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TON, a whole-house rental renovated from a 1982 Japanese home in the rice paddies of Saku, Nagano Prefecture, opened on July 27, 2026. Created by local creative studio BUPPHA, the property sleeps up to 12 guests and features an 8-person sauna, a DJ booth, and a wood deck overlooking the fields.
The TRAVELERS HOUSE ROOFTOP BAR, on the 26th floor of Hotel Metropolitan Oimachi Tracks, has introduced "LOTO YOAGE," a new bar dessert built around yogurt ice cream in three mood-based flavors, each finished with a different liqueur, available from August 1 through September 30, 2026.
Ukiyoe Immersive Art Exhibition AOMORI, an immersive digital art museum that has drawn more than 500,000 visitors worldwide, has released an official record video ahead of its run through August 30, 2026, marking the exhibition's first stop in the Tohoku region. Over 300 works by ukiyo-e masters including Hokusai and Hiroshige come to life through 3DCG animation and projection mapping at the Too Nippo Shinmachi Building in Aomori City.
Kodansha is releasing a 304-page, full-color book on August 7, 2026, tracing 60 years of Tsuburaya Productions' tokusatsu history, covering every entry in the Ultraman Series in detail alongside more than 30 other classic Tsuburaya tokusatsu titles, priced at ¥16,500.
WOODコレクション (モクコレ) 2026 Plus, a business exhibition promoting the use of domestic timber, will take place at Tokyo Big Sight on December 24-25, 2026, bringing together around 300 exhibitors from 42 prefectures alongside an online exhibition running from November 2026 to January 2027.
Yumoto Takubokutei in Hakodate's Yunokawa Onsen is offering the "Wander in a Yukata — A Shrine Visit Stroll" stay plan, which includes a ticket to exchange for a season-limited papercut goshuin at nearby Yukura Shrine. The current summer design, available only through August, depicts a rabbit spirit gazing up at a wind chime amid plumeria, bellflowers, and vinca.
eSports team ZETA DIVISION closed out its three-day "ZETA DIVISION 5TH ANNIVERSARY POP UP" at the Harajuku concept store V.A., marking five years with fans through limited-edition merchandise and a dedicated exhibition space that drew more than 3,000 visitors from July 31 to August 2.
1955 Tokyo Bay by Hoshino Resorts, a hotel themed after 1950s America, will host "OLDIES HALLOWEEN NIGHT" from September 16 to October 31, 2026, transforming its lobby into an American pumpkin patch and offering retro Halloween treats and activities throughout guests' stay.
With daytime heat at record highs, Accor is proposing seven premium evening experiences for cooling off after sunset at its hotels across Japan, from open-air terrace dining and a lit-up night pool to a four-night ghost-story dinner and rooftop stargazing.
Adventure World in Shirahama, Wakayama has confirmed the season's first Emperor Penguin egg, laid by the parents of last year's chick "E044." Five eggs have been confirmed in total so far, and the park continues its artificial insemination research following last year's world-first fertile egg produced by that method.
The 48th Akiyoshidai Tourism Festival Fireworks Display returns on September 5, 2026, lighting up the night sky above the Akiyoshidai karst plateau with about 1,300 fireworks in one of Japan's few mountain-set fireworks festivals.
Ultra New Planning will release five designs of "Akubi Girl" slide acrylic keychains as capsule toys at capsule toy vending locations nationwide from August 22, 2026, with acrylic parts that slide to reveal a different design of Akubi-chan.