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TOE LIBRARY HOTEL in Asakusa, Tokyo is offering a special fireworks viewing plan for the Sumida River Fireworks Festival on July 25, 2026, with reserved rooftop and upper-floor seats, dinner, and free-flow drinks from 38,500 yen per person.
Teppanyaki Chigiri, located in the KOKO HOTEL Premier Nihonbashi Hamacho, is running a limited-time summer special course featuring A5 wagyu and seasonal seafood, available through the end of August 2026.
To mark the 20th anniversary revival screening of The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, a fan event featuring director Mamoru Hosoda will be held on June 26, 2026 at OZ cafe in Tokyo. Tickets include a special collaboration drink, and the evening will feature a talk and team quiz.
Wendy's First Kitchen and First Kitchen are releasing five limited-time summer desserts featuring their popular Crown Vanilla soft serve, including a mango passion fruit parfait, float, and sparkling tapioca drink, starting June 25, 2026.
Setouchi City in Okayama Prefecture will light up three local landmarks in UNHCR blue to mark World Refugee Day on June 20, symbolizing solidarity with refugees and raising awareness of their plight.
For the first time at Sea Paradise, two Harbor Seal pups are on view together in the same area at Fureai Lagoon — the first born June 9 and the second on June 16, 2026.
山陰湯村温泉 湧泉の宿ゆあむ in northern Hyogo is offering a summer special gourmet plan featuring white squid sashimi, abalone, Tajima beef, and Tajima chicken from June 16 through September 3, 2026.
Merchandise from the AHS Characters POP UP SHOP held at Ikebukuro P'PARCO 3F is now available for online order through the THEキャラ mail-order site until June 30, 2026.
To mark the 10th anniversary of Aikatsu Stars!, a limited revival screening is coming to 70 theaters nationwide from July 3, 2026, along with attendee card gifts and a special stage greeting in Shinjuku.
JR Kyushu Shoji is releasing five types of original goods commemorating the 15th anniversary of the ASO BOY! limited express train service, featuring the popular character Kuro-chan, available from June 19, 2026 on the JR Kyushu official online store JQ MALL.
Paris-based lifestyle brand Astier de Villatte announces a new letter paper notepad inspired by the cinematic world of film director Wes Anderson, available in Japan from June 21, 2026.
From September 19 to November 8, 2026, Banta Cafe by Hoshino Resorts in Okinawa's Yomitan Village hosts "Yonnā BOOK days," an autumn reading event featuring around 100 books selected by locals (uchinānchū), a new seaside book garden on the clifftop, a weekend book fair, and a limited seasonal sweet.