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Hotel Metropolitan Kamakura is putting its popular in-room original postcard set on sale from May 20, 2026. The five-card collection features hand-drawn illustrations by Kamakura-based artist Horiharu, capturing the city's four seasons and landmark scenery.
Il Giardino Italian Restaurant at Hotel New Grand in Yokohama will offer a limited-time summer dinner course from June 1 to August 31, 2026, featuring seasonal delicacies and garden illumination views.
Keio Plaza Hotel in Shinjuku is launching a summer-limited "Summer Travel Support" accommodation plan from July 1 to September 30, 2026, featuring an outdoor rooftop pool, the 47th-floor relaxation space SKY PLAZA IBASHO, cultural workshops, and a ¥6,000 hotel use coupon per room.
The Parisian chocolate specialty shop Le Chocolat Alain Ducasse is launching a summer 2026 limited menu at its dessert salon "Le Salon" at the Tokyo Workshop in Nihonbashi, starting May 26, featuring chocolate creations paired with fresh seasonal fruits.
Louis Vuitton has launched a new lineup of women's bags in Monogram Empreinte leather, featuring a crosshatch pattern inspired by the quilted lining of the Maison's archival trunks, available in refined Quartz, Hazelnut, and Light Bliss colorways.
The Yamanashi-based jewelry maker's private brand Lucky Jewelry has opened its second location on the 2nd floor of Kinshicho Marui. To mark the opening, select items are available at 20% off through June 30, 2026.
Dutch solar designer Marjan van Aubel's iconic works "Ra" and "Sunne" are on free display for the first time in Japan at "reload" in Shimokitazawa, from May 25 to June 4, 2026.
Japan-born global matcha brand MATCHAMON has opened its third domestic location inside Kanazawa Station's Hyakuban-gai Anto shopping complex, serving top-quality domestic matcha whisked fresh to order.
A new limited-quantity set from MEDIHEAL is heading to Qoo10 on May 29, 2026, featuring 50 sheets across five Essential Mask varieties designed to address summer skin concerns like dryness, dullness, and excess oil.
A 182-room dual-brand hotel combining Tokyu Stay's extended-stay functionality with Mercure's local hospitality opened in central Hiroshima on May 18, 2026.
Illustrator "Sakura" will showcase and sell large canvas artworks at the shisha bar "Madoi" in Akihabara as the third installment of METEORA GRAVITY MONTHLY SHOWCASE, from May 22 to 31, 2026.
Marking its 25th anniversary, Mito Plaza Hotel in Mito City, Ibaraki Prefecture is set to unveil a new garden stage called "PLAZA GARDEN," designed around the concept of a forest-blessed celebration space.