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Kobe Suma Sea World's ongoing marine life education program for elementary school children, Ikimono Sumashii School, turns its focus to sharks and rays this September and October, combining a keeper-led lecture with hands-on observation at the touching pool and a papercraft activity.
Kyoto Tower Hotel Annex is launching a new collaboration room themed around "Keihan Electric Railway × Sound! Euphonium 2026 Autumn," with reservations opening on August 25, 2026, and stays available from September 14.
Maguro Kaitai Show Honpo pairs a bodybuilder's entrance with a live tuna-cutting show, bringing surprise, laughter, and fresh tuna to corporate mixers, anniversaries, and international events across Japan.
Marinetopia Resort presents four scenic sauna stays for summer — a riverside gorge retreat in Hyogo, a Pacific Ocean villa in Chiba, a Miyazu Bay villa in Kyoto, and a Mount Fuji villa in Yamanashi — each offering a sweeping view straight from the sauna room.
Nagato Yumoto Onsen in Yamaguchi Prefecture hosts the 7th "Utsuwa no Aki" from October 2 to November 3, 2026, spreading works from five Fukagawa Hagi ware kilns and eight artists across the hot spring town, this year themed around a collaboration with wagashi confectionery, with free admission.
From September 9 to December 13, the four dining spots inside the National Art Center, Tokyo — Brasserie Paul Bocuse Musée, Salon de Thé Rond, Café Coquille, and Cafeteria Carré — serve a special course, a cake set, a drink, and a lunch menu inspired by works in Masterpieces of the Renaissance from the Musée du Louvre, including Leonardo da Vinci's Portrait of a Woman, known as La Belle Ferronnière, making its Japan debut.
Pola Museum of Art in Hakone is presenting A New Perspective – Monet and 21st Century Art, an exhibition marking the 100th anniversary of Monet's death and the museum's 25th anniversary, running through April 7, 2027.
Nikon Imaging Japan has launched an original lens display stand designed for NIKKOR Z lenses, sold exclusively through the official Nikon Direct online shop.
French luxury skincare brand Orlane opens a new counter, Orlane Nagoya Sakae Mitsukoshi, on the department store's first floor on August 19, 2026, with an opening campaign offering gifts to visitors and customers through September 15.
Osaka Marriott Miyako Hotel's 19th-floor LOUNGE PLUS presents a Japanese chestnut Mont Blanc parfait from September 1 to November 30, 2026, spotlighting a different chestnut-growing region each month. M-Boutique also offers three takeaway chestnut sweets, including a Mont Blanc tart, a Marron Opera, and a Choux Mont Blanc, for a limited time.
On November 11, 2026, Osaka Marriott Miyako Hotel's 57th-floor Japanese restaurant "ZK" will hold a one-day chef event where Head Chef Masashi Takemura prepares a ¥12,000 autumn lunch course with knife work performed in front of guests, high above the city; reservations open August 19, 2026.
On August 29, 2026, Ryujin Onsen in Tanabe, Wakayama, will glow with lanterns for a single night, with a lantern-lit street walk, a photo shoot, a photo exhibition, and a quiz about Ryujin Village.