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HOUSE OF SINN PURETÉ, the new everyday-friendly line from Japanese fragrance brand SINN PURETÉ, is introducing an Etiquette Hair & Body Mist in five scents for hair, skin, and clothing, with early sales starting August 7, 2026.
Hunters, a crane game specialty store, is opening its first Nara Prefecture location in Yamatokoriyama City on August 8, featuring around 350 machines, a 3.6-meter twin Monster Catcher, and a free kids' play area.
Tohakusha Inc. is expanding "Identity V HOKKAIDONEO," a collaboration between Identity V and creators from Japan and overseas, with newly drawn illustration merchandise going on sale at animate stores in Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, the UK, North America, and Korea starting August 2026.
Ise Sea Paradise in Mie Prefecture is bringing back its popular "Goma-chan Lap Pillow Experience" from September 1 to 30, 2026, letting visitors feel a spotted seal's warmth and weight resting on their lap as part of the aquarium's Respect for the Aged Day celebrations.
A share-style dinner pairing autumn ingredients from Izu with craft beers from Shuzenji's Baird Brewing will be offered at Izu Marriott Hotel Shuzenji's restaurant Grill & Dining G from September 1 to November 30, 2026.
gumi is releasing a third wave of original merchandise featuring in-game illustrations from the mobile game JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Ora Ora Overdrive. The lineup arrives at Animate stores nationwide and the Animate online shop on August 21, 2026.
KADOKAWA is exhibiting at Comic Market 108 at Tokyo Big Sight on August 15 and 16, 2026, selling limited and early-release merchandise and purchase bonuses for titles including Love Live!, Bungo Stray Dogs, Date A Live, and KonoSuba, alongside a free shipping campaign at its Kadosuto online shop.
A limited-time collaboration café marking the 7th anniversary of the YouTube anime KAREKORE OF MIXED BLOOD, "KAREKORE DI7ER," runs at MARY BURGER Seibu Shibuya from September 4 to 27, 2026, with exclusive menus, original goods, and novelties, and reservations opening August 16.
From October 1 to November 30, 2026, Kawagoe Prince Hotel is offering a new overnight plan that comes with coffee tickets redeemable at 10 coffee shops around the city plus the hotel's own lobby lounge, part of a citywide push to spotlight Kawagoe's growing coffee culture.
In Kawanishi City, Hyogo Prefecture, the harvest for the city's beloved 'Asadori no Megumi' figs has begun, keeping local farmers busy from before dawn. The annual fig sale event returns on August 14 at Aste Kawanishi.
POLA MUSEUM ANNEX in Ginza hosts "Invisible Garden" from September 16 to November 8, 2026, the first two-person exhibition by artist Asami Kiyokawa and sculptor Kohei Nawa, centered on a new large-scale collaborative work.
Kobe Rokko Meets Art 2026 beyond is adding new elements to three Outdoor Art Zone works and welcoming a new installation by Bangladeshi artist Mojahid Musa at ROKKO Mori no Oto Museum's SIKI Garden, with last-minute discount viewing passports on sale from August 7 to August 28, 2026, ahead of the festival's August 29 opening.