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The Ogimachi Sakura Festival takes place at Ogimachi Park in Osaka's Kita Ward from April 3 to 5, 2026, featuring night cherry blossom illuminations, sakura-colored sky lanterns, Japanese traditional music and street performance shows, sake tasting, and food trucks.
Plan your Osaka trip with this practical guide to the city's top 20 attractions. From Dotonbori's neon-lit food scene and Osaka Castle's hilltop views to the retro lanes of Shinsekai and Umeda's rooftop gardens, here's everything you need to know about getting around, what to eat, and where to go.
A new Snoopy-themed lunch goods series called "Clear Heart" has launched from Skater in March 2026, featuring translucent designs adorned with colorful hearts. The lineup includes a silent combo set, an acrylic cup, and round food containers, each available in multiple color variations.
RACINES DONUT & ICE CREAM is offering four spring-limited cherry blossom-shaped donuts in strawberry and matcha flavors at six Tokyo locations from March 16 to April 12, 2026.
Mondelez Japan's Recaldent brand is releasing a new blood orange flavor gum, combining the brand's signature CPP-ACP milk-derived ingredient and xylitol for a refreshing fruit experience and dental care.
The quirky, hand-drawn advertising signs that have become a local legend in Nagaoka, Niigata are heading to Ginza for their first-ever exhibition outside of Niigata Prefecture, running from March 29 to April 6, 2026.
Hello Kitty, Kuromi, Pompompurin, My Melody, and Cinnamoroll face designs are featured on new insulated nonwoven lunch bags released by Skater in late February 2026.
Sogo Yokohama is offering a curated lineup of cherry blossom-themed Japanese and Western sweets, cafe desserts, and spring lifestyle goods through March 31, 2026, letting visitors get a head start on the sakura season.
Over 100 types of exclusive exhibition goods, a new art book, and collaboration items from brands including NEW ERA, XLARGE, MIZUNO, and URUOTTE will be on sale at CREATIVE MUSEUM TOKYO from March 14, 2026.
Eight students from the Art & Media Lab at Tokyo Polytechnic University's Department of Interactive Media are presenting an immersive exhibition exploring The Great East Japan Earthquake through interactive artworks, archival displays, and dialogue programs — open through March 22, 2026, free of charge.
Suntory's popular -196 "fruit-forward chuhai" series adds a new limited-edition flavor — Okinawa Pineapple — releasing nationwide from May 5, 2026.
Suntory is set to release 12 summer gift products from late May 2026, featuring whisky, gin, and plum wine options including SUNTORY WHISKY "Ao," Ballantine's 17 Year Tribute Release, The Macallan Sherry Oak 12 Year, and more.