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Tokyo Milk Cheese Factory's Cow Cow Kitchen is reviving its limited-edition Milk Pie Cookie & Cream for the first time in four years, on sale from August 7, 2026, at EQUiA Kita-Senju and Atre Akihabara 1. The oven-baked pastry pairs a mellow, mascarpone-rich milk cream with cocoa cookie pieces for a cool, milky flavor available only while supplies last.
Toshima Ward's local history museum is holding a collection exhibition on the vegetable seed wholesalers who once lined the "Seed Merchant Road" through Itabashi, Takinogawa, and Sugamo, running through September 23, 2026.
The 69th Towada Summer Festival Fireworks Display sends about 2,500 fireworks over Towada City's central park and athletics stadium on August 14, 2026, with a livestream for those watching from afar.
The MDLX line marks the 40th anniversary of The Transformers: The Movie with fully poseable figures of Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Megatron finished in colors inspired by the film. Pre-orders are open now, with release planned for December 2026.
A high-precision reproduction of Vincent van Gogh's "Café Terrace at Night," certified by the Kröller-Müller Museum, is now on sale at Ueno Royal Museum's "Grand Van Gogh Exhibition" through August 12, 2026.
On Saturday, August 29, 2026, the restaurant Sunset Marina BBQ Garden at THE VILLAS NAGASAKI is hosting a one-night-only summer event, "Marina BBQ Night 2026," featuring a no-gear-required Italian BBQ, a live paella performance, and a private fireworks display over the marina.
Vegan VISAI RAMEN, a new vegan ramen specialty shop, opens in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture, on August 1, offering two signature ramens and three course menus built around plant-based ingredients, with vegan certification planned for the future.
Starting August 21, 2026, GiGO group stores nationwide will begin offering "VSPO! Deformed Figure Vol. 7," a new GiGO-exclusive crane game prize featuring Yakumo Beni and Yumeno Akari, with more entries in the series planned to follow.
Hiyama, a Tokyo meat wholesaler and butcher operating since 1912, is opening a yakiniku restaurant, WAGYU YAKINIKU Hiyama, in Ebisu on August 8, serving mainly course meals built around the wagyu the company selects itself at Tokyo's meat market.
Through September 30, 2026, The Westin Tokyo's international restaurant The Terrace is offering two "Patio Plan" courses on its lush, open-air patio, pairing hearty grilled dishes with free-flow drinks for a resort-like summer evening away from the city bustle.
Yatsugare, a chicken paitan oden restaurant with Italian touches tucked into Kyoto's Narutaki neighborhood, is starting a once-a-month, reservation-only seven-course dinner for just seven guests, led by Italian chef 濱口烈, beginning Sunday, August 30, 2026.
212 KITCHEN STORE is releasing its original Sanrio collaboration collection, HAPPY PARLOR, featuring around 90 items designed around Hello Kitty, HAPIDANBUI, and Sanrio Characters, with early sales starting August 6 at the official online store ahead of the nationwide in-store launch on August 8.