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The lobby lounge LATTICE LOUNGE at Hilton Kyoto is offering a colorful Spring Afternoon Tea featuring seasonal fruits and pastries from April 7 through June 19, 2026.
Ichihara City in Chiba Prefecture, known for the picturesque sight of Kominato Railway running through countryside scenery of cherry blossoms and rapeseed flowers, is sharing bloom updates via its official Instagram and city website.
Kawana Hotel in Ito, Shizuoka is offering a limited-time guided cart tour and mini golf experience on the world-ranked Fuji Course — open to guests with no prior golf experience required.
The renovated Kamo 6 Children's Playground in Kawanishi City, Hyogo Prefecture, has become the city's first skateboarding park, named "Kamoroku Skate Park" following a public vote. An opening ceremony drew around 120 visitors, featuring demonstrations by professional skateboarders.
Kazo City, known as the "town of koinobori," is selling original hand-towel (tenugui) designs drawn by the late Takashi Hashimoto, a third-generation master craftsman at the prefecture's only handmade koinobori manufacturer. Four designs are available at ¥500 each.
Starting April 6, 2026, Manyoken's Peliere Chiba Ekinaka store is selling "Buta-san no Ame," a lemon-flavored Kintaro candy featuring the lovable pig mascot from their iconic Pork Cutlet Bento.
ME-Q, an original print service operated by MAW Co., Ltd. in Osaka, has launched a new "Big Acrylic Stand" measuring up to 27cm, available to order in quantities as low as one piece.
The Custard Cream Croissant, previously exclusive to Mikadukiya's Hakata Station store, is now available in limited quantities at the Kokura Station and Wakamatsu locations starting April 6, 2026.
A joint campaign uniting five DMM GAMES titles by Creative Team KUMASAN is running from April 6 to April 20, 2026, with revival collab characters, relay missions, login bonuses, and new mini collab scenarios.
The third collaboration between Mofusand and Sanrio Characters launches on April 17, 2026, featuring around 50 pastel-colored items inspired by an amusement park outing theme.
Two new corners have opened within the Collection Gallery at The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto (MoMAK) — "MoMAK Masters" presenting iconic works from the museum's collection, and "Richi Room" dedicated to the fantastical design world of Felice [Lizzi] Rix-Ueno.
Three new peach-flavored sweets under the MOMOÉMI brand are now available at service areas, roadside stations, and hotels across Fukushima Prefecture, using straight peach juice from JA Fukushima Mirai.