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Singer-songwriter Yuji Nakada returns to the planetarium stage for the first time in about two years, bringing "LIVE in the DARK tour 2026" to Konica Minolta Planetarium "TENKU" in Tokyo on October 15 and Bando Kobe Youth Science Museum in Kobe on October 17, joined by cellist Udai Shike and keyboardist sugarbeans.
Zojirushi Mahobin's third onigiri specialty shop, Zojirushi Ginpaku Onigiri Kintetsu Nara, opens July 22, 2026, on B1 of Kintetsu Department Store Nara, serving onigiri and bento made with rice from its Enbu-daki rice cooker, including bento featuring dashimaki tamago from renowned shop Tamagomaru in a location-exclusive collaboration.
Fukuoka PARCO is hosting the "Zot Exhibition: True Ghost Stories and Their Physical Evidence" from August 1 to September 6, 2026, marking the first Kyushu appearance of occult collector Toshiyuki Tanaka's cursed doll "Sayuri."
212 KITCHEN STORE is introducing an original Toy Story collection of roughly 70 kitchen and lifestyle items, arriving at stores nationwide on July 14, 2026, with early sales starting July 9 through the official online store.
Starting July 14, 2026, 5 CROSSTIES COFFEE is adding three new chilled drinks for summer, including a Dolce Frappe Mango Yogurt, at all five of its Kanto locations through mid-September.
A RESTAURANT FOODS (ARF), an online store for high-quality ingredients aimed at restaurant professionals, has begun selling a curated selection of vintage clothing inspired by art and food, chosen together with Tokyo vintage shop owners, starting July 7, 2026.
AEON Cinema Ayagawa in Kagawa and AEON Cinema Rinku Sennan in Osaka reopen their fully renovated lobbies on July 17, 2026, taking on a space station theme and a movie studio theme respectively, complete with new photo spots, lounge areas, and dining corners for visitors of all ages.
Lifestyle brand Afternoon Tea LIVING is launching a yuzu-scented collection supervised by sustainable fragrance brand FERNANDA, arriving July 22 at Afternoon Tea LIVING stores and the Afternoon Tea official online store.
à le Loïc, a gelato and crêpe shop in Ikspiari near Tokyo Disney Resort, is offering two refreshing fruit soda flavors — kiwi, and blood orange with pink grapefruit — served plain or topped with handmade gelato, from July 13 to September 13, 2026.
For two days only, July 7 and 8, 2026, the wellness resort Tenku no Niwa Amamu in Takahagi, Ibaraki will open its usually guests-only Hydrangea Plaza to the public for free, showcasing around 4,200 hydrangea plants across more than 40 varieties in full bloom on a 500-meter-high plateau.
Aman Kyoto is serving a summer-only lunch and dinner course at The Living Pavilion by Aman through September 15, 2026, alongside a forest-garden-themed afternoon tea through August 31, offering a cool retreat from the Kyoto summer heat.
Az Maker has begun accepting orders through its online shop CharaON! for new merchandise themed around TV anime The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten Season 2, including T-shirts, B2 tapestries, character rubber mats, and clear files.