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A new special program called Imaginary Creatures Wonder Festival is set to debut at Wonder Festival 2026 [Summer] on July 26 in Makuhari, gathering over 250 sculptural works of yokai, UMA, mythological creatures, and more from over 150 exhibiting dealers.
Available at all 376 Yayoi-ken locations since June 2, 2026, the set meal pairs Sangenbutsu pork loin marinated in Kyoto Saikyo miso with a vegetable-packed agedashi tofu side dish. Store managers nationwide voted the Saikyo miso's mellow sweetness as its top highlight.
A free two-day festival celebrating tea and Japanese sweets, YOKOHAMA TEA FES: Time for Tea and Sweets, takes place at MM Terrace in Yokohama's Minato Mirai on June 20 and 21, 2026.
Two new glazed varieties join the ZENB Baked Donut series — Coffee Glazed and Lemon Glazed — combining a crisp beet sugar glaze with a moist, chewy dough made from whole yellow peas. Available from June 10, 2026.
Starting June 17, Zetteria is offering four limited-time burgers — featuring beef kalbi and hyuganatsu citrus — at approximately 270 locations across Japan through mid-July.
From June 8 to June 30, 2026, the 3D figure service 3DME is running a pair figure campaign at three Loft stores in Tokyo, introducing a new entry-level 5cm option and limited-time gifts for premium orders.
Ako Seaside Park Glamping, located within the vast Ako Seaside Park in Hyogo Prefecture, is offering a summer-limited plan featuring complimentary "Natsumi" oysters and an Ako local specialty set for stays from July 20 to August 31, 2026.
The organic granola specialty shop and/or Granola launches two new drinking snack nut products — a mala mixed nut and a craft beer-pairing nut made with ISEKADO — plus a limited Father's Day gift set.
The July 2026 issue of anime magazine Animedia goes on sale June 10, featuring a newly drawn illustration of Kaguya and Ayaha from Cosmic Princess Kaguya! on the cover, with six swords from the Ichimoji family in Touken Ranbu ONLINE on the back cover.
Aperol, the Italian aperitivo liqueur beloved for the Aperol Spritz cocktail, is rolling out a redesigned bottle in Japan starting late May 2026, while keeping its classic recipe unchanged.
Bridal jewelry brand atelier ST, CAT is opening a dedicated engagement ring and diamond specialist store, -u- atelier ST, CAT, in Yoyogi-Uehara on June 27, 2026, with lab-grown diamonds and new designs making their debut.
Two types of combo tickets are available for AQUARIUM x ART atoa and the "Tove and the Moomins: In Search of the Most Treasured" exhibition at Kobe City Museum, with advance tickets offering a ¥300 discount off the regular price.