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The G.E.M. Series Digimon Adventure Garurumon & Yamato Ishida completed figure from MegaHouse is back, available through AmiAmi and select distributors, with a planned December 2026 release.
Gokayama Tofu SOYcafe in Fukuoka's Tenjin Underground Shopping Mall has released three new soy milk-based summer items — two drinks and a dessert — made with fresh tofu shop ingredients for a lighter treat.
Grand Prince Hotel Osaka Bay serves a Shine Muscat-filled "Muscat Mania!" afternoon tea from September 4, then shifts to a Halloween-themed "Muscat & Marron" edition with chestnut and pumpkin sweets from October 23 through November 20, 2026.
Grinpa, the outdoor activity park at Mount Fuji's 2nd station in Susono City, Shizuoka, is opening a new athletic facility called Ranger Academy on August 21, 2026, where visitors tackle a 1,500-square-meter course modeled on real ranger training to earn a ranger badge.
Häagen-Dazs Japan introduces a new limited-edition Crispy Sand pairing a salty-sweet peanut butter sauce with rich butter caramel ice cream and bittersweet cocoa wafers. Available nationwide starting August 18th, 2026.
Jump Channel is premiering a new Haikyu!! collaboration music video for BURNOUT SYNDROMES' song "PHOENIX" on August 19 at 7:00 PM, the 58th installment in the JUMP MV series that pairs Weekly Shonen Jump titles with Sony Music Group artists.
Hobby Search has begun accepting pre-orders for Haikyu!! Osechi 2027, a three-tier New Year osechi box jointly developed by DeAGOSTINI Japan and osechi maker Yamafuku, with each tier themed around Karasuno High School's Spring High battles against its rivals.
HASAMI PORCELAIN, the Nagasaki-rooted tableware brand, is releasing a new glass piece, the Round Glass Cup, on August 21, 2026. Developed with Toyo Sasaki Glass in three colors, it's priced at ¥1,650 and stacks with the brand's existing ceramic pieces.
This year's Welcome Garden atop Miharashi Hill at Hitachi Seaside Park has doubled in size, filling the hillside with 31 varieties of marigolds, celosia, and other colorful flowers that are expected to stay in bloom through late October.
From September 2026, Hoshinoya Karuizawa serves a "Full Moon Parfait" made with Shine Muscat grapes and Anno sweet potato at a premium seat overlooking the property, offered on full moon nights as part of its "Karuizawa Autumn Moon Banquet" event.
On October 2, 2026, Hotel Granvia Wakayama marks the 10th installment of its Craft Draft Beer Festival, bringing together 8 breweries from Wakayama and the Chubu-Tokai region — Mie, Aichi, Gifu, Nagano, Shizuoka, and Yamanashi — for a one-night, all-you-can-drink event priced at 5,500 yen in advance.
From October 1 to 31, 2026, Bread & Sweets shop Patisserie Edmont at Hotel Metropolitan Edmont will offer two Halloween-themed pumpkin treats, a witch's-hat-shaped piece cake and a Hokkaido pumpkin pie, perfect for teatime or as a gift.