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A new art space called Kirarina Art Stage opens on the second floor of Kirarina Keio Kichijoji on July 17, 2026, launching with the pop-up "PONKO POP UP at kirarina art stage" featuring illustrator PONKO through August 2.
Yokohama's beloved shumai maker Kiyoken adds two new official GREEN×EXPO 2027 licensed items - a pork-free vacuum-packed tuna shumai and a brown sugar pineapple cake - both arriving July 3, 2026.
Kobe Harborland's historic Brick Warehouse is hosting a haunted house event, "The Curse of Jubako – Save Hakoneko!," from July 10 to September 6, 2026. Visitors sneak through the fog-filled warehouse, dodge cursed cats, and complete missions to rescue the sealed guardian spirit Hakoneko, with an extra-thrilling lights-out mode running during the final hour each day.
KURAND's online craft alcohol shop begins sales of "Kami no Mitsushu" (Mead of the Gods) on July 2, a honey wine made with Hokkaido linden honey that aims to recreate "nectar," the drink of the gods in Greek mythology, available through its crowdfunding platform "Kurafan!"
From July 4, Kyukamura Hiruzen Kogen in Maniwa, Okayama, is offering a summer-only stay plan featuring a blueberry-picking experience at a nearby farm and a dinner buffet with all-you-can-eat Hiruzen Jersey beef steak and cheese fondue.
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.