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Starting July 1, 2026, the Higaki restaurant inside Kyoto Gyoen opens two hours earlier, at 8:00 AM, to serve a new breakfast menu, alongside a summer-only selection of three shaved ice desserts.
Marugo, a tabi footwear maker founded over 100 years ago, has launched the ITARO 1201 TABI SETTA, a leather sandal that blends the split-toe tabi sole with the aesthetic of traditional Japanese setta sandals.
A special one-night bon odori event returns to Meieki Parklet in Nagoya on July 10, featuring authentic dancing around a yagura tower, food trucks, and free admission for all.
Miyako Hotel Yokkaichi's Restaurant & Guest Lounge Palmiere has launched a renewed lunch menu centered on a "luxurious vegetable time" concept, featuring a deli and salad marché with more than 20 types of healthy, colorful vegetable dishes.
New additions to Moomin Arabia's Mystical Forest glassware collection — including a candle holder, bowl, kitchen towel, pot holder, and mitt — go on sale starting July 29, 2026, bringing the enchanted world of Finn Family Moomintroll to summer tables.
Starting July 6, the Morinaga antenna shop inside Tokyo Station's Tokyo Okashi Land is debuting a sparkling summer drink made with Ice Box and four tropical fruits, alongside popular exclusive Tokyo souvenirs including Matsuri Hi-Chew.
MY STYLE BAGS, an Italian brand born in Milan in 2008 with no permanent stores in Japan, is opening a limited-time pop-up shop at Hankyu Umeda Main Store from July 1 to 14, 2026, along with a complimentary initial embroidery personalization service.
Kumano Nachi Taisha, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Wakayama Prefecture, will hold its annual grand festival "Nachi no Ogi Matsuri" on July 14, 2026, featuring a dramatic fire ceremony where 12 massive torches purify the stone-step path to Nachi Falls.
NARUTO×BORUTO | Shinobi Village at Nijigen no Mori on Awaji Island is celebrating character birthdays every month in 2026 with exclusive original stickers. Visit in July to collect birthday stickers for Uchiha Sasuke, Hyuga Neji, Inuzuka Kiba, Uzumaki Kushina, and Mitsuki.
Good Smile Company has announced a Nendoroid figure of Hakos Baelz from hololive English -Promise-. Priced at 8,900 yen (tax included) and scheduled for release in January 2027, the figure is available exclusively through select distributors including AmiAmi.
Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Persona series, this Nendoroid More vignette features newly drawn artwork of the protagonists from Persona 3, Persona 4, and Persona 5 — now available for pre-order at AmiAmi with a planned November 2026 release.
Three locations of Nihonbashi Sushi 二ノ宮 in Tokyo are offering a special lunch campaign from July 1 to 15, 2026, serving the 15-item chef's selection set at a special price of ¥3,500 (tax included), reduced from the regular ¥3,850, with seating limited to 20 guests per day.