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A new "Lemonade" from DyDo Drinco hits shelves on April 20, offering a crisp balance of acidity and sweetness, with sodium content suitable for heatstroke prevention and vitamin C for an added health boost.
Fujiya is expanding its Chocola Wafers line with a new matcha-flavored variety, featuring five layers of matcha cream and wafer coated in smooth chocolate, made with fragrant Kagoshima matcha. The bag version launches on April 14, 2026, with a convenient small-bag version to follow on April 28.
New merchandise from the TV anime Gushing over Magical Girls is now available for pre-order on CharaON!, including Dekapunikore! Acrylic Figures and Die-Cut Stickers featuring Magia Baiser, Leopard, and Nero Alice.
On Children's Day, May 5, 2026, Tokyo Harmony Orchestra performs a family-friendly classical concert at SCC Sendagaya Community Center, open to all ages including infants—with a hands-on instrument experience corner and candy gifts for kids.
EASTONE, a Sapporo-based restaurant group, opens a dual-concept spot in Sasazuka, Shibuya. Hakkeisha serves chicken paitan ramen at lunch, while Torinoiro takes over in the evening as a grilled chicken wing specialty restaurant.
A free art exhibition featuring works by 28 artists from Fukuoka Prefecture is coming to two Mitsui Garden Hotels in Fukuoka from April 11 to May 31, 2026, with a total of 61 pieces on display across both venues.
A collaboration between the popular character IP Hoppe-chan and the online crane game app BOUNTY HUNTERS launched on April 6, 2026, coinciding with the debut of the new Hoppe-chan TV anime on TOKYO MX.
Hotel Granvia Kyoto's 2F cafe restaurant Le Temps will serve a seasonal melon parfait featuring sake lees from Kyoto's historic Sasaki Brewery, available from May 7 to June 30, 2026.
Hotel Indigo Inuyama Urakuen in Aichi's historic Inuyama city introduces a Summer Wellbeing Stay Plan from May 6, 2026, featuring a seasonal vegetable-focused dinner course, welcome herb tea, natural hot spring, and 24-hour fitness center.
Hotel Kintetsu Universal City, an official hotel of Universal Studios Japan, is celebrating its 25th anniversary with a year-long "Colorful Pop Journey - 25 Years of Smiles" interior decoration project, running from April 7, 2026 through March 31, 2027.
Hotel New Otani Osaka's French restaurant SAKURA will host a two-day special gastronomy fair on June 13–14, 2026, bringing Executive Chef Renaud Augier and the team from TOUR D'ARGENT TOKYO to Osaka.
Hyatt Regency Kyoto is offering a range of limited-time menus across its restaurants and bar during Golden Week 2026, including an Italian lunch course, outdoor terrace BBQ, Cinco de Mayo cocktails, and a spring dinner course available through mid-June.