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Saturdays NYC teams up with New Era on two exclusive cap models featuring the brand's signature logos, with pre-orders now open ahead of the July 17, 2026 release.
New Era, the global sports and lifestyle brand, is releasing a new cap collection featuring Swarovski crystals on July 15, 2026, with designs including New York Yankees logos, the New Era logo, and plain styles available at New Era stores and its official online store.
A limited-time digital art gallery has opened on the 2nd floor of KITTE Osaka, directly connected to Osaka Station, showcasing 13 works chosen through an open call on the theme "JOURNEY" through July 30, 2026.
From July 26 to 30, 2026, the Kanze Noh Theater in Ginza hosts a five-day event built around the hit anime The World Is Dancing, pairing movie screenings and noh performer talk sessions on stage with a mask try-on booth, giant photo spots, and original artwork in the lobby.
Nippon Kodo's new fragrance brand nowas is holding a three-day pop-up at the Kyoto machiya SIGHTS KYOTO in Miyagawa-cho, where visitors can try all four Eau de Parfum scents and join a workshop to make their own scented sachet.
Bandai Namco Nui is adding "ONE PIECE: NYAN PIECE NYAN!" — in which the ONE PIECE characters appear as cats — to its Chibi Plush lineup, with 8 stand-up Chibi Stuffed Toys and 8 Chibi Mascots arriving in October 2026.
On Sunday, July 19, 2026, the day-use hot spring facility Ofuro Cafe Hakuju no Yu in Kamikawa, Saitama will host a cutting demonstration and free kabayaki tasting using domestic eel raised at a nearby land-based aquaculture farm, in collaboration with eel producer Hiranuma Suisan.
From July 17 to August 31, 2026, Okinawa Harborview Hotel is hosting a range of summer-limited family events across the property, including a kids' mocktail-making experience at its renewed garden pool, a hotel-wide shisa-hunting game, and a kids-free offer at its buffet restaurant.
Onari Sauna in Kamakura will hold a collaboration event with Swiss sports brand On on July 26, 2026, combining a Cloudmonster 3 TryOn experience, a roughly 7km coastal group run, and a sauna session, with 30 spots available by lottery.
On July 10, Onitsuka Tiger opened its largest global flagship store yet in Shinjuku, Tokyo — a four-floor, 1,837-square-meter space with a striking tiger-yellow concrete facade, floor-by-floor design themes, and a new amusement area on M2F.
Oriental Hotel Tokyo Bay in Urayasu, Chiba, is offering a new stay plan that lets guests try ReFa recovery wear, pillows, hair dryers, and other beauty and wellness items in their room, with reservations opening July 9 and stays beginning July 15, 2026, limited to three rooms per day.
Pilot Corporation is celebrating Pocket Mellchan's 5th anniversary with the new "Tokimeki♡Change! Poke Mel Compact," a portable case that transforms from a hair-color-changing dresser into a cafe, launching July 18, 2026, alongside a renewed doll lineup and new Mellchan towels.