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From June 26 to July 7, 2026, French Dining Top of Kyoto on the 14th floor of Rihga Royal Hotel Kyoto will serve a limited-time Tanabata dinner course titled "Éclat Céleste," featuring starry decorations and seasonal Kyoto ingredients crafted by new chef Keita Ishibashi.
The Koajisai, a wild hydrangea native to Mt. Rokko, is now at its peak at Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden, charming visitors with its sweet scent and pale blue-purple blossoms.
Saint Marc Café's sought-after "Premium Choco Cro Fresh Banana & Chocolate" — long nicknamed the "legendary choco cro" — is available nationwide for 18 days only, from June 15 to July 2, 2026.
A lineup of 25 sweet and cute limited Sugarbunnies items featuring Shirousa and Kurousa will be available at Thank You Mart stores nationwide from early July 2026, all priced at ¥390 (tax included ¥429).
Book by June 30, 2026 to save ¥500 per adult on three buffet plans at Sapporo Grand Hotel's Northern Terrace Diner, featuring live cooking with roast beef, garlic shrimp, and Hokkaido melon desserts.
Two new burritos arrive at 7-Eleven stores nationwide from June 10 — an American-style smoky BBQ wiener option and a Mexican-inspired spiced taco meat salsa cheese version, both priced at 288 yen. A limited-time 30-yen discount sale covers all burritos from June 11 to 17.
Starting June 16, two new summer ice creams arrive at Seven-Eleven stores nationwide — a crunchy cafe latte ice in a generous 190ml size, and a seasonal yellow watermelon bar with chocolate seeds.
Seven-Eleven's new "Seven Premium Corn Tea" (600ml) is rolling out nationwide from June 16. Made with 100% Hokkaido corn and a double-roasting technique, this caffeine-free drink is priced at just 108 yen (tax-exclusive).
Shin-Yokohama Prince Hotel is offering a special stay plan for fans of "nui-katsudo" — the trending hobby of dressing up stuffed animals and photographing them. The plan runs from June 20, 2026 to March 31, 2027, with rooms decorated in seven fan-inspired colors and around 100 stuffed animal outfits available to borrow.
From June 17 to 22, 2026, the 39th Miyagi Prefecture Products and Tourism Fair takes over the 8th floor event hall at Sogo Yokohama, gathering about 35 vendors with Miyagi's signature seafood, beef tongue, zunda sweets, and traditional crafts.
Mobile RPG StoneAge: Idle Adventure is celebrating its 100-day launch anniversary with a series of limited-time events running through July 6, including mission-based rewards, login bonuses, and a special pass introducing two new pets.
Sumiyaki Unafuji, the Nagoya-born unagi restaurant featured in the Michelin Guide Bib Gourmand, is expanding in Osaka with new stores in Yodoyabashi and Shinsaibashi.