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Kawasaki Plaza Wakayama in Kainan City reopens on July 3, 2026 with a refreshed interior featuring new CLEAN, CAGE, ISLAND DISPLAY, COMMUNITY SPACE, and HERITAGE WALL design concepts for motorcycle riders and enthusiasts.
From July 15, the rooftop terrace at KEI Collection PARIS in Toranomon hosts "Beyond Magic Hour," a season-limited bar event pairing free-flow champagne with a signature dish inspired by chef Kei Kobayashi, running through August 29.
A collaboration event between mobile game Kemono Friends 3 and sandbox game TERAVIT begins July 9, 2026, featuring cross-game reward campaigns, a limited-time mini-game, a new area in Friends Chat World, a world-building contest, and character-themed skins.
Kyoto kimono brand KIMONOMACHI is holding its longest-ever in-person sale, the Kimono Treasure Hunt Market, for five days from July 14 to 18, 2026, offering yukata dressing ticket giveaways, 10% off new 2026 yukata, venue-only exhibits, and a recycled kimono and clearance sale timed to Gion Matsuri and Tenjin Matsuri.
Kobe Tourism Bureau's "Kobe no Tobira" program has begun selling a half-day bus tour to "Hakogi Sennenke," an Important Cultural Property residence expected to become Japan's first residential National Treasure, and to the National Treasure temple "Taisanji," with a stop at its specialty coffee shop along the approach.
Comptoir Ruban at Kobe Portopia Hotel hosts the third "La Table du Chef" event from August 7 to 9, 2026, offering a special course centered on Kobe beef, with producer Morimoto Kazuki joining as a guest speaker on the opening night.
Samu, the Japanese-style café run by Kochouan in Azumino, Nagano, has begun selling two new "Premium Kakigori" shaved ice flavors, Rich Matcha and Blissful Strawberry, for a limited time this summer.
KURAND's online craft alcohol shop begins sales of "Ryusei no Osake" on July 7, a fruit liqueur inspired by shooting stars with a sweet berry-like scent and a citrus tartness, available through its crowdfunding platform "Kurafan!"
A new lineup of Kyomutan plush mascots is coming to capsule toy corners nationwide from mid-July 2026, now in soft pastel colors with an extra-fluffy texture.
Kyoto Century Hotel's main bar Essex is serving two original cocktails inspired by ukiyo-e artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi's warrior prints and playful cat artwork from July 18 to September 23, 2026, timed to coincide with a Kuniyoshi exhibition at the Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art.
From August 2 to 8, Kyoto Railway Museum puts its Series KiYa 141 inspection train on special display for its 20th anniversary, with a commemorative emblem and limited tickets for a rare cab and interior tour.
To celebrate its 10th anniversary, Kyoto Railway Museum will bring the "Yoshitsune," the oldest steam locomotive in its collection and a designated railway monument, out of the roundhouse for a test run and a special display on July 18 and August 25, 2026.