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Toba Kokusai Hotel in Mie Prefecture is serving a peach-filled afternoon tea inspired by the theme of "Shangri-La" at The Lobby Lounge, available from July 1 to August 31, 2026, with reservations required by 6:00 PM the day before.
Tokyo Dome City is hosting "Chill Out Night" from July 18, 2026, featuring illuminated lawn areas, outdoor cinema, a jazz bar event, the JFA official beer garden, and more summer evening entertainment.
A limited-time shop featuring new merchandise from the TV anime Tokyo Revengers is set to open at Ikebukuro P´PARCO 3F from July 1 to July 16, 2026.
Hoshino Resorts Tomamu is launching a children-welcome-only bus, the "TOMAMU Fami Fami Bus," running between Sapporo, New Chitose Airport, and the resort from July 1 to October 31, 2026. Featuring original scenic bingo cards and AR photo frames, the journey itself becomes part of the family adventure.
On July 2, 2026, Tottori Prefecture and JA Zen-Noh Tottori will hold a Tottori watermelon sales event at GranSta Tokyo Square Zero (inside JR Tokyo Station), featuring whole and cut watermelons along with other local Tottori products.
To celebrate the release of Toy Story 5, Bandai Namco Experience is running a special campaign at Namco amusement centers and Namco Online Crane locations across Japan from July 3 to August 30, 2026, featuring limited prize items, bonus stickers, and an SNS giveaway.
GENDA GiGO Entertainment is releasing TWICE LOVELYS dot-design crane game prizes exclusively at GiGO group arcades nationwide and the GiGO ONLINE CRANE service, with the first wave launching on June 27, 2026.
TWINBIRD's new cordless stick vacuum TC-E187W weighs just 0.99 kg — the lightest in the company's history — and pairs a self-propelled head with a removable battery for flexible daily cleaning.
Tokyo's longest-running craft beer brewery, T.Y.HARBOR Brewery, has launched a new line of canned beers with a refreshed modern design. They went on sale June 19, 2026, at Tennōzu Isle's new BREWS facility and the official online shop.
The Kuchu Teien Observatory at Umeda Sky Building will fill its indoor floor with sunflowers for "Sky Sunflower Garden," a summer-limited decoration running from July 3 to August 31, 2026.
From June 26 to August 23, 2026, Unzen Onsen in Nagasaki Prefecture hosts its first-ever bamboo light art event at the historic 温泉神社 (Unzen Shrine), featuring glowing bamboo tunnels, large sculptures, and cool summer evenings at 700 meters elevation.
Vanillage, a specialist vanilla sweets brand, is making its first permanent store debut in the Tokai region with a grand opening at Matsuzakaya Nagoya B1F on July 1, 2026, offering a limited commemorative set for the first five days.