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At Karuizawa's Museum Park, the Picture Book Forest Museum's 2026 summer exhibition explores the cats, mice, and frogs of Peter Rabbit™'s world, while the Erzgebirge Toy Museum's spring/summer exhibition showcases an expanded lineup of German Nutcracker dolls, both open through this fall.
On Sunday, August 2, Kawasaki's Asao Ward is opening the nearly finished Shitte-Kurokawa Line tunnel for one last public tour, along with hands-on events including 3x3 soccer, parkour-style tag, and sparkler-making inside the tunnel.
Cosmetics brand Kesalanpatharan is renewing the container and color lineup of its Glow Eye Color eyeshadow, adding three new shades formulated with a tone-control pearl for a natural, luminous gradient, launching Monday, August 3, 2026.
Kayac Inc. is rolling out "Series 2," the largest update yet for its Nintendo Switch fighting game Ketsu Battler, adding a paid DLC fighter, a new "Serious Zone" system, and four new stages, alongside a half-price sale and a new manga chapter debuting the same character.
SpiceSeed's figure division is opening pre-orders for "Kinnikuman Big Body," one of the Five Fated Princes, from 8:00 PM on July 31, alongside a simultaneous reorder of all four princes and a new damage-parts version.
Episodes of Kirarin Revolution will be released two at a time each week, streaming free for a limited period on ShoPro Anime Channel, the official YouTube channel.
Kirin Brewery is releasing limited-quantity autumn design cans for KIRIN ICHIBAN, KIRIN ICHIBAN Zero Sugar, and KIRIN ICHIBAN White Beer nationwide from Tuesday, August 25, 2026, with maple leaf, pampas grass, and ginkgo motifs that turn from yellow to orange when the cans are chilled.
Kobe Port Tower Hotel's buffet restaurant The HARBOR Buffet Dining will hold its Summer Feast Buffet from August 1 to August 31, 2026, bringing back the hand-eaten seafood spread that drew the biggest response of any past fair, served alongside spiced jerk chicken, a kids' corner, and other seasonal dishes.
Kobe Portopia Hotel is offering a stay plan, limited to three rooms, that guarantees a spot on the "Kobe Airport Runway Night Walk Tour" on August 21, 2026, bundling a dinner buffet, airport transfers, and breakfast.
KYO HAYASHIYA, a long-established Uji tea shop founded in 1753, reopens its Kyoto store on August 1, 2026, with a white-toned interior redesign, the revival of its Sanjo-era black tea parfait, and new Kyoto-store-exclusive menus including Uji Matcha Mont Blanc Kakigori.
From August 1 to September 15, 2026, "The CRAFT Bar and Grill" in Fukuoka's Daimyo Garden City is running the limited-time fair "KYUSHU CRAFT TACOS," featuring seven original tacos that each showcase a signature ingredient from one of Kyushu's seven prefectures.
A new bakery and bread bistro, "Land Bageri," opens on August 7, 2026, inside Meiji Park in front of Hakata Station, produced by Fukuoka bakery pain stock and developer LANDIC, with fresh-baked bread by day and a bread bistro planned for autumn.