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Pre-orders are open at Amiami for the Capcom Figure Builder Monster Hunter Standard Model Plus Palico Collection Vol.1, a 4-piece box set featuring Palicos in four equipment designs from Monster Hunter Wilds, scheduled for release in late January 2027.
The Musaokubo Sunflower Field in Okayama City is approaching peak bloom, and young local farmers are organizing a two-day community event on July 25 and 26, 2026. The field is a five-minute walk from Makiyama Station and was established after the 2018 West Japan flood disaster to revive farmland and the surrounding community.
The limited-time Season Server 2026 "Chohaisha Senchi" for N-Age Online: NEO launched its early access phase on June 25, 2026, revealing exclusive Stardust weapon rewards for top-ranked players, a new Advanced VIP item with a location-save feature, and a new pet named KUROMAMESIBA.
From July 1, 2026, fans can travel non-stop from Kyoto Station to Nijigen no Mori's Naruto & Boruto Shinobi-zato on Awaji Island with a convenient combined bus and attraction ticket package on sale at KKday.
The global jewelry brand Pandora is opening a new store outside the central ticket gate at Hankyu Osaka Umeda Station on July 7, 2026, complete with a personalized engraving service.
HIKKY, organizer of Virtual Market, developed Sammy Corporation's inaugural permanent VR world in VRChat, featuring Tokyo Revengers collaboration content, revival games from past Virtual Markets, a point-based item exchange system, and creator economy integration.
Sunshine Aquarium in Ikebukuro will hold a night-only collaboration event with the anime film 超かぐや姫！ from July 24 to August 30, 2026, featuring special jellyfish displays, a mermaid show, and character voice audio guides.
Sunshine City Prince Hotel in Ikebukuro is launching a Ranma 1/2 collaboration concept room stay plan themed around the Tendo family home, available from July 25 to October 24, 2026, with a matching collaboration drink at the hotel cafe.
A new lineup of travel goods from the SWIMMER × SANRIO CHARACTERS collaboration is here, featuring die-cut name tags, plush pass cases with reel attachments, and fluffy eye mask cushions perfect for trips and daily commutes.
Marking the 60th anniversary of The Beatles' visit to Japan, IKEUCHI ORGANIC has launched a summer jacket recreating the mysterious "towel jacket" the band wore in Florida in 1964. Officially licensed by Apple Corps Ltd. and made from organic cotton towel fabric, the piece took two years to complete.
All-day Italian dining "EZARO" at Tokyu Stay Shibuya Ebisu is offering a summer-limited peach afternoon tea from June 29, 2026, developed with Daikanyama tea specialist "THÉSIER." The menu runs through September 30 and is priced at ¥4,980 (tax included) with 90-minute free-flow drinks.
Tsumagoi Prince Hotel in Gunma Prefecture is offering a sparkling wine brunch plan from July 18 to September 18, 2026, on a scenic terrace at 1,100 m altitude. Special summer events including a wine pairing dinner, crystal bowl performance, and stargazing session are also planned.