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Japan's oldest amusement park, Asakusa Hanayashiki, is extending its operating hours from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM for 23 days from August 1 to August 23, 2026, as part of "Natsuyashiki no Yoru 2026." The event features an illuminated night park, a craft beer and festival plaza, a discounted After 5 ticket, and daily comedy or street performances.
The mobile game Attack on Titan: Brave Order kicks off the Great Advance Festival on July 14, 2026, featuring a new Naval Corps gacha, limited missions with an exclusive Connie costume, a training cost boost, and a login bonus offering up to 3,000 red jewels.
AVIREX has teamed up with Hawaii-founded resort sandal brand ISLAND SLIPPER on a new collaboration collection featuring the flight jacket's signature MAP pattern, arriving July 18 at AVIREX stores nationwide and its official online store.
This summer, Baccarat introduces a refreshing new blue across its iconic home collections, including the Arcadia porcelain line, the Louxor crystal series in midnight blue, and the Octogone tray and coaster sets, bringing a refined art de vivre to tableware and interior accessories.
BASEGATE Yokohama Kannai, which opened this past March in front of JR Kannai Station, will hold its first summer festival, "BASEGATE Natsu Matsuri," from July 25 to August 31, 2026, featuring a night market, bon odori, jazz live music, and a lineup of cool seasonal food and drink.
Biwako Otsu Prince Hotel is hosting a Minions & Monsters film collaboration from July 17 to September 30, 2026, featuring two themed guest rooms overlooking Lake Biwa and a limited-edition sweets plate available to overnight and day-trip guests alike.
Share CAFE Harakado in Harajuku is hosting the limited-time "BONO BONO - shiMATCHAcafe -" collaboration cafe themed around Bonobono — marking the manga's 40th anniversary and the anime's 10th anniversary this year — from August 28 to September 6, 2026, with matcha drinks, age-pan, and original character merchandise.
Bonobono marks its 40th manga anniversary and the TV anime's 10th anniversary with a pop-up shop at Kinshicho Marui from August 14 to 30, featuring an author signing event and new merchandise, plus a collaboration cafe in Harajuku from August 28 to September 6.
CELFORD launches its 2026 autumn collection themed "INTELLECT IN ORNAMENT," featuring Korean influencer Dabin, with pre-orders opening July 16 on its official online store and USAGI ONLINE.
On September 27, 2026, Hotel Chourakukan in Kyoto will hold the one-day "Art Festival in CHOURAKUKAN 2026," themed "Architecture and Hospitality Culture," featuring a rare opening of its private Onari-no-Ma room, a Michelin-chef collaboration dinner, concerts, art exhibitions, and traditional tea and incense experiences.
Chuo Line Beer Works in Koganei marks its first anniversary on August 30, 2026, with a limited chestnut-inspired amber ale, a new standard pilsner, a two-day tap takeover weekend, and anniversary campaigns running through the season.
Miraiya Shoten Fukuoka Ito opens Comi Lab., an anime and game merchandise corner making its Fukuoka Prefecture debut, on July 17, 2026, featuring around 1,200 types of official Genshin Impact, Honkai Star Rail, and Zenless Zone Zero goods along with character standee displays.