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Hiroshima Motomachi Aquarium is holding a yukata-themed summer exhibition from July 18 to September 6, 2026, featuring the colorful Coral hind fish, a ticket discount for visitors dressed in yukata or jinbei, and six days of extended evening hours during the Obon period.
Hitachi Seaside Park in Ibaraki is holding its "Tobikkiri! Summer Fair" from July 18 to August 31, 2026, featuring expanded kochia and flower gardens, a three-part water play area, hands-on summer events, and cool seasonal treats.
Suntory will release a new limited-edition Horoyoi flavor, Chilled Mikan, available nationwide from September 8, 2026.
Bonsalute Cafe, the first-floor restaurant at Hotel Gracery Sapporo, is hosting a limited-time summer lunch buffet built around Hokkaido melon, a new self-serve shaved ice corner, and other seasonal sweets from July 18 through July 26, 2026.
Hotel Indigo Inuyama Urakuen in Aichi Prefecture is offering an "Autumn Wellbeing Stay Plan" from September 1 to November 30, 2026, pairing a seasonal Japanese-style dinner course with a natural hot spring and fitness center to help guests restore balance amid the area's autumn scenery.
Hotel Monterey Okinawa Spa & Resort in Onna Village is teaming up with Osteria Lucca owner-chef Shuichiro Masuya and its own French restaurant Escale for a one-night-only collaboration dinner on September 21, 2026, blending Italian and French cuisine with Okinawan ingredients.
An online lottery featuring newly illustrated Hozuki's Coolheadedness character goods — including acrylic boards, visual cloth, and acrylic stands — is now available on Marukuji through August 9, 2026.
Riviera Zushi Marina's Malibu Farm restaurant in Zushi, Kanagawa Prefecture, is hosting HUBLOT SUMMER LOUNGE, a limited-time collaboration with Swiss watch brand HUBLOT featuring a pastel-toned space, a timepiece display, and a limited dessert and drink menu, from July 17 to August 2, 2026.
Ibusuki Hakusuikan in Kagoshima has introduced a new special suite called "Hakusha no Ma" (White Sand Room), a cave-like retreat inspired by the region's famous sand-steam baths and available to just one group per day.
To celebrate the release of Toy Story 5, Seven-Eleven is launching a new Ichiban Kuji lottery on July 10 featuring 47 prize types plus a Last One prize, alongside a double-chance campaign offering about five times the usual number of winning sets.
Frontier Works is bringing the anime In a World Full of Zombies I'm the Only One Who Doesn't Get Attacked to Comic Market 108 at Tokyo Big Sight on August 15-16, 2026, featuring a zombie cosplayer photo session, themed booth decorations, and limited novelties ahead of the series' January 2027 premiere on AT-X.
INCUBE, a variety goods specialty store known for its wide selection of everyday items, is opening a new location at Aeon Mall Fukuoka Ito in Nishi Ward, Fukuoka City on September 18, 2026.