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On August 26, 2026, a flower shop and a cafe in front of Roppongi Crossing will be rented out for "SAKE BLOOM NIGHT," a one-night event blending sake, flowers, dance, and music that brings together around 150 sake brewery owners and restaurant industry leaders from across Japan.
Rhinokino Co., Ltd. (Matsudo, Chiba) is releasing new Sakuyama Choco Jiro merchandise at its official EC site starting August 17, 2026, including seven can badge designs featuring scenes from the anime, eight acrylic keychain and eight sticker designs featuring character illustrations, and a 300-piece jigsaw puzzle featuring the main key visual.
Edogoshiya has launched a lineup of eight Japanese-grown flavored teas featuring Sanrio Characters, available now at pop-up events and the online store ahead of a nationwide release on September 7.
Pre-registration for Shinobi Nexus: Senran Kagura, a new smartphone game in the Senran Kagura series, has opened on Google Play, alongside a DMM GAMES campaign offering DMM Points and a training mini-game for fans.
To mark its 10th anniversary, Strings Hotel Nagoya's French restaurant Gramercy Suite is serving a new autumn parfait featuring Japanese chestnut Mont Blanc and Kyoho grapes, available from September 11 through November 12, 2026.
Team Entertainment has launched an online lottery featuring original "Aoharu Style" merchandise from the TV anime "Summer Pockets" on the Kujico platform, with sales running from August 17 through September 23, 2026.
DoubleTree by Hilton Naha Shuri Castle is serving a limited-time afternoon tea inspired by classical music and European autumn scenery at Grand Castle Cafe, available from September 1 to November 30, 2026.
Techcronoss has launched a crossover character vote drawing from 神姫PROJECT, あやかしランブル！, れじぇくろ！, and UNITIA, alongside the second half of its half-anniversary event Party Cruise Celebration!, new Clock Chase challenge content, and a Festival Clock Tower upgrade, with the vote, event, and an ongoing Discord campaign all running through September 4, 2026.
THE FEAR EXHIBITION, which drew roughly 130,000 visitors in Tokyo and about 70,000 in Osaka, opens at BOSS E・ZO FUKUOKA from October 10 to December 13, 2026, exploring the fear people feel toward sharp, pointed objects, confined spaces, being watched, and more.
THE GATE HOTEL OSAKA by HULIC's rooftop bar and lounge PEAKS is running a Summer Beer "PERONI" Fair through September 30, 2026, featuring the Italian beer Peroni Nastro Azzurro and a fragrance-infused beer cocktail alongside sweeping views of Osaka from the 28th floor.
For two nights only, Odaiba's Tokyo Aqua Symphony fountain performs alongside an 800-drone show, blending water, light, music, and drones into a new nighttime experience as part of a Tokyo Metropolitan Government tourism initiative.
Shinjuku Kitamura Camera is hosting "100 Views of Tokyo's Slopes — 44 Works on Handmade Washi Paper," an exhibition by slope photographer Tomohiko Minagawa, from August 19 to 25, 2026, with images printed on traditional Japanese paper.