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The first solo exhibition in France by Japanese Nihonga painter Sohey Iwata, "Sohey IWATA – In Flow," is now running through June 27, 2026 at Galerie Tamenaga Paris, extended from the original closing date of June 20 due to its popularity.
For the third consecutive year, students — joined by auditors and alumni — are crafting children's picture books that bring the legends of five Gion Festival yamahoko floats to life.
Grand Prince Hotel Shintakanawa is hosting "TAKANAWA Forest Garden," a poolside summer beer garden surrounded by greenery, from July 17 to September 11, 2026. Menu plans for both adults and children are available, with a kids BBQ plan making its debut this year.
A lineup of Haikyu!! merchandise featuring original "cooldown" themed artwork of Shoyo Hinata, Tobio Kageyama, and four other characters goes on sale on August 22, 2026. Animate stores nationwide and the Animate online shop will also be running a fair through September 23 where eligible purchases come with a special illustration sheet.
BEAMS GOLF has teamed up with Hiyaron, Lotte's instant-cooling pack brand, to release a summer collaboration collection featuring contact-cooling socks and a cool towel — both designed to help keep golfers refreshed during the hot season.
Hondoji Temple in Matsudo City, Chiba, is dazzling visitors this season with 50,000 hydrangeas and 5,000 Japanese iris flowers in bloom. The colorful display is expected to last through late June.
Celebrating a decade of high repeat-visitor rates and chef's French cuisine, Hotel Futari Komorebi launches a limited "10th Anniversary Plan" from ¥49,800 per person, complete with all-inclusive dining, natural hot spring baths, and exclusive commemorative gifts.
Hotel Intergate Hiroshima is holding a special cultural event from June 15 to 21, 2026, featuring a recycled origami crane badge-making workshop, a French toast service with Seto Inland Sea lemon sauce, and an original Hiroshima-inspired cocktail — all exclusively for hotel guests.
Until June 30, 2026, the all-day dining restaurant SATSUKI at Hotel New Otani Tokyo is featuring a special matcha pancake and a matcha brioche French toast, both served alongside Japanese-style accompaniments including warabi mochi and oshiruko jelly.
Miyagi-based sake brewery Ichinokura has launched a limited-quantity junmai sake made with 100% Toyonishiki rice grown on its own farm, as part of a hands-on employee brewing project.
Japan's top-selling crepe chain Dipper Dan is teaming up with "Ikizulive! Love Live! Bluebird" for a limited-time collaboration campaign running from July 2 to July 20, 2026, featuring exclusive crepes and novelty coasters.
The boutique luxury hotel Ayanna Miyakojima on Irabu Island, Okinawa, is set to rebrand as "JIVANA Miyako Island" and expand from 7 to 14 rooms, adding a private sauna and new restaurant "JIVANA KITCHEN." The rebranded property is scheduled to open in June 2027.