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A new online lottery featuring newly drawn illustrations of Tanya Degurechaff from TV anime Saga of Tanya the Evil II launches on Kujibikido on August 6, 2026, running through August 27, with prizes including a jacket, a stainless mug, acrylic stand figures, keychains, and can badges.
The 10% DMM point back campaign celebrating the DMM GAMES release of SD Gundam G Generation ETERNAL has proven popular and will now run through August 10, 2026, extended from its original July 31 end date.
Sheraton Grand Hotel Hiroshima's buffet restaurant "Bridge" hosts a "Sweets Buffet with Häagen-Dazs Ice Cream" on weekends and holidays in August 2026, with parfait taking center stage and a build-your-own parfait experience.
Amiami has opened pre-orders for a 1/7 scale finished figure of Yuki in her swimsuit from SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table 44: CLOUDY BEACH, produced under the Design COCO brand. The figure is priced at 23,100 yen (tax included), with a release planned for July 2027.
Village & Hotel Shima Chichukaimura in Shima, Mie Prefecture, will launch the long-run stay campaign CAMINO SHIMA on August 1, 2026, inviting visitors to spend one more night enjoying Shima's food, scenery, and Mediterranean-style village through five experiences linking the Ise pilgrimage with Spain's Camino de Santiago.
Sogo Museum of Art in Yokohama will hold The 50th Anniversary OSAMU GOODS exhibition from August 1 to 31, 2026, marking 50 years since illustrator Osamu Harada's beloved character brand debuted in 1976, with a commemorative collaboration menu also available at the venue's 10th-floor restaurant.
On Friday, August 7, 2026, Kirin City opens "ソソギタテ Hibiya OKUROJI," a new beer restaurant at Hibiya OKUROJI that lets guests enjoy freshly poured beer in different styles, paired with smoked small plates.
On Saturday, August 15, 2026, the Asakusa Tourism Federation and Sumida City once again float roughly 5,000 paper lanterns along both banks of the Sumida River, with more launch points added this year to shorten the wait for visitors hoping to send one downstream.
Merchandise from the Sword Art Online POP UP SHOP, previously held at DiverCity Tokyo Plaza, is now available for post-event online order via the THEキャラ shopping site through August 17, 2026.
A bistro-style izakaya called "Taishu Sakaba Frenchman," known as a midday-drinking destination that started in Osaka, opens its first Kyushu location inside Fukuoka's Tenjin Business Center II on August 4, 2026, serving French bistro dishes from 198 yen.
Tateshina Tokyu Hotel in Chino City, Nagano, has completed the first phase of a renovation to its cottage building, introducing a "Pet Welcome Cottage" that begins welcoming guests together with their dogs on August 20, 2026.
On Saturday, August 1, 2026, THE NIIGATA is opening a booth at Ginza's Yukata de Gin-bura 2026, selling Niigata's summer specialties such as edamame, sake, and cider, with appearances by local mascots Reruhi-san and Unajiro-kun.