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The Tokyo Station Hotel, just steps from Tokyo Station, is preparing cherry blossom-themed experiences for the spring season, including an original sakura map, an in-room afternoon tea plan, and seasonal menus at Bar & Café Camellia.
American dining restaurant Tomato & Onion is holding a limited-time Strawberry Fair from March 5, 2026. The seasonal lineup includes strawberry-packed parfaits, roll cake, shake, and more — with some items topped with popular Lotte snacks Sasa and Toppo.
Restaurant Ricomonte on the 15th floor of Toyama Excel Hotel Tokyu will offer a limited-time "Mango & Melon Bloom Afternoon Tea" from April 1 to June 30, 2026, featuring edible flowers grown in Nanto City, Toyama Prefecture.
A new lineup of five Eau de Parfum bottles inspired by characters from the tokusatsu series Ultraman Nexus is now available for pre-order from March 6, 2026, covering Anphanse, Juness, Juness Blue, Dark Mephisto, and Dark Zagi.
Good Smile Company is releasing a 1/7 scale figure of Manhattan Cafe from Umamusume: Pretty Derby, dressed in the Japanese-style costume Yanagi Ryoku Sayo. Pre-orders are open at AmiAmi.
Good Smile Company's POP UP PARADE L size figure of Neo Universe from Umamusume: Pretty Derby is now available for pre-order at AmiAmi, with a scheduled release in September 2026 at ¥9,800.
U-TREASURE is accepting pre-orders for a new line of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX collaboration rings, with each design incorporating natural gemstones and character-specific engravings for four iconic duelists.
Z-Leg™, a helicopter charter service from Kawasaki Heavy Industries Group, offers an "Izu Four Seasons Tour" — a scenic trip from Tokyo to Izu in approximately 40 minutes, with fully customizable dining, activities, and transportation.
Three onigiri varieties that were a hit at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo are returning in refined form at the Zojirushi Ginpaku Onigiri Kyobashi store, available for a limited time from March 6, 2026.
A new sitting plush of Misaka Mikoto from A Certain Scientific Railgun is coming — she's joined by Gekota in an adorable "kuikui" design with a tilted head that looks right up at you.
AMNIBUS has launched pre-orders for six types of merchandise based on the TV anime "A Star Brighter Than the Sun," including trading scene photo acrylic stands, trading scene photo acrylic cards, and more.
AFURI ramen and Nagoya-based craft brewery Y.MARKET BREWING have joined forces to release THE PIONEERS, a Yuzu Pale Ale that blends hop character with yuzu purée — including the same juice used in AFURI's signature ramen.