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A 64-room mid- to long-term stay hotel residence, "unito OSAKA SHINSAIBASHI West," will grand-open in Osaka's Shinsaibashi area in October 2026, featuring a waiting lounge, a kiosk stocked with local specialty items, and a shared kitchen and laundry.
VECUA Honey's honey-based Wonder Honey series adds two new autumn fragrances, Pure Kinmokusei and Kinmokusei Fig, to its hand creams and introduces a new sparkling perfume oil, on sale in limited quantities from August 4, 2026.
VILLAGE VANGUARD FESTIVAL -vias JAM- brings around 120 creators of illustration, handmade goods, sofubi, zines, apparel, and art to Yokohama World Porters for three days from September 2 to 4, 2026, with a market-style creator sale, a Village Vanguard POP workshop, and a rooftop idol live by iMEME.
Why are you here.....? Kyoto opens August 8, 2026 on Fuyacho-dori, bringing the Osaka-based select shop's cross-genre lineup — from THE ROW to VUJA DÉ — to central Kyoto, with an opening reception, a VUJA DÉ designer visit, matcha tastings, and ceramics by ceramic artists.
MAGI ARTS has released a 1/7 scale completed figure of Yuki Mizukami from Wonderful Everyday Down the Rabbit-Hole, now available for pre-order at Amiami in Deluxe and Regular editions. Prices are ¥27,280 and ¥25,080 (tax included), with release scheduled for February 2027.
Yokohama Bay Sheraton Hotel & Towers is offering an Afternoon Tea Set – Shine Muscat at the 28th-floor Sky Lounge "Bay View" from August 1 to September 30, 2026, featuring the juicy grape across sweets and savories alongside free-flow sparkling wine and roast beef.
Yokohama Grand InterContinental Hotel's Lounge & Bar "Marine Blue" is serving Parfait Raisin, a seasonal parfait starring Shine Muscat and Kyoho grapes, from September 14 to November 30, 2026, layering the two grapes' contrasting colors, aromas and flavors into one autumn dessert.
From September 14 to November 30, 2026, Yokohama Grand InterContinental Hotel's Lounge & Bar "Marine Blue" is serving a limited-time Shine Muscat and Pear Afternoon Tea featuring seasonal fruit sweets, autumn savory bites, and chestnut scones.
Zojirushi's new 200mL Stainless Steel Soup Jar (SW-NA20), launching September 1, is compact enough to slip into a bag alongside a bento, and its Thermo Ring structure keeps soup or miso soup above 62°C for six hours.
SLD Co., Ltd. has added a new lineup of seven thick, fluffy French toast dishes at #802 CAFE&DINER Shibuya, ranging from four brulee-style sweet versions to three savory plates served only at dinner.
National Alps Azumino Park's Horigane-Hotaka district in Nagano is hosting Gyogyo-ten, a fish exhibition displaying roughly 200 species of taxidermy, specimens, and replicas — from goblin sharks and hammerheads to deep-sea creatures like anglerfish, frilled sharks, and coelacanths — through Sunday, August 23, 2026.
French luxury fashion house AMI PARIS has opened its largest store in Japan on the 2nd floor of Shinsaibashi PARCO in Osaka, offering a 154-square-meter space stocked with its 2026 fall/winter collection alongside womenswear, menswear, and accessories.