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The breakfast buffet at Hewitt Resort Naha in Okinawa has been revamped with a photogenic taco theme, offering 23 customizable ingredients across proteins, toppings, sauces, and tortillas — plus an Instagram campaign with a junior suite stay as the prize.
A seasonal afternoon tea spotlighting mango and melon across 18 varieties — including 9 sweets, 3 savories, and unlimited scones and sandwiches — is coming to Grillogy Bar & Grill at Hilton Tokyo Odaiba from May 18 to June 30, 2026.
A bagel specialty shop built around the theme of balance and renewal is opening in Kamakura on April 17, 2026, inside a folk house renovated over 10 months by its owners.
Hotel Metropolitan Haneda is offering a limited-time upgrade to its eco-friendly "CO₂ Zero STAY® Plan" from April 15 through August 31, 2026. Guests will receive an upcycled Yamagata cherry craft lager — co-created by JAL and JR East — as an additional special gift.
HOTEL METROPOLITAN TOKYO HANEDA is offering a limited-date stay plan that bundles a hotel stay with a guided tour of JAL SKY MUSEUM, where guests can explore JAL's history and get up close to real aircraft in the maintenance hangar.
From May 1 to July 25, 2026, the bar Orient Express on the 2nd floor of Hotel Metropolitan Ikebukuro hosts an original cocktail fair featuring four handcrafted ume-based cocktails.
Restaurant Fontana at Hotel Okura Tokyo Bay in Urayasu, Chiba will offer a limited Italian-themed afternoon tea for six days in May 2026, showcasing traditional dolce from across Italy alongside Italian-inspired savory dishes.
From spring through early summer, the greenhouses at Izu Shaboten Animal Park come alive with colorful cactus blooms, featuring around 200 varieties and 3,000 plants in flower.
A new JAMES PERSE store is opening on the 3rd floor of Hankyu Men's Osaka on April 22, 2026 — the brand's first standalone menswear location in the Kansai region.
To mark the 2nd anniversary of Jo Malone London Harajuku and the 1st anniversary of Yuzu Zest Cologne, a limited-edition bottle designed by illustrator Shogo Sekine goes on sale from April 17, 2026.
PRIME 1 STATUE has released a 1/15 scale Legacy Museum Collection statue of the Spinosaurus from Jurassic World Rebirth. Pre-orders opened on April 16, with the statue scheduled to ship between September and December 2027.
From July 1 to August 31, 2026, Kai Akiu in Miyagi's Akiu Onsen will offer a shaved ice dessert made with beloved local sweet shop Saichi's red bean paste, enjoyed in a riverside lounge with Sendai Glass wind chimes and a cooling foot water pool.