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From June 1 to August 31, 2026, the café restaurant "Current" at Hotel Atoll Emerald Miyakojima will offer a "Summer Asian Afternoon Tea" featuring locally grown yam, Miyakojima-produced ingredients, and vibrant tropical fruits.
The final leg of the Super Mario Festa in Kyushu tour arrives at JR Hakata Station Plaza on May 30–31, 2026, featuring Fukuoka-only Amaou Strawberry Soda and chocolate drinks, each served with a limited-edition clear card.
A summer wellness workshop at Horiuchi Kajitsuen Land on June 24, 2026 offers hands-on Taiwanese tea plum making and a tasting of sour plum drink, a traditional Chinese summer health beverage.
Starting June 1, 2026, Takagi Coffee is releasing two summer-limited items — the original "Natsu Zora Blend" and a slow-extracted "Cold Brew" — at select stores and its online shop, both priced at 594 yen (tax included).
Publisher Takarajimasha is setting up a pop-up toy store at Hakuhinkan TOY PARK Ginza main store from June 5 to July 9, 2026, showcasing capsule toys, brand mooks, and exclusive products from the Takarajimasha Toys lineup.
The July/August 2026 issue of Tanoshii Youchien goes on sale May 29, 2026, featuring a redesigned "Makeup Coloring Palette" supplement that lets kids enjoy pretend makeup play with popular characters including Detective PreCure, Licca-chan, and Disney Princesses.
Tengu Grand Food Hall / Minatoya Isokichi Shokudo opens at LaLaport Kashiwanoha on May 27, 2026 — the first shopping mall location for Tengu Grand Food Hall. The spot blends retro casual dining with charcoal-grilled fish set meals at family-friendly prices.
For summer 2026, Teva is presenting colorful options across five popular sandal models — the Hurricane XLT3, Tirra Sport, Hydratrek Sandal, Original Universal Slim, and Aventrail — with choices ranging from vivid neons to soft pastels.
THE CRAFT SAKE Toast with Fine Sake – Shikoku Edition brings sake, gin, whisky, beer, shochu, and plum wine from 10 Shikoku breweries to Shibuya Cast in Tokyo for a 90-minute all-you-can-drink event.
The cult fantasy film The Fall, directed by Tarsem, is available on streaming for the first time with a 4K digital remaster launching exclusively on U-NEXT on June 15, 2026.
From July 17 to August 23, 2026, TEA AND BAR at THE THOUSAND KYOTO serves a peach-themed afternoon tea featuring a peach parfait topped with spun sugar, six seasonal sweets, a fresh peach scone sandwich, and around 30 free-flow drinks.
The Tokyo Hula Festa in Ikebukuro returns for its 24th edition, moving to June this year to beat the summer heat, with 166 teams and around 2,800 performers from across Japan taking the stage at four venues.