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Hotel New Otani Makuhari is offering the sixth installment of its mystery-solving stay plan series, a hotel-wide puzzle game that has drawn more than 700 guests since it launched in 2021, available through September 30, 2026.
For a limited run in August and September 2026, Hotel New Otani Makuhari's Shell Pool is offering a new "Pool Inclusive Plan," bundling night pool admission with a choice of three add-on tiers, from drinks to premium poolside seating.
Chugai Mining's Content Business is bringing new THE IDOLM@STER SHINY COLORS merchandise to Comiket 108 on August 15 and 16, 2026, including cheering mufflers and acrylic clips for all 28 idols, a rucksack, and an acrylic art panel, at its booth at Tokyo Big Sight.
Ikuta Shrine in Kobe is offering five limited-edition goshuin through August 2026, ranging from delicate papercut designs to an etched "Light of Waves" print, while its sub-shrine Daikai Jinja hosts the three-day Daikai Natsu Matsuri summer festival from August 7 to 9 with live music and food stalls.
The smartphone game Isekai Kitchen has launched a new pickup gacha featuring ★3 Mirra (Swimsuit), with her appearance rate increased for a limited time.
A new book, "Japanese Manga Magazines: From the Late Edo Period to the Immediate Postwar Period — YUMOTO Koichi Collection," traces how Japan's manga magazines evolved from political satire and the "Ponchi" culture, through Ippei Okamoto's work and an era of press censorship, into the manga culture of today, illustrated with numerous images from a rare collection. The bilingual Japanese-English book, translated by Tamayo Samejima, goes on sale August 21.
JOURNAL STANDARD is releasing a Balmacaan Coat Cotton CORDURA WINDSTOPPER made exclusively with nanamica, reworking the brand's signature coat with a durable cotton-CORDURA blend, a windproof WINDSTOPPER liner, and a relaxed A-line silhouette.
JR West Group's metaverse project "Virtual Station" returns to Comic Market 108 at Tokyo Big Sight on August 15-16, 2026, with a photo session featuring cosplayer of official character "4.u-ko," a character popularity vote, original goods, and limited novelties.
Now in its 27th year, the "Yamashiro Daidengaku" performance in Kaga Onsen moves indoors for the first time, bringing dynamic rhythms, elaborate costumes, and mystical flute music to Kaga City Cultural Hall's Kamona Hall on August 8 and 9, 2026.
KAMIHIME PROJECT has introduced two new limited Kamihime, Altair and Procyon, alongside a daily roulette offering up to 100 free gacha pulls, a TECHCROSS Fes login bonus, a new raid event, and other seasonal campaigns.
From August 29 to September 15, 2026, Karimoku Furniture is exhibiting and selling more than 20 pieces of one-of-a-kind custom furniture made for past exhibitions and events — including collaborations with Torafu Architects and Yoh Komiyama — at Karimoku Commons Tokyo's 1F gallery space.
Kashihara City in Nara Prefecture, home to the freshly UNESCO-listed Asuka-Fujiwara sites, will hold the "Manyo Hanabi supported by Anker" fireworks show on November 22, 2026, as the evening finale of its 70th-anniversary "KASHIHARA SKY PALETTE" event, with JO1's KONO JUNKI serving as official ambassador.