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Sanrio's Harmonyland theme park in Oita opens NAKAYOKU LAB on July 3, 2026, featuring the new "Sky Pal Collection" AR attraction using Honda's UNI-ONE mobility robot, an AI voice guide tour, and inclusive rest spaces.
From June 26 to August 23, 2026, Tokyo Midtown Hibiya's summer event features character-themed food and drinks from Toy Story 5 as well as an outdoor taco and sandwich diner at Hibiya Step Square.
The exclusive one-group-per-day retreat Hiokihama Villa in Miyazu, Kyoto, has introduced a new private sauna, offering guests a complete wellness circuit of natural hot spring, sauna, and private pool with ocean-breeze cool-down, all in a fully private setting.
HIROFU, the Japanese leather brand known for its Simple/Minimal/Contemporary aesthetic, is launching a new "Blue Ember" metallic color for its popular CESTA series on June 24, 2026, available online and at HIROFU stores nationwide.
A chibi deformed figure of Elysia in her "Little Flame-Chaser Ver." from Honkai Impact 3rd is now available for pre-order at AmiAmi, manufactured by Myethos, with a planned release in January 2027.
Hotel Agora Osaka Moriguchi is hosting the "Peach & Fig Sweets Maison" sweets and lunch/dinner buffet from July 1 to August 31, 2026, featuring around 20 varieties of peach and fig sweets alongside open-kitchen dishes at The Loop restaurant on the first floor.
Hotel Granvia Okayama launches a summer family stay plan where parents and children can try making kakushi-zushi, a traditional Okayama dish with Edo-period roots.
Hotel Indigo Nagasaki Glover Street is offering a 3-night, 4-day luxury stay plan starting July 22, 2026, featuring visits to 潜龍酒造, a historic sake brewery, and 三川内焼 pottery kilns, with a special dinner at Restaurant Cathedréclat.
To mark its 41st anniversary on June 30, dining café "Bel Tempo" at Hotel Metropolitan Edmont in Iidabashi will offer a special buffet featuring around 60 dishes at both lunch and dinner.
The 7th round of the Hunter x Hunter WEB lottery is now on sale, featuring newly drawn artwork of four characters from the "Greed Island" arc, including Bisky's first-ever appearance in the series, plus a lineup of exclusive merchandise.
A collaboration campaign between TV anime "Though I Am an Inept Villainess: Tale of the Butterfly-Rat Body Swap in the Maiden Court" and Gokurakuyu/RAKU SPA launches at RAKU SPA Station Musashi-Koganei on July 9, 2026. The event runs through August 4, featuring exclusive sets, collab goods, themed menus, a body-swap-inspired bath, and an X campaign.
INTERSECT BY LEXUS - TOKYO in Minami-Aoyama is updating its à la carte menu on July 1, 2026, featuring seasonal dishes and a new limited-time shaved ice dessert combining white peach, apricot, and espresso.