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Starting June 1, 2026, the all-day dining restaurant "Terrace and Table" at Hotel Metropolitan Kawasaki will offer "Kawasaki-gori," a premium shaved ice crafted by the hotel's pastry chef, served daily from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM at ¥1,680 per serving.
Western cuisine restaurant Bella Vista at Hotel New Otani Tokyo is launching a three-pasta tasting lunch course for one month to celebrate its first anniversary since renovation, available June 1 to 30, 2026, limited to 10 servings per day.
Cafe 33 at Hyatt Regency Kyoto in Higashiyama is running a summer-limited outdoor BBQ from June 1 to August 31, 2026, featuring an all-you-can-order menu and a live churrasco carving service on weekend evenings.
JACK GOMME, a Paris-based bag brand, is releasing a limited collaboration collection with designer and artist Marianna Ladreyt starting May 22, 2026, bringing together upcycled materials and bold artistic sensibilities across two iconic bag styles.
Jinny Street Gallery, an outdoor art gallery using streetlight cases as display spaces in Shibuya's Jingumae 2-chome district, is hosting the participatory art project "Jinny Playground" from May 30 to July 6, 2026.
POCA SPOT by Killage, a K-pop photo card specialty shop originating from South Korea, is opening in Shibuya on May 20 — Japan's first location. Open to all visitors, not just K Village Korean Language School students.
From June 1 to September 30, 2026, THE KAHALA Lounge at The Kahala Hotel & Resort Yokohama will serve a seasonal "Mango on the Shinpancake," topping the brand's signature thin-rolled pancake with a whole ripe mango.
Starting May 20, 2026, Komi Bakery in Kochi begins nationwide online orders for its "Super! Unagi Pan," a bread topped with a whole charcoal-grilled eel sourced from Kochi Prefecture. In-store sales run May 21–23, with reservation-only sales available from then on.
Two new summer-limited drinks at Krispy Kreme Japan combine bouncy peach jelly with soft fruit pulp, offering juicy peach & mango or orange & pink grapefruit flavors, available from May 27 through late August 2026.
Illustrator Akinori Nishio brings his latest group portrait works exploring the everyday lives of today's youth to GALLERY EN Wall at Kyoto Okazaki Tsutaya Books, June 4–30, 2026, with a portrait drawing event also held during the run.
Electric work chair brand LiberNovo is hosting a limited-time product showcase at OPENBASE SHIBUYA on May 29 and 30, 2026, where visitors can try out the newly announced Omni Pro, Omni SE, and Maxis - Airflow models.
L'Occitane en Provence is introducing three new mood fragrances — VERVEINE, LAVANDE, and VERVEINE AGRUMES — under its "ART OF SCENT" fragrance collection. The first to arrive is the renewed Verbena series, the brand's best-selling fragrance, launching on May 27, 2026.