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Minami-Chita Beachland in Aichi will hold a special after-hours "Night Aquarium Tour" on eight dates this July and August 2026, letting visitors explore the aquarium by flashlight with a keeper as their guide.
HIPSHOP is releasing its first-ever collaboration with MINIONS on July 10, 2026, featuring a special underwear collection filled with the Minions' playful world, colorful character designs, and sizes for the whole family.
Animal photographer Mitsuaki Iwago's photo exhibition "LOCAL HERO OF JAPANESE CATS" comes to the Okayama and Shikoku area for the first time at Mori no Machi Grace, running from July 24 to August 30, 2026. Advance tickets discounted ¥200 go on sale July 7, and Iwago himself will host a gallery talk and autograph session on August 8.
RISTORANTE E'VOLTA -il cielo- on the 16th floor of Mitsui Garden Hotel Ginza Premier is offering a summer-limited afternoon tea built around fresh white peach and rich mango, available from July 8 to September 8, 2026, with views of Tokyo Tower and the bay area.
Azumaker Co., Ltd. has begun accepting orders for a new Monogatari Series Prism Visual Collection on the online shop "CharaON!", featuring 7 hologram PET designs sold in blind packs.
Graphic artist Koichi Yairi's character Mooney the Ghost is collaborating with soft vinyl figure brand Gokkodo on a limited run of 100 sofubi figures. Eighty go on lottery sale at ZOZOVILLA starting July 13, with 20 sold early at Nakano Broadway's ROBOTROBOT toy store on July 11–12.
Starting July 21, 2026, the Mr. CHEESECAKE store at GRANSTA TOKYO is bringing back its "Mr. CHEESECAKE Petit Classic with Mango," a rich Classic cheesecake topped with mango, available exclusively at the GRANSTA TOKYO location.
Nijigen Cospa is releasing new Roxy M. Greyrat merchandise for Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Season 3, including a notebook-style phone case, pass case, reel keychain, mini pouch, and can badge, with early sales at Wonder Festival 2026 [Summer] on July 26 ahead of general release in mid-October.
Yamagata Arcadia Tourism Bureau is offering a limited 6-guest night tour on August 15, 2026, following the Kurojishi black lion dance across multiple shrine grand festivals in Nagai City, Yamagata Prefecture, with a Kurojishi YouTuber as guide.
Nagoya PARCO's West Building 8th floor will transform into a new entertainment floor on September 4, 2026, bringing together 10 character shops — five of them making their Tokai-region debut — including Godzilla Store Nagoya, Kamen Rider Store Nagoya, and ONE PIECE Mugiwara Store Nagoya, alongside a renewed PARCO HALL event space.
Japanese-pear specialty sweets brand Nashiré opens reservations on July 4, 2026 (Pear Day) for a two-layer Rifu pear cheesecake gift supervised by Michelin-starred Omotesando dessert shop EMMÉ. Only 28 whole cakes will be made in 2026, with part of the proceeds supporting regional initiatives in Miyagi Prefecture.
The National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo's Ueno Park is holding a NEWS exhibit from July 14 to September 6, 2026, displaying the first lapis lazuli confirmed to occur in Japan alongside a well-known specimen from Afghanistan.