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Items from the NU: Carnival POP UP SHOP held in Tokyo and Osaka are now available for online order through the THEキャラ shopping site, with orders accepted from June 25 through July 9, 2026.
Eiichiro Oda's panoramic illustration "大海賊百景" — printed on Echizen washi paper using collotype — comes to Shueisha Manga Art Heritage Tokyo Gallery at Azabudai Hills from July 8, 2026.
BIO-RESORT HOTEL & SPA O Park OGOSE in Saitama is serving a special 5-course collaboration menu tied to the new Crayon Shin-chan movie "Spooky! My Yokai Vacation" at restaurant MORINIWA from July 3 to September 30, 2026.
Oriental Hotel Okinawa Resort & Spa in Nago City will host "Eisa Night," a series of 14 traditional Okinawan Eisa performances by different local youth associations, every Saturday and holiday from July 18 to September 26, 2026 — free for hotel guests.
CB Japan has released a new ORION BEER collaboration series featuring insulated can holders, bottle covers, and cooler bags designed to help you enjoy cold drinks anywhere at your own pace.
Developed by Square Glade Games and published by SEGA in Japan, Outbound is an open-world cozy survival game where players build and customize their own camper van while exploring a near-future utopia — now available on PS5, Nintendo Switch 2, and Nintendo Switch.
gelato pique cafe is teaming up with Peanuts for a second collaboration running from July 2 to August 6, 2026, offering cooling summer sweets including crepes, smoothies, and gelato topped with marshmallow versions of Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and Sally.
The puzzle RPG Puzzle & Dragons is holding its first-ever collaboration with the anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica, running from June 26 to July 4, 2026, featuring collaboration characters, special dungeons, and a Madoka Magica Super God Fest.
A pop-up store celebrating the 9th anniversary of Revue Starlight opens at Annivroad by Bushiroad Creative Store in Shinjuku from July 2 to July 14, 2026, featuring newly drawn merchandise themed around "Antique × Letters."
RIHGA Royal Hotel Hiroshima is offering a special summer stay plan that includes admission tickets to the "Miffy 70th Anniversary Exhibition" at Hiroshima Museum of Art, available from July 11 to September 7, 2026.
Starting July 1, 2026, The Royal Park Hotel Iconic Kyoto's dining café THE OIKE TERRACE is introducing a 1,000-yen drink set — two drinks plus an amuse-bouche — for a relaxed pre-dinner happy hour in the heart of Kyoto.
The ROYCE' Rose Gardens at three locations in Hokkaido — あいの里 (Sapporo), 上江別 (Ebetsu), and ロイズタウン Factory (Tobetsu) — are entering their most vibrant season from mid-June through early July 2026, with over 500 rose varieties on display and limited rose-themed sweets available at neighboring stores.