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To mark its 10th anniversary, kimono rental chain VASARA is releasing six women's yukata 4-piece sets featuring newly drawn Blue Lock character illustrations, each limited to 50 sets and going on sale August 1, 2026 through its official online store.
BUTCHER REPUBLIC Yokohama Akarenga Shurasco BBQ & BEER at Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse is offering a one-night-only plan pairing fireworks viewing with all-you-can-eat shurasco and all-you-can-drink pairings on Monday, August 24, 2026, timed to the Minato Mirai Festival.
Ahead of Isetan Shinjuku's September 2 refresh opening, CABaN is temporarily relocating to a pop-up store in the store's 3rd floor Contemporary/Promotion space from July 29 to September 1, offering a lineup of new and signature items.
Asahi Group Foods is releasing Calpis Specially Selected Butter Candy on September 28, a candy made with the rare Calpis Specially Selected Butter that delivers a rich, creamy buttery taste in a convenient individually wrapped format.
Calpis Co., Ltd. is releasing "Calpis Tokusen Butter Kinsei Orange Peel Butter," a new flavor developed with wine specialist Enoteca, in limited quantities from August 3 through the Tokusen Butter online shop and Enoteca Online.
campass Omiya, a camp practice facility 7 minutes on foot from Omiya Station's west exit, is opening a free summer playground with a daytime Pool Plaza and an evening Fireworks Plaza for a limited time, along with new all-you-can-drink BBQ plans.
Garden Kitchen Caramelo at Cerulean Tower Tokyu Hotel in Shibuya is holding its first-ever Silver Week Buffet from September 19 to 23, 2026, featuring tableside-carved roast beef, oven-fired pizza, and freshly piped mont blanc for three generations of family dining.
A new chopstick-making studio, Chopsticks Studio Asakusa, opened on July 5, 2026, just a three-minute walk from Kaminarimon Gate in Tokyo's Asakusa. Visitors can carve and polish their own wooden chopsticks -- including matching pairs for couples -- inside an air-conditioned space, with each one-hour session fitting easily into a day of sightseeing.
Kose Cosmeport's CLEARTURN brand is expanding its Gomenne Suhada line with two new facial washes — a moisturizing formula and a medicated acne-care formula — rolling out from August 21, 2026 at drugstores and retailers nationwide.
Courtyard by Marriott Tokyo Station is offering "Shinshu Terroir BBQ," a dinner BBQ menu built around ingredients from the Shinshu region (Nagano Prefecture), from August 1 to October 31, 2026, at DINING & BAR LAVAROCK on the hotel's first floor, featuring りんご和牛 ribeye, 信州太郎ポーク, venison sausage, and shell-on scallops.
Daska & Desiree is bringing its cheese sweets brand "Cheese is..." back for a second round of pop-up stores at five locations nationwide starting August 2026, including its first appearance in the Kansai region at Hankyu Umeda Main Store.
Taishukan Shoten has published 能と狂言の大事典, a new reference on Noh and Kyogen compiled by 65 specialists over 18 years with about 4,800 entries, covering the more than 600-year history of these traditional Japanese performing arts.