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Smith Teamaker's Shibuya and Yokohama Tasting Rooms are introducing the seasonal "Summer Tap & Lemonade" program from July 14, featuring tap-poured teas, new beverages, and iced tea offerings for summer.
Kyoto textile brand SOU・SOU is relocating its jika-tabi specialty shop, SOU・SOU Tabi, to a new location on July 16, 2026, marking the brand's 23rd anniversary with a store designed by architect Hisanobu Tsujimura and a range of original jika-tabi and tabi socks.
From July 25 to August 15, 2026, Sounkyo Onsen's "Canyon Fire Festival" brings nightly fireworks that echo through the gorge, with Choyotei and Choyo Resort Hotel offering special stay plans to mark the occasion.
From July 11 to August 30, Yomiuriland's popular Bandit coaster gets a summer splash makeover with five soaking points, joined by a drenching swing ride and a summer festival with dance shows and game stalls.
The dress-up and raising game Sugar Doll has launched a new premium gacha called "Ephemeral Jellyfish," featuring jellyfish-themed costumes and backgrounds, available through September 30, 2026, alongside limited-time sunflower and summer festival background packs.
Kinokuniya Web Store has added a fresh batch of signed copies of the picture book Sugarcocomuu: Soft and Easy Time after the first batch sold out instantly, while bookstores nationwide hold panel exhibitions and hand out limited bonus postcards.
GRANSTA MALL is releasing a second round of "Suica's Penguin" x "BRUNO" collaboration items on July 14, 2026, featuring a compact hot plate, a steam & bake toaster, and a multi stick blender, each limited to 100 units.
Suntory's -196 Sugar-Free lineup welcomes back the popular Peach Sparkling flavor, going on sale nationwide from September 1 for a limited period.
Suntory's Japanese wine brand SUNTORY FROM FARM releases two nouveau wines nationwide on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, in limited quantities — a Koshu white and a Muscat Bailey A rosé, both crafted entirely from grapes harvested this year in Yamanashi Prefecture.
Takara Shuzo is releasing a limited-quantity Tokushima Sudachi flavor of its Takara can Chu-Hi brand nationwide on July 28, reviving a citrus flavor last sold as a limited edition about 30 years ago after requests from its online fan community.
Takashimaya's Nihonbashi and Osaka stores will host "The Beauty of Okinawa Encountered by Yanagi Soetsu: Ryukyu Mingei," an exhibition marking the 100th anniversary of the Mingei movement and the planned reconstruction of Shuri Castle's main hall, featuring around 100 works of Okinawan dyeing, weaving, and pottery drawn from the Japan Folk Crafts Museum's collection.
Tokyo Tea Culture Co., Ltd. has launched TEANE, a Japanese tea brand built around the concept of a "new kind of Japanese tea." Its debut lineup blends Sayama tea with spices across three teas developed with Sayama tea producer Matoba-en, now available at the TEANE official online store.