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From July 15 to 20, 2026, Hakata Hankyu's HAKATA Tea Festival welcomes & EARL GREY, a shop known for its Earl Grey tea soft serve, featuring a new Caramel Milk Tea flavor, 20 types of Earl Grey, and tea-scented raw doughnuts.
From July 18, the Edo-Tokyo Open Air Architectural Museum in Koganei presents its annual collection exhibition drawn from the former Musashino Folk Museum, featuring a nationally designated Important Cultural Property clay earring alongside nostalgic shop signs and matchbox labels once seen around town.
emmi teams up with Italian sports lifestyle brand FILA on "ECHAPPE MS," a modern take on FILA's 1995 outdoor shoe finished in an ivory colorway with a fresh blue accent, with pre-orders opening July 8 ahead of the July 9, 2026 in-store release.
Excelsior Caffè is introducing "Milce Honey Lemon," a new flavor in its Milce frozen drink lineup, starting July 23, 2026, blending the series' signature milk flavor with honey and lemon.
The 5th Day the Expo Night Sky Becomes Art 2026 will be held on Saturday, November 21, 2026 at Expo Commemoration Park in Suita, Osaka, bringing music-synchronized fireworks together with drone art for an autumn night of entertainment. Advance lottery reception for early-bird tickets opened on July 11, and the day also features the Hokusetsu Culture Festival and Ramen EXPO from 11:00 AM.
Guests staying at Fairfield by Marriott Fukuoka Ukiha can join a new hands-on event on August 30, 2026, harvesting Kyoho grapes at a local orchard and making an original Danish pastry with a local navigator — the first installment of a seasonal fruit series tied to the "Travel Serendipity" travel podcast.
FRAY I.D opens pre-orders on July 15 for its new fall collection worn by izna's BANG JEE MIN, including a limited-color capsule collection of three pieces she personally selected.
Fortune-telling media outlet Denwa Uranai Mirai has released a free web tool that uses a one-oracle tarot reading to help users decide whether now is the right moment to reach out to an ex-boyfriend about getting back together.
Fuji-Q Highland's seasonal water play area for young children, Kids Jappaan!, returns for its third summer on July 18, 2026, offering cool play in Mt. Fuji's natural spring water plus a new Floating Duck Pool filled with yellow rubber ducks.
From August 9 to 16, 2026, the Fujisan View Express sightseeing train will offer a limited-time Sembikiya Premium Fruit Plan, featuring a 100% Yamanashi peach juice and original desserts created by Nihonbashi Sembikiya Sohonten, Japan's oldest fruit specialty store.
Fujiya is teaming up with the globally loved Minions for its first-ever collaboration, rolling out banana-themed cookies, candy, chocolate, and cakes inspired by the characters' playful world from July through August 2026.
Starting July 17, 2026, Fukui Station is offering a new capsule toy featuring acrylic keychains that pair playful Fukui dialect phrases with cute illustrations of local stations, trains, and station staff.