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EYEUP is releasing four new Ghost-type Pokémon goods items — an Acrylic Marker Charm Set, a Domiteria Key Chain, and two sizes of Honeycomb Acrylic Magnet — arriving at retailers nationwide from September 2026, with pre-orders open now at the EYEUP Official Online Store.
From September 1 to November 30, 2026, FOREST KITCHEN with Outdoor Living inside Hotel Metropolitan Sendai East offers a limited-time autumn afternoon tea featuring seasonal chestnut and pumpkin accented with caramel, including eight sweets, four savories, and a seasonal parfait.
A pop-up shop celebrating GC Novels' 12th anniversary is set to open at Gran Entus in Akihabara from August 7 to August 23, 2026, offering new merchandise and a limited-edition coaster as a purchase bonus.
Oshu City in Iwate Prefecture is testing WANDERIDE, glafit's e-bike micro-sharing service, with free trial rides around Oshu Lake throughout August 2026. Riders aged 16 and up can explore lakeside routes on an electric cycle that requires no driver's license.
GRAND MONday Kyoto Shijo Kawaramachi, hotel MONday Group's 40th property and the first Kansai location for its top-tier "GRAND MONday" brand, opens near Shijo Kawaramachi on September 18, 2026, with 32 all-suite rooms featuring full kitchens, washer-dryers, and a rooftop terrace overlooking the Higashiyama hills.
To celebrate its 4th anniversary, Kinnotake Saryo — a Hakone ryokan that grew out of a hot spring inn founded in 1947 — is giving every guest who visits between August 15 and August 31, 2026, a specially made biscotti from the nearby sister cafe LuDERA.
Hakone Retreat före & villa 1/f in Sengokuhara is introducing a one-night, two-day wellness retreat created with yoga and Ayurveda instructor AZUSA, featuring yoga, Ayurveda workshops, and a special seasonal dinner, available October 24 to 25, 2026.
Hankyu Umeda Main Store is holding an Instagram giveaway campaign for madeleines from matcha sweets brand MAMIDORI from August 4 to 25, 2026, followed by the "MATCHA LOVERS MARKET" pop-up event from August 16 to 25.
MD Holdings is adding a black sesame caramel and sea salt mix to its Happy Popcorn series, growing the lineup to 18 flavors nationwide from September 1, 2026.
Helena Rubinstein's new P.C. Skinmunity EXO Serum launches nationwide in Japan on August 7, 2026, powered by [EXO] SAM™ technology and 1 billion [EXO] stem cells developed in partnership with Korean dermatology clinic Clinique HUS,HU.
HIBIYA SUMMER DINER, the centerpiece of Tokyo Midtown Hibiya's HIBIYA MID SUMMER 2026, adds new sandwich, taco, and drink options for lantern-lit summer evenings, alongside live music nights and a new soft-serve flavor at the neighboring あいぱく® TOKYO ice cream shop.
Hilton Fukuoka Sea Hawk's Brasserie & Lounge Ciela is hosting an opera party-inspired autumn sweets buffet, "La vie en Rouge — An Enchanting Party Wrapped in Crimson," on Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays from September 5 to November 1, 2026, featuring about 20 types of sweets and 6 savory dishes for ¥5,000 per person.