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Starting August 14, 2026, Ginza Cozy Corner is offering a lineup of six shine muscat cakes — including an individual-sized Cozy Princess, shortcakes, a baked rare cheesecake, and a rich decoration cake paired with Nagano Purple grapes — at fresh cake stores nationwide.
DMM GAMES' turn-based strategy simulation Girls Creation kicks off the third installment of its Summer of Art Campaign alongside a new point-collection event, "Miracle Attack Against the Odds," running August 12 to 25, 2026, featuring a new Memory reward and limited-time pickup gacha.
GLOBAL WORK is releasing its first-ever KIDS collaboration with lifestyle director Naoko Takayama, a five-piece line called "Sempre fofo" designed for both nursery school and everyday outings, with pre-orders opening August 12 and general release on September 8, 2026.
GOOD GOODS ISSEY MIYAKE, a brand launched in 2018 that proposes products born from experimental thinking, is holding a pop-up event at CIBONE in Omotesando from August 19, featuring "Material in Progress," a research project created with DAIKEI MILLS, alongside a wide range of brand items.
From August 26 to 31, 2026, Hankyu Umeda Main Store's 9th floor event space hosts its first-ever "VINTAGE BASE 2026," bringing together vintage specialists in fashion, furniture, and jewelry alongside food and coffee from a New York-born bakery.
Ryotei Hanzuiryo, a Michelin 1-Key ryokan in Nagasaki's Unzen Onsen, has introduced a limited-time plan available only to guests staying there for the first time, offering a discounted rate, a chef-selected seasonal kaiseki dinner, and a voucher toward a future stay.
The Kannon Museum at Hase-dera in Kamakura is holding a 2026 autumn exhibition from August 29 to December 6, showcasing all 33 paintings of the Kamakura 33 Kannon Pilgrimage Sites by Nihonga painter Otake Goyo, a disciple of Ito Shinsui, alongside works by his son Otake Masayoshi.
Belgian waffle shop HASHLE introduces its first wave of autumn-themed waffles, including a chestnut Montblanc Liège waffle and a returning Pumpkin Pudding HASHLE waffle, available from August 16, 2026.
Virtual duo HIMEHINA has revealed its third cover album, HIMEHINA Utamita San, arriving December 23, 2026. The 10-track collection spans Vocaloid, J-POP, and VTuber hit covers, and first-press limited deluxe and standard editions are now open for pre-order.
Hirosaki Castle in Aomori Prefecture is holding a tower-return event from August 21 to 28, 2026, moving its main tower back to its original position for the first time since 1915. Visitors can watch the historic move up close alongside a night show, inner moat viewing, and other special programs.
From August 22 to September 30, 2026, Hoshi no Mori Auto Campground in Nagano's Uruki Village is running "Mori Office," a summer program that opens the air-conditioning-free campground at 1,200 meters elevation to remote workers as well as campers, with a shared meeting room, forest trails, and a mission-based stay that comes with a local specialty gift.
On September 27, 2026, Kyoto's Hotel Chourakukan will open Chorakuan, its normally private tea room, for a first-ever tea ceremony experience, part of the one-day "Art Festival in CHOURAKUKAN 2026" themed "Architecture and Hospitality Culture."