kyoto's first-floor venue "The Living Room" is offering two autumn-limited tea menus — afternoon tea SUNLIT and evening high tea AFTERGLOW — featuring seasonal fruit and rich autumn ingredients paired with Japanese teas and wine. Available from September 19 to November 30, 2026.
Piccoma Kuji is launching Piccoma Kuji Mini, a lower-priced, faster-shipping version of its no-lose online lottery, debuting on August 12, 2026 with merchandise from Little Squirrel Is a Hard Worker.