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NewMake, a circular creative community, is holding an embroidery workshop on July 1, 2026, at PATCH&PLAY in Harajuku, where participants can add custom embroidery to their own clothing and accessories using the SKiTCH PP1 machine.
Niconico has unveiled its 2026 summer anime streaming lineup, featuring 62 titles in total — including 57 with free first episodes. New episodes will be available for free during the first week after broadcast, with select titles also offered under Niconico Premium and individual rental plans.
On July 4, 2026, the Night Lantern event will light up the summer sky at Gotemba Kogen Tokinosumika. Write your wishes on a lantern and watch countless glowing lights drift into the night.
Nikko Style Nagoya's style kitchen Cafe & Bar is serving the "Peachy" parfait — layered with white peach, jasmine, and plum — from July 1 to August 31, 2026, priced at ¥2,400.
Items from the NU: Carnival POP UP SHOP held in Tokyo and Osaka are now available for online order through the THEキャラ shopping site, with orders accepted from June 25 through July 9, 2026.
Eiichiro Oda's panoramic illustration "大海賊百景" — printed on Echizen washi paper using collotype — comes to Shueisha Manga Art Heritage Tokyo Gallery at Azabudai Hills from July 8, 2026.
BIO-RESORT HOTEL & SPA O Park OGOSE in Saitama is serving a special 5-course collaboration menu tied to the new Crayon Shin-chan movie "Spooky! My Yokai Vacation" at restaurant MORINIWA from July 3 to September 30, 2026.
Oriental Hotel Okinawa Resort & Spa in Nago City will host "Eisa Night," a series of 14 traditional Okinawan Eisa performances by different local youth associations, every Saturday and holiday from July 18 to September 26, 2026 — free for hotel guests.
CB Japan has released a new ORION BEER collaboration series featuring insulated can holders, bottle covers, and cooler bags designed to help you enjoy cold drinks anywhere at your own pace.
Developed by Square Glade Games and published by SEGA in Japan, Outbound is an open-world cozy survival game where players build and customize their own camper van while exploring a near-future utopia — now available on PS5, Nintendo Switch 2, and Nintendo Switch.
gelato pique cafe is teaming up with Peanuts for a second collaboration running from July 2 to August 6, 2026, offering cooling summer sweets including crepes, smoothies, and gelato topped with marshmallow versions of Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and Sally.
The puzzle RPG Puzzle & Dragons is holding its first-ever collaboration with the anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica, running from June 26 to July 4, 2026, featuring collaboration characters, special dungeons, and a Madoka Magica Super God Fest.