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Dole's Mottainai Fruit Project, known for rescuing off-spec bananas, now reaches domestically grown fruit. The result is Kirin Hyoketsu® mottainai Shiranui, a canned chuhai made with cosmetically imperfect Kumamoto-grown shiranui citrus, available nationwide from August 18, 2026.
The special exhibition "Kamen Rider x The Power of Nature" runs at Kobe Maritime Museum from September 19 to November 23, 2026, pairing the long-running Kamen Rider series with hands-on displays about insects, animals, and other natural wonders.
From September 1 to November 30, 2026, restaurant GRILL TABLE and HARBOR CAFE at Kobe Marriott Hotel, along with crossfield with TERRACE LOUNGE in Osaka, offer a limited-time afternoon tea built around the season's chestnut, pumpkin, and caramel flavors.
From July 30 to August 12, 2026, the Kyoto Museum of Crafts and Design is accepting Daimonji gomagi, the wooden prayer tablets burned each year during Kyoto Gozan Okuribi, at a special reception corner inside the museum. It is the first time advance reception has been offered away from the foot of Mt. Daimonji, with bilingual Japanese/English writing guidance available.
From August 5, 2026, English Garden Rosanberry Tawada in Maibara City, Shiga Prefecture introduces "Langage Farm Soft Cream," the Kansai debut of a blended-milk soft serve made with ingredients imported directly from England's historic Langage Farm, alongside a new cream tea-style sundae and takeaway clotted cream.
For three days around Respect for the Aged Day, LE UN Kobe Geihinkan — inside the historic Kobe Geihinkan Kyu Nishio-tei — is serving a special course built around Kobe pork, Tamba black soybeans, and other autumn ingredients, designed for three generations of family to enjoy together.
The patisserie Les Choux in Nishi-Kamakura is marking summer with two new treats — a nostalgic cream soda glass dessert and Été, a tropical cake blending coconut mousse with mango.
LEXUS MEETS... in Tokyo Midtown Hibiya is offering a limited-time banana kakigori supervised by Aichi's Shugetsudo alongside a kuzukiri, available from August 1, 2026.
The Living Room with SKY BAR on the 18th floor of Mitsui Garden Hotel Nagoya Premier is offering a limited-time afternoon tea from September 1 to November 30, 2026, pairing seasonal chestnut and pumpkin with fragrant caramel alongside about 10 kinds of sweets and savories.
M·A·C is expanding its Glow Play line with the Glow Play Bouncy Highlighter, a balm-and-powder hybrid with a soft, mochi-like texture available in seven sheer, shimmering shades, launching August 7, 2026. Two previously limited-edition Glow Play Tendertalk Lip Balm shades also return as permanent additions on the same day.
The Maebashi Chamber of Commerce and Industry has reissued Kyuchomei e no Tabi, a booklet tracing the history of 44 town names that disappeared from the city decades ago, after years of requests from citizens and member businesses.
From September 1 to October 31, 2026, Matsue Excel Hotel Tokyu in Shimane is serving a limited-time autumn afternoon tea centered on shine muscat grapes, paired with local ingredients such as Onan Town white corn and Miyakojima mango, along with Japanese black tea.