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From July 18, 2026, outdoor brand NANGA is holding its annual "Natsu Matsuri" summer festival at NANGA Shop locations nationwide and on NANGA ONLINE SHOP, featuring gachagacha prizes, hands-on workshops, and new goldfish-motif T-shirts and caps.
New Era and Hollywood Ranch Market are bringing back their special collaboration cap in two new bicolor colorways, with pre-orders opening July 10, 2026 and arrival expected in late August.
Nihonbashi Sembikiya Sohonten is adding three new items to its "Natural-rich" fully ripe fruit jelly line, made with Alphonso mango and Okayama white peach, available individually or as a two-piece gift set.
The Mothra Special Exhibition at the Godzilla Museum inside Nijigen no Mori on Awaji Island runs through September 13, 2026, marking double anniversaries for Mothra. A Phase 3 advance reservation bonus postcard featuring popularity-vote winner "King Ghidorah" is available to those who purchase in advance tickets for admission from July 18 to September 13, 2026.
A Halloween-themed "Trip or Sweet" merchandise fair for Ninjaboy Rantaro opens online pre-orders now at Animate, followed by in-store sales at Animate stores nationwide from October 3 to 18, 2026.
Niseko Konbu Onsen Tsuruga Besso MOKU NO SHO is now offering a "0-Night Dinner" day-use plan, giving guests up to six hours to enjoy a guest room, the hot spring, and a Japanese dinner course, alongside a new seasonal menu at the property's lounge "Apeso."
Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium is teaming up with NHK Okinawa from August 8 to 19, 2026 for a joint exhibition of dynamic footage of Okinawa's seas, marking 60 years of NHK's underwater filming team and 50 years of the Okinawa Churashima Foundation.
Okura-yu, the only public bathhouse in Machida, Tokyo, is filling its tub with peach leaves on Sunday, July 26, continuing an Edo-period tradition said to help with sunburn and prickly heat during the summer Day of the Ox.
OMO5 Yokohama Bashamichi by Hoshino Resorts is offering "BASHAMICHI PARTY TIME" from July 15 to November 30, 2026, pairing a takeout party set from neighborhood Italian favorite Trattoria Da KENZO with a private night view of Yokohama from a guest room more than 154 meters above the city.
Nagoya's Osu district will host the cosplay event "OSU Cosplay" on September 12, 2026, with the Osu Skate Rink, Osu Shopping Street, and TV Aichi's headquarters studio all serving as venues.
Idea Factory's female-oriented game brand Otomate released the Nintendo Switch romance adventure CRAZY CHA!N -Elpis no Kusari- on July 9, 2026, complete with a countdown campaign, six voiced love interests, and new opening and ending themes performed by girls' metal band HAGANE.
Starting July 10, 2026, Path to Nowhere is holding the Murphy's Misadventures event, introducing new Sinners Murphy and Norma along with limited-time rewards, costumes, and rate-up banners.