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From July through September 2026, TOKYO Solamachi is hosting a lineup of summer vacation workshops for all ages, including wind chime painting, hermit crab and axolotl scooping, food sample making, resin keychain crafting, and candy sculpting, plus an original T-shirt and tote bag workshop at Tokyo Skytree's SKYTREE SHOP.
To celebrate its 10th anniversary, TOKYO Whisky Library in Omotesando is releasing its second collaboration bottle with Nagahama Distillery, a 6-year single cask heavily peated whisky finished in PX sherry quarter casks, available in-store now with general sales starting July 28, 2026.
TOWERLAND –ROOFTOP BAR & BBQ–, located directly beneath NIDEC Kyoto Tower, will host its first bubble performance event, TOWERLAND BUBBLE STATION, on August 8, 2026, featuring performer Shabota Awao as part of its ongoing 30-day summer event series.
New original TRIGUN STARGAZE merchandise inspired by three themes — Western, Birthday, and Angel and Devil — is now available through Marukuji, the online lottery service, running through August 23, 2026.
Seven-Eleven Japan is releasing "Uchoten Aliens Dance, Earthlings! Gummy (Tropical Fruit Flavor)" nationwide from July 28, a non-alcoholic gummy inspired by Yoho Brewing's hazy IPA craft beer Uchoten Aliens.
On August 16, Yokohama FC will hold a Pokémon-themed J.League Special Fes for its match against Júbilo Iwata, giving eco-friendly EVO Bags to the first 50,000 attendees and rolling out new Pikachu and Clefable collaboration merchandise.
YOKOHAMA URBAN SPORTS FESTIVAL ’26 returns to the Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse on October 17 and 18, 2026, with skateboarding, breaking, BMX flatland, and more, alongside the co-located ALL AMERICAN FOOD FESTIVAL ’26.
A collaboration cafe for the TV anime "You and I Are Polar Opposites" will run at motto cafe Ikebukuro from August 4 to September 13 and at motto cafe Osaka from November 6 to November 23, 2026, with the food menu and collaboration merchandise to be announced later.
The smartphone game based on the hit TV anime series Yowamushi Pedal has crossed 250,000 pre-registrations, with a celebratory follow-and-repost campaign now underway on the official X account offering an original life-size character panel.
NiNi, the 38th-floor all-day dining venue at 1 Hotel Tokyo in Akasaka, is introducing a summer edition of its popular Weekend Brunch from July 25, 2026, with new seasonal dishes and optional courses featuring FOS-certified caviar and free-flow Champagne.
From July 20, 10 Soba is expanding its lineup of cold soba served with a rich dipping broth to four tsukesoba dishes, along with a new summer-only corn kakiage, across its Kyoto and Osaka locations.
The 19th Azumino Fireworks Festival takes place on August 14, 2026, in Azumino City, Nagano, with about 4,000 fireworks including music fireworks and an extra-large starmine finale. Viewing tickets and parking passes are on sale now.