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A limited-time buffet at Hotel ABEST Sapporo features a dramatic prosciutto leg display alongside all-you-can-eat crab, steak, and daily-rotating ham-inspired dishes from May 8 to June 30, 2026.
From May 9 to June 21, 2026, SATSUKI restaurant at Hotel New Otani Makuhari is hosting a weekend sweets buffet featuring strawberry, matcha, and mango-themed desserts alongside Japanese, Western, and Chinese cuisine.
From May 7 to June 30, 2026, Hotel New Otani (Tokyo, Makuhari, and Osaka) is hosting its first-ever sweets fair themed around strawberry, matcha, and mango, with special desserts served across the hotels' restaurants and bakeries.
Hotel Vischio Osaka is marking its 8th anniversary with a limited-time plan that includes exclusive lounge access with drinks and a dessert plate, plus late checkout until noon.
Nijigen COSPA is releasing three limited All-Print T-Shirt Sets with stickers for THE IDOLM@STER 20th Anniversary MORE RE@LITY LIVE IDOL WORLD SUPER FESTIVAL 2026, available for pre-order at ASOBI STORE from April 30 to May 10, 2026.
Starting Golden Week and continuing through late May, the traditional performing art of Tsugizishi (Imabari Human Pyramid Lion Dance) will be showcased at spring festivals held at shrines throughout Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture. Performers stack three to four tiers high, reaching up to 5 meters in a display that has been passed down for over 300 years.
An online lottery featuring newly drawn China dress illustrations from Kare ni Irai Shite wa Ikemasen is now available through the DRAW!DRAW! service, with prizes including oversized acrylic stands, acrylic cards, glitter can badges, and illustration card sets.
A Nendoroid of Kasane Teto based on her VOICEPEAK text-to-speech software form is set for release in October 2026, priced at 7,800 yen.
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the beloved picture book series Kobito Zukan, a newly created giant Hotoke Akabane balloon will make its world premiere at Suma Patio in Kobe starting May 2, 2026. The three-day event also features a kobito hunt, special lottery, and food court collaboration menus.
Fukuya department store's annual koinobori exhibition has evolved into a regenerative art project, transforming donated carp streamers into carnations that carry family sentiment from Children's Day to Mother's Day.
La Sportiva is hosting a limited-time shoe rental pop-up at Mt. TAKAO BASE CAMP from May 1 to May 31, 2026. Trail runners can try out the PRODIGIO series on the trails of the Mt. Takao area for just ¥330 per day.
Women's fashion brand LAUTREAMONT is hosting a Summer Fair from May 13 to 24, 2026, with an original coin case offered to customers spending ¥35,000 (excl. tax) or more, plus a limited edition scarf-print shopper bag for all shoppers.