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Japan Monkey Park in Inuyama, Aichi, is hosting the summer night festival "Monpa no Yomatsuri" on select dates from August to September 2026. With extended hours until 8 PM, the event offers fireworks, illuminated attractions, Sumikkogurashi character appearances, taiko performances, and more.
Celebrating five years of Jujutsu Kaisen, a themed cafe is opening at BOX cafe&space locations in Shinjuku, Nagoya, and Umeda with character-inspired food, drinks, and exclusive merchandise.
Starting July 1, 2026, Kamakura Wich introduces a passion fruit and pineapple seasonal flavor, a discounted summer shipping campaign, and a new store opening at Cubic Plaza Shin-Yokohama.
Two official clan tournaments for Lineage 2 Revolution — the LRT Season 16 BEST8 and the 14th Challenge Cup Finals on June 27, followed by the LRT Season 16 FINAL on June 28 — will be streamed live on YouTube Live.
From July 2026, the luxury resort Lomä Central Peaks in Shinano-machi, Nagano begins serving its "Immersed in Deep Green" afternoon tea. The summer course centers on seasonal apricots from Chikuma and white peaches, created by chef Kawaguchi of Pâtisserie Lomä, priced at 8,800 yen (tax included) per person.
Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) is teaming up with the TV anime Pokémon to hold the Meitetsu Pokémon Stamp Rally 2026 from July 18 to September 23, 2026, celebrating Pokémon's 30th anniversary. Pick up a free stamp sheet at a Meitetsu station and collect stamps at 25 locations across the network.
From July 1 to August 20, 2026, Cafe & Bar Plaza inside Mito Plaza Hotel in Ibaraki is serving a limited-time Peach Afternoon Tea Set for ¥4,800 per person, featuring peach-forward sweets including a whole-peach dessert, Mirabelle tart, cold peach-yogurt soup, and classic British scones.
Miyako Hotel Yokkaichi is bringing back its summer tradition with MIYAKO Beer Hall 2026, running on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from July 9 to September 26, featuring Hawaiian and Asian & Ethnic themed buffets with free-flow drinks on the 16th-floor sky banquet.
One of Japan's few aquatic plant-themed botanical gardens, Kusatsu Municipal Aquatic Botanical Garden Mizuno Mori in Shiga Prefecture is marking its 30th anniversary with a special weekend festival on July 11 and 12, 2026, featuring a commemorative ceremony, a special lecture, popular local mascot appearances, and container gardening workshops.
Following a well-received limited pastel-color debut at AnimeJapan, the mofusand × Ultraman collaboration returns in classic colors with three Kiramekko accessory plush designs — Ultraman, Alien Baltan, and Pigmon — going on sale July 10, 2026.
Pre-orders are open at Amiami for the Capcom Figure Builder Monster Hunter Standard Model Plus Palico Collection Vol.1, a 4-piece box set featuring Palicos in four equipment designs from Monster Hunter Wilds, scheduled for release in late January 2027.
The Musaokubo Sunflower Field in Okayama City is approaching peak bloom, and young local farmers are organizing a two-day community event on July 25 and 26, 2026. The field is a five-minute walk from Makiyama Station and was established after the 2018 West Japan flood disaster to revive farmland and the surrounding community.