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Villa Porto Azur Nasu is an exclusive whole-building vacation rental in Nasu Highlands, Tochigi, now available for booking. The spacious 2LDK+loft property accommodates up to 8 guests and features a semi-outdoor bath fed by the natural Kuroha Onsen hot spring (pH 9.9).
Around 200 white and pink water lilies are now in peak bloom at Otani Weeping Cherry Park in Kiyomi-cho, Takayama City, adding a refreshing splash of color to the pond's surface.
A limited-edition whisky lottery featuring Hakushu 18 Year as the top prize has launched exclusively on Amazon.co.jp, with only 466 draws available at ¥4,880 each.
A public viewing of the FIFA World Cup 2026 Japan vs. Netherlands match will be held at TATEISHIZA, a theater-style venue in Konan City, Shiga, on June 15 starting at 5:00 AM.
A new casual mobile game lets players grow crops, bake a wide variety of breads, and build the most popular bakery in town through idle gameplay and shop management.
An online lottery featuring 18 exclusive items based on the manga "You Said You Loved Me, Didn't You? (Sukitte Itta no Omae Darou ga!)" goes on sale at Kujitomo from June 19, 2026, with new illustrations by author Miso Umeda.
Starting June 16, 2026, the eat-in exclusive "Ginpaku Teishoku" set menu at Zojirushi Ginpaku Onigiri Kyobashi is being renewed with colorful side dishes and signature tonjiru served in a Zojirushi stainless vacuum flask.
A limited-time Hydrangea Dress pickup gacha featuring Shizuka Yoshimoto and Hahari Hanazono is now running in the smartphone puzzle game based on The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You, from June 10 to June 20, 2026.
The sweeping visual poem The Black Cow, featuring music by Ryuichi Sakamoto and partially shot on 70mm film over eight years of production, will screen for one week from July 3 to 9, 2026, at 109 Cinemas Premium Shinjuku. A special stage greeting with actor Min Tanaka and director Tetsuichiro Tsuta is also planned on July 4.
The Afternoon 40th Anniversary Exhibition, opening July 10–26, 2026 in Ikebukuro, has revealed its second wave of venue-exclusive merchandise, including a Land of the Lustrous tin postcard set designed by Haruko Ichikawa and goods from Blue Period, Medalist, and more.
ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Akita is running the Oga & Ogata Fair from June 1 to August 31, 2026, offering a buffet, teppanyaki dinner course, and Chinese cuisine course featuring seasonal seafood and produce from the Oga Peninsula and Ogata Village.
Now in its 7th edition, the Asama International Photo Festival PHOTO MIYOTA runs from August 1 to September 27, 2026, at MMoP in Miyota Town, Nagano, with exhibitions expanding across multiple locations throughout the town.