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Starting August 21, 2026, GiGO group stores nationwide will begin offering "VSPO! Deformed Figure Vol. 7," a new GiGO-exclusive crane game prize featuring Yakumo Beni and Yumeno Akari, with more entries in the series planned to follow.
Hiyama, a Tokyo meat wholesaler and butcher operating since 1912, is opening a yakiniku restaurant, WAGYU YAKINIKU Hiyama, in Ebisu on August 8, serving mainly course meals built around the wagyu the company selects itself at Tokyo's meat market.
Through September 30, 2026, The Westin Tokyo's international restaurant The Terrace is offering two "Patio Plan" courses on its lush, open-air patio, pairing hearty grilled dishes with free-flow drinks for a resort-like summer evening away from the city bustle.
Yatsugare, a chicken paitan oden restaurant with Italian touches tucked into Kyoto's Narutaki neighborhood, is starting a once-a-month, reservation-only seven-course dinner for just seven guests, led by Italian chef 濱口烈, beginning Sunday, August 30, 2026.
212 KITCHEN STORE is releasing its original Sanrio collaboration collection, HAPPY PARLOR, featuring around 90 items designed around Hello Kitty, HAPIDANBUI, and Sanrio Characters, with early sales starting August 6 at the official online store ahead of the nationwide in-store launch on August 8.
A new lineup of original goods based on TV anime "Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring" has opened for pre-order, including can badges, acrylic stands, keychains, and more.
AiPri World 2026 brings stage shows, exhibits, mini-games, and merchandise themed around "Bazarium Parade" to Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall 11 in Chiba on October 11 and 12, 2026, with advance tickets going on sale August 14.
From August 12 to 18, 2026, Mie Prefecture's Akafuku brings its refreshing seasonal treat "Akafuku Mizu Yokan," along with sweets from its Isuzu Chaya brand, to Tsuruya Department Store's main building in Kumamoto.
Kenelephant is releasing a new capsule toy line built around illustrator and manga artist Seiichi Hayashi's poetic artwork, including scenes from his classic Red Colored Elegy, as part of the ALTERNATIVE COMIC SALON series arriving in late August 2026.
amaneya CASUAL, the limited-time shaved ice specialty shop inside the large commercial facility waSTEP AWAJISHIMA on Awaji Island's east coast, adds two new kakigori flavors starting Saturday, August 8, 2026.
Amariyama Green Lodge, on the slopes of Mt. Amari in Nirasaki City, Yamanashi Prefecture, offers cool highland breezes and a sky full of stars at an elevation of about 1,600 meters, along with powered auto-camping, lodge stays, and summer events such as a sitar night and a natural yeast bread class.
AMNIBUS will exhibit inside the Konami Arcade Games booth at CoroCoro Tamashii Festival in TOKYO Toy Show 2026, offering a wide range of new Monster Retsuden Oreca Battle 2 merchandise along with event purchase bonuses.