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HTB's popular mascot On-Chan is getting two new merchandise items — puffy marshmallow-style stickers and a stuffed animal mini pouch with carabiner — both going on sale April 28, 2026.
Oriental Hotel Okinawa Resort & Spa in Nago, Okinawa, will hold FUN NIGHT@resort from July 1 to October 31, 2026, featuring a night pool open until 10:00 PM, poolside BBQ, a cocktail bar, spa, and summer events.
The third annual lamb food festival comes back to Osaka's Nakatsu district, featuring a lineup of regional restaurants, Australian lamb PR ambassadors, and a session-based entry format over three days.
Artist Ryo Uchida's solo exhibition "Tide pool" is on view at Otherwise Gallery in Omotesando, Tokyo from May 1 to June 6, 2026, featuring new paintings that embrace chance and transformation.
Opening April 29 in Shibuya, OTO MART is an interactive sound exhibition where visitors can explore over 500 "good sounds" from around the world, mix them into original music, and take home a printed postcard of their creation.
A new PETIT BATEAU shop opens at Kashiwa Takashimaya S Wing 6F on April 29, 2026, offering a wide range of baby, kids, and women's items, along with Japan-exclusive logo T-shirts and a special gift for the first 50 qualifying customers.
A Pingu collaboration featuring 27 ice-blue summer-themed items is coming to Thankyou Mart stores across Japan from late May 2026, with online pre-orders now open.
Craft restaurant chain PISOLA is bringing back its beloved set menus in upgraded form from May 1, 2026, offering three plans — Light, Regular, and Special — each saving diners over ¥1,000 compared to ordering à la carte.
Prés de L'AS, a new concept restaurant from the acclaimed Minami-Aoyama French restaurant L'AS, opened on April 24, 2026, at Harajuku Quest, offering approachable modern French cuisine in the heart of Harajuku.
Prime 1 Studio's Museum Masterline series features a 1/3 scale statue of The Batman Who Laughs and Robin King from DC Comics' Dark Nights: Death Metal, with pre-orders now open and a scheduled release between September and December 2027.
AMNIBUS is now accepting pre-orders for six types of Princession Orchestra merchandise, including Ani-Art clear label acrylic accessory stands, trading scene acrylic stands, hologram cards, bromides, mini photo acrylic stands, and hologram can badge sets.
The classic 1988 pinball game Fire Ball for MSX2 has been added to the Project EGG retro game streaming service, priced at 550 yen.