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THE chocola, a Nagoya gateau chocolat shop where customers line up before opening and stock sells out by late morning, is overhauling its pop-up event sales style starting March 2026 — limiting quantities to roughly one-quarter of past levels so every piece reaches customers in the best possible condition.
Swedish outdoor brand THULE is hosting a limited-time pop-up at Shinjuku Takashimaya's 8th floor Sports & Maison section from March 18 to April 2, 2026, featuring popular PC backpacks and travel collections.
TOMYTEC's TOMICA LIMITED VINTAGE series is adding its first-ever road sweeper to the lineup — the Tokyu SW2Z2, a 1/64-scale diecast minicar packed with the most moving gimmicks in series history. Pre-orders open March 12, 2026, with an August 2026 release scheduled.
Tickets for "Torofes – Toro Inoue's Birthday Party 2026," a fan event for the Doko Demo Issyo series, are now available via LivePocket. Taking place on May 2, 2026 at Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center Hamamatsucho Hall, this year's stage event centers on a dramatic reading play, and merchandise will be available at the largest scale ever.
Four TSUTAYA BOOKS locations across Tokyo are hosting the "SPRING SWING 2026" spring fair from March 20 to April 7, 2026, featuring beauty, wellness, art, and lifestyle pop-ups along with a stamp rally offering an exclusive sticker gift.
Uokyu, the Tokyo-based kashiduke specialist founded in 1914, launches its spring-limited Hon Sawara Sake Lees White Miso Sakura Leaf Marinade — sawara fish marinated in sake lees and white miso, then wrapped in the fragrance of pickled cherry leaves. Available in strictly limited quantities starting March 2026.
Three restaurants at Utsunomiya Tobu Hotel Grande in Tochigi Prefecture are presenting special spring menus and limited-time events from March through May 2026, featuring seasonal Japanese cuisine, afternoon tea, teppanyaki courses, and a dessert buffet.
A new cookie featuring a printed white fox design can be hooked right onto the rim of a cup, making it a fun souvenir pick at shops across Japan.
The 107th edition of the "Deluxe Whisky Lottery" by Tachibana E-Sake features Yamazaki 18 Years Old as the top prize, with 466 limited entries available from March 12, 2026, at ¥3,980 plus shipping.
Starting March 15, 2026, the restaurant and bar Komyuniti at YOTEL Tokyo Ginza is offering a spring afternoon tea menu centered on cherry blossom and matcha, with 10 items combining Japanese and French culinary techniques.
Kotobukiya's OSHI WORKS brand is releasing a 1/7 scale completed figure of Ishizu Ishtar from Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, available for pre-order at Amiami with an August 2026 release date.
The key visual has been unveiled for Yuzuru Hanyu "REALIVE" an ICE STORY project, a special one-day-only live event where the two-time Olympic gold medalist will re-perform past programs with his current body, scheduled for April 11 and 12 at Sekisui Heim Super Arena in Miyagi.