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To mark its 70th anniversary, Ito Kowakien has fully renovated Restaurant Ukifune, its dining venue reserved for overnight guests, and is offering a limited-time half-buffet Japanese kaiseki plan featuring a special roast beef dish from July 8, 2026.
On November 3, 2026, Iwatsuki in Saitama City will host the 14th Castle Town Iwatsuki Falconry Parade, a historical procession reenacting Tokugawa Ieyasu's falconry visits to the area, and the organizing committee is now recruiting about 55 general participants — from fourth grade through seniors, regardless of nationality — with applications due August 21, 2026.
Iyemon Cafe is adding a hojicha dorayaki and a Uji matcha tiramisu to its menu at four locations in Shinagawa, Kawasaki, Umeda, and Shinsaibashi, starting July 29.
Izasa Nakatani Honpo, the Nara sushi brand known for kakinoha-zushi, begins selling a limited "Asuka" assortment through its online shop and Kintetsu station stores to mark the World Heritage listing of the Ancient Capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara.
Izu Retreat Atagawa Suiko by Onko Chishin opens a new spa called Ukine on August 1, 2026, offering all-hand treatments blended with kuromoji and citrus native to the Izu Peninsula, alongside a limited-time spa stay plan on sale from July 28.
Craft burger specialty shop "JB's TOKYO," known for making nearly all of its ingredients in-house and selected for Tabelog's Top 100 Burger Restaurants, opens its first Marui location on the 1st floor of Ebina Marui on August 4, 2026, with a limited-time homemade bread giveaway to celebrate.
Team Entertainment launches original Jing: King of Bandits character merchandise on the online lottery service Marukuji, featuring visual boards, glasses, acrylic stands, and can badges.
The limited-edition Okayama-Grown Shine Muscat Ice Bar from the JR PREMIUM SELECT SETOUCHI series returns for another year, going on sale August 4, 2026 at JR West station stores and 7-Eleven locations across western Japan and the Tokyo metropolitan area.
A limited-time shop for jewelry brand "JUTIQU," known for sealing pearls and cubic zirconia inside clear resin under the concept "sculpture you wear," opens at Hankyu Umeda Main Store's 1st floor Accessory Event from August 5 to 11, featuring its signature Glam series alongside new heart-motif rings and bangles.
From July 23 to September 6, 2026, Karaoke Manekineko is hosting a Milky☆Subway collaboration campaign at locations nationwide, featuring yukata-themed exclusive merchandise, character drinks, and a themed collaboration room in Ikebukuro.
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.