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Futaba Fruits Parlor's Shinjuku and Kawasaki locations are serving a limited-time parfait and smoothie that pair rich, melt-in-your-mouth Gracias mango with tangy passion fruit, available from July 14 through mid-August.
Jewelry brand GARNI is opening a pop-up shop at Hakata Hankyu from July 29 to August 4, 2026, featuring its 2026 collection theme "Yohaku" (Blank Space) alongside the signature Crockery series.
Nine magnet gel nail shades make up the new Magnet Collection from Gelée by Decorative Nail, offering a salon-quality magnetic nail look in a single easy step.
Daily Nail Protector, the nail care coat from quick-dry polish brand Genish Manicure, has shipped over 51,000 units in its first four months and reached 120% of its initial sales projection at PLAZA stores, with two of its three shades briefly selling out.
From July 25 to August 27, 2026, Ginza Tsutaya Books' in-store Art Wall presents "Painter Le Corbusier — The World of Painting Woven by an Architecture Master," tracing the modernist architect's lesser-known career as a painter through original drawings and lithographs, including works from his 1955 print series "The Poem of the Right Angle."
Osaka confectionery brand Gokan launches "Kyaramoko Uma!!" on August 1, 2026, a dacquoise made with two kinds of almonds, black soybean kinako, and kudzu starch, filled with housemade caramel cream and sold at Entree Marche Shin-Osaka Chuo-guchi inside Shin-Osaka Station.
Grand Prince Hotel Osaka Bay is hosting the "Minions & Monsters Afternoon Tea" daily from July 24 to September 3, 2026, marking the release of the movie Minions & Monsters. The tropical, character-themed menu features Minion and グーミー-inspired sweets, a movie-logo cookie with a set parfait, and Osaka-style savories at the hotel's Lobby Lounge.
Grand Prince Hotel Shintakanawa is running a Minions & Monsters collaboration from July 17 to August 30, 2026, marking the film's August 7 Japan release with a themed guest room, poolside menu, the ICE Park Day ice-carving event, and tie-ins with the Takanawa Natsu Matsuri 2026 summer festival.
The Osaka Prefectural Flower Cultural Garden in Kawachinagano, Osaka, is expanding its popular Wind Chime Wall and planting sunflowers for summer photo spots, alongside a World Insect Exhibition, a new Carnivorous Plant Laboratory, a Begonia Exhibition, ayu fish catching, and other family events this summer.
Zushiya Ginza Main Store's B1 gallery is hosting the Hanasanga "Forms of Prayer" exhibition, featuring hariko Jizo and Bosatsu figures plus new works, through Sunday, August 9.
Haneda Airport Garden, the complex directly connected to Haneda Airport Terminal 3, marks its renewal with a "Power-Up Fair" from July 17, featuring new store opening campaigns, a jumbo prize draw with luxury prizes, and colorful chindon-ya street performances.
A free real-life mystery-solving game based on Here Comes the Black Witch!! runs from August 1, 2026 through January 31, 2027 at Tokyo Dome City LaQua, letting visitors explore the air-conditioned complex on a story-driven walking challenge.