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MIZUNARA: In Tokyo, a bar in Kagurazaka, is hosting a limited-time shochu cocktail event in collaboration with Kagoshima's Wakashio Shuzo from February 2 to February 28, 2026. Three original cocktails will be available, featuring innovative shochu and spirits.
Experience the sweetness of Fukaya's famous negi (Japanese green onions) at the Wodokai Negi Festival on February 7, 2026. Harvest vegetables, enjoy charcoal-grilled negi, and interact with local producers at this unique agricultural event in Saitama.
Yamamotoyama releases an ultra-premium gyokuro tea made from rare hand-picked leaves from Uji Ogura, the birthplace of gyokuro. Limited to 800 pieces, this winter-aged tea recreates the passion of 1835 when gyokuro was first invented.
Established 130 years ago in Yokohama Chinatown, Edosei releases a limited-edition Valentine's Day set featuring three adorable pig-shaped buns with different fillings, including pork, shrimp chili, and chocolate cream.
The U.S.-based sustainable luxury hotel brand 1 Hotels announces the opening of its first Japan location, 1 Hotel Tokyo, in early March 2026, with reservations now available.
A new limited-edition bath ball featuring Mickey and Pluto in Children's Day designs debuts at Akachan Honpo stores nationwide starting January 30, 2026.
Allbirds, the sustainable footwear brand from San Francisco, is bringing its natural material-based shoes to Hyogo and Okinawa with pop-up stores at OSHMAN'S locations. These pop-up shops mark the brand's first appearances in both prefectures.
The 27th-floor dining venue THE DINING Chinese Toukouka & Teppan French Makie at Asakusa View Hotel offers couples a sophisticated setting to celebrate anniversaries with stunning city views and thoughtfully crafted cuisine.
This is CHIFFON CAKE. brings back the popular Choco Mint Chiffon cake in limited quantities starting January 26, 2026, just in time for Chocolate Mint Day on February 19.
A new thermal spa and restaurant complex opens inside edit x seven Setouchi Shodoshima hotel on Shodoshima Island in the Seto Inland Sea. Experience authentic Finnish sauna, infinity pools, and Mediterranean cuisine featuring local island ingredients.
Bandai Namco Filmworks launches a new Blu-ray series featuring iconic anime titles in oversized 32cm x 32cm jackets, starting with Gundam trilogy, Ghost in the Shell, Space Battleship Yamato, and Love Live! The School Idol Movie
The beloved Fukuoka motsunabe restaurant Hakata Motsunabe Maedaya will open its first Tokyo branch in Shinjuku East Exit on February 2, 2026, bringing authentic Hakata hot pot to the capital.