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TAVERN by the green at The Strings Omotesando hosts a premium seasonal afternoon tea featuring juicy peaches and elegant Shine Muscat grapes from August 19 to September 30, 2026, with views of Omotesando's zelkova-lined boulevard.
Hamee's tokitam brand launches three new mobile straps — a candy pouch strap, a delicate charm strap, and a glittering stone rope hand strap — set to go on sale from June 30, 2026.
Tokyo Dome Hotel is holding a hands-on fruit shortcake baking class for elementary school children on August 12 and 13, 2026, guided by Chef de Pâtissier Kenji Nagashima, with a creative glass cake upcycling activity and a Kids Chef Certificate for every participant.
As part of the Hakurei Shrine Summer Festival 2026 at Yomiuriland, a Touhou Project collaboration at the adjacent HANA·BIYORI flower park runs from July 3 to 31, featuring exclusive merchandise, a keyword rally, in-park displays, and a special Touhou LIVEBOX SP concert on July 19.
The Ukiyoe Immersive Art Exhibition AOMORI, which has attracted over 500,000 visitors across venues in Japan and abroad, opens in Aomori City for the first time from July 11 to August 30, 2026, featuring 300+ ukiyo-e masterworks reimagined through 3DCG animation and projection mapping.
Two limited-edition inks — the shimmering red Fukuju and the smoky gray-violet Yushu — go on sale July 1, 2026, made in collaboration with Kyoto's TAG STATIONERY.
Hotel Metropolitan Takasaki is offering a new collaboration stay package with Usui Pass Railway Heritage Park starting July 1, 2026, including park admission and a guided JNR Class EF63 train simulator session.
Valentino Beauty introduces SPIKE VALENTINO SHINE, a glow-amplifying lip color in seven shades inspired by morning dewdrops, launching on July 8, 2026.
Windsor Bloom Spa at The Windsor Hotel Toya Vignette Collection by IHG in Hokkaido is offering a limited-time seasonal gut and body warming program through August 2026, using Hokkaido-produced Black Silica in a 90-minute treatment.
From July 1 to August 31, 2026, YEBISU BAR branches across Japan are running a limited-time Okinawa food fair, pairing Okinawan specialty ingredients with draft YEBISU beer.
Contemporary art gallery YUGEN Gallery will present artist 今井恵's silkscreen works at WHAT CAFE EXHIBITION vol.39 Emerging Directors & Curators U40, a group exhibition in Tokyo's Tennoz area running July 4–20, 2026.
Hakone Kowakien Yunessun is staging a series of Okinawa-themed summer events from July through September 2026, including a mango-scented water spraying show, Okinawan dishes at its in-park restaurant, cultural craft workshops, and live eisa performances.