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Starting July 3, the standalone patisserie Les Choux in Nishi-Kamakura is rolling out a Tanabata-themed glass dessert, followed by a peach shortcake and a peach and Earl Grey tart, all available for a limited time this summer.
LeTAO, the Otaru confectionery brand, is taking part in the Hokkaido Soft Cream Rally 2026 sponsored by Pococha stamp campaign running through August 31, offering its original Crème Glacée soft-serve and store-exclusive flavors at four Hokkaido locations.
Copenhagen-based jewelry brand LIÉ STUDIO is holding a pop-up store at Tomorrowland Lumine Yurakucho from July 2 to July 12, 2026, featuring SLV925 earrings and a wide range of new jewelry.
LIMI feu's 2026-27 Autumn/Winter Collection lands in stores and online from July 10, featuring raw-cut fraying, tribal patterns, and barbed-wire prints, plus an original parasol gift with qualifying purchases.
Maihama View Hotel by HULIC is serving a yellow-themed "Summer Fruits Afternoon Tea" at its Fantasy Dining Fleur from July 1 to August 31, 2026, with tropical sweets, savories, and the trending Dubai chocolate mochi, all enjoyed with no time limit.
Mélanger, a French restaurant in Yufuin that opened in October 2025 and cooks exclusively with Oita-grown ingredients, is marking its first summer with a course built around natsujika, a rare early-summer venison, available through mid-July 2026.
The "Memories Off 25th Anniversary Completion Celebration Online Lottery - Happy Easter Party" launches July 10, 2026, offering newly drawn bunny-costume illustrations of the romance adventure game's heroines across acrylic stands, a tapestry, can badges, and clear cards, with a bonus acrylic stand for 15-draw set purchases.
From July 1 to August 31, 2026, Mercure Fukuoka Munakata Resort & Spa is running a season of cooling summer events, including a day and night outdoor pool, a wind chime-filled "Suzumi Chapel," an ice-cube fortune-telling game, a festival week with vegetable scooping, and two nights of fireworks.
On July 12, Mikuni Port in Sakai City, Fukui Prefecture — known for landing Fukui's Echizen crab and sweet shrimp — turns its regular Sunday morning market into the "Ippon-zuri Fishing Festival," featuring bargain tuna block sales, a yellowtail rice bowl debut, seafood soup, and a live performance by the Mikuni High School Brass Band.
Ants Wedding is offering a new wedding photo plan set inside Tokyo's Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, marking the first time the museum has officially allowed location photo shoots inside the building, with reservations opening July 1, 2026.
Mitsui Garden Hotel Yokohama Minatomirai Premier is offering two limited-availability stay plans that let guests watch the August 24 Minatomirai fireworks from its 20th-floor outdoor terrace or Sky Pool, complete with drinks and food from BAR BELLO GATTI.
A new overnight stay plan at Miyako Hotel Amagasaki pairs a night's stay with shaved ice made from fully ripe strawberries grown at Sasahara Farm, a strawberry farm operating in the middle of the city, offering guests a taste of Amagasaki's urban agriculture.