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Nishi-Nippon Railroad is releasing its 2026 vintage of the Amaou Premium Sparkling Wine on June 15. Crafted from hand-picked Amaou strawberries grown in Yanagawa, Fukuoka, this fruit wine features a beautiful ruby color and rich aroma in its 14th consecutive year.
Kinoshita Seianjo, a bean paste maker in Morishita, Koto City, that has been crafting anko since 1949, now offers its products around the clock through a specially designed refrigerated vending machine that blends into the Morishita and Kiyosumi-Shirakawa streetscape.
A summer collaboration between ARCH & LINE and Ron Herman Kids featuring seersucker fabric and SOLOTEX® material is now on sale at Ron Herman stores and online.
The Bears' School and Hello Kitty are teaming up for their first-ever character collaboration, with exclusive merchandise going on sale at a limited pop-up shop at Tokyo Station from June 26 to July 9, 2026.
Starting June 16, 2026, Chishaku-in Saryo Kikyo — a tea salon within the historic Chishaku-in temple grounds in Kyoto — will offer a wa-modern shojin afternoon tea made exclusively from plant-based ingredients, available by reservation only and limited to 10 servings per day.
COCO VILLA Okinawa Nakijin, a fully exclusive villa for up to 12 guests featuring a private pool, sauna, and unobstructed ocean views, opened in the Nakijin area of northern Okinawa on June 12, 2026.
New anime crossover merchandise featuring Melody Wave and Tachibana Suzume is coming from COSPA's Nijigen COSPA brand, with advance sales at a collab café in Akihabara running from June 26 to July 12, 2026, and a general release scheduled for early September 2026.
Capsule toy brand Qualia is launching the "Dash Haniwa Pullback Mascot Figure" at vending machines across Japan starting June 15, 2026. Pull it back, let it go, and watch an ancient haniwa figure race forward with its arms swinging wildly.
New ufotable-drawn mini-character illustrations for the Demon Slayer – The Movie: Infinity Castle – Part 1: Akaza's Return Blu-ray & DVD release fair have been unveiled, featuring Tanjiro, Zenitsu, Giyu, Shinobu, Kanao, Hakuji, and Koyuki. Nationwide group photo events with mini slayer corps figures have also been announced across 7 cities.
Japan's first tokusatsu giant robot hero series, Giant Robo, will have its Episode 1 broadcast in a 4K negative scan HD remaster on TOKYO MX on Saturday, June 27, 2026, at 7:00 PM — ahead of the Blu-ray BOX release on July 8.
GRANPHIL RESORTS TOBU, a glamping resort adjacent to Tobu Zoological Park in Shiraoka, Saitama, has launched four new seasonal plans for summer 2026, covering super pool access, private pool water play for kids and dogs, a family-friendly weekday discount, and a dog birthday package.
Two summer-limited unpasteurized sake—Junmai Daiginjo Namazake and Daiginjo Namazake—from the exclusive "Hakutsuru Mikage-go" direct-store brand will go on sale in limited quantities starting June 19, 2026.