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Fruits Peaks' "Peach Fest 2026," running since July 1 across all 19 stores, wraps up on August 31 after drawing 130,000 customers in July and generating buzz on social media for its whole-peach parfaits; the final three days, August 29 to 31, give Fruits Peaks app members triple points.
A pop-up store for the manga "Futari no Kemono" tours five Loft and Miraiya Shoten locations across Japan from September 2026 through February 2027, featuring newly drawn artwork of Shinosaki and Minase along with exclusive merchandise and purchase bonuses.
GALA YUZAWA MOUNTAIN FIELD's summer park is in full swing, headlined by its new Panorama Coaster, with the three-day "GALA Night Festival" returning August 12 to 14 and featuring night gondola views, festival stalls, sky lanterns, and fireworks.
The capsule toy specialty store gashacoco is opening its 37th franchise location, gashacoco Haruya Bookstore Sendai, inside Haruya Bookstore's Sendai branch in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima on August 28, 2026 — the first gashacoco in Satsumasendai City.
From September 7 to 13, 2026, MNH Inc. brings its 100% roasted brown rice, non-caffeine beverage Genmai Decaf to a pop-up at Spiral Market Aoyama in Tokyo, introducing a new way to enjoy rice by drinking it.
Starting August 14, 2026, Ginza Cozy Corner is offering a lineup of six shine muscat cakes — including an individual-sized Cozy Princess, shortcakes, a baked rare cheesecake, and a rich decoration cake paired with Nagano Purple grapes — at fresh cake stores nationwide.
DMM GAMES' turn-based strategy simulation Girls Creation kicks off the third installment of its Summer of Art Campaign alongside a new point-collection event, "Miracle Attack Against the Odds," running August 12 to 25, 2026, featuring a new Memory reward and limited-time pickup gacha.
GLOBAL WORK is releasing its first-ever KIDS collaboration with lifestyle director Naoko Takayama, a five-piece line called "Sempre fofo" designed for both nursery school and everyday outings, with pre-orders opening August 12 and general release on September 8, 2026.
GOOD GOODS ISSEY MIYAKE, a brand launched in 2018 that proposes products born from experimental thinking, is holding a pop-up event at CIBONE in Omotesando from August 19, featuring "Material in Progress," a research project created with DAIKEI MILLS, alongside a wide range of brand items.
From August 26 to 31, 2026, Hankyu Umeda Main Store's 9th floor event space hosts its first-ever "VINTAGE BASE 2026," bringing together vintage specialists in fashion, furniture, and jewelry alongside food and coffee from a New York-born bakery.
Ryotei Hanzuiryo, a Michelin 1-Key ryokan in Nagasaki's Unzen Onsen, has introduced a limited-time plan available only to guests staying there for the first time, offering a discounted rate, a chef-selected seasonal kaiseki dinner, and a voucher toward a future stay.
The Kannon Museum at Hase-dera in Kamakura is holding a 2026 autumn exhibition from August 29 to December 6, showcasing all 33 paintings of the Kamakura 33 Kannon Pilgrimage Sites by Nihonga painter Otake Goyo, a disciple of Ito Shinsui, alongside works by his son Otake Masayoshi.