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A pop-up store featuring merchandise from the acclaimed "EUREKA SEVEN 20TH ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION" opens on the 8th floor of Hands Nagoya from July 18 to August 9, 2026, with a random clear card gift for every ¥5,000 purchase.
ANIGA-TER begins selling new Fate/strange Fake merchandise starting July 6, 2026, featuring a lineup of items including connecting mega big acrylic figures, layered acrylic art, and Holy Grail and Command Seal-themed pieces.
AMNIBUS, the online store for original anime and manga merchandise, has started taking pre-orders for Gintama x Tobu Zoo collaboration items featuring newly drawn Animal Interaction Ver. artwork of popular characters.
From July 25 to August 31, 2026, GLAMP DOME Ise-Kashikojima in Mie Prefecture is transforming its glamping grounds into a nostalgic "Heisei" summer festival for overnight guests, complete with retro photo spots, festival food stalls, and hands-on game booths inspired by 2000s pop culture.
GreenSnap's "Hanamiru Stamp Rally Summer" runs from July 6 to August 31, 2026, inviting participants to check in at six spots around Yokohama, including Yamashita Park, plus two summer events, with new nighttime photo missions added alongside the daytime flower and greenery challenges.
Known for the long lines at its flagship Shinjuku restaurant, thick-cut beef tongue specialist "Gyutan no Lemon" opens its Akihabara location on July 15, 2026 — an 8th store in Japan and overseas for the brand, whose board includes Takafumi Horie.
Fukuoka-based Ventuno has launched HADAYOHOU Abirudake Serum, the first product in its new HADAYOHOU skincare line, turning a full anti-aging routine into a single spritz of nanobubble mist.
On August 15 and 16, 2026, Hakone Gora Park stays open into the evening for "GORA PARK Summer Night," with seasonal drinks, sandwiches, and kids' activities under the summer dusk. On August 16, reserved and free seating areas let visitors watch the Hakone Gora Onsen Daimonji-yaki bonfire and around 2,000 fireworks from inside the park.
Her lip to's popular ice cream pop-up returns to Roppongi Hills' Hills Box for about a month from July 18 to August 16, 2026, bringing a LE RIVIERA theme inspired by a French summer resort, two brand-new flavors, and colorful drinks and cocktails.
From September 1 to 30, 2026, HOSHINOYA Fuji offers the two-night Glamorous Grape Stay, tracing Yamanashi's 1,300-year grape heritage through a National Treasure temple, a winery, and a vineyard, then closing with a chef's grape pairing dinner and a fireside evening with hot wine.
Starting July 1, 2026, HOSHINOYA Okinawa offers a summer menu for its "Ryukyu Gastronomia — Bellezza" dinner course, pairing Okinawa's in-season tropical fruits and nuchigusa herbs with Italian culinary techniques, rooted in the island's traditional food-as-medicine philosophy.
From August 5 to 7, 2026, Hotel Metropolitan Sendai's Grand Ballroom SENDAI hosts "Metropolitan Summer Festa 2026," an evening event featuring Japanese, Western, and Chinese dishes made with Tohoku and Miyagi ingredients, a dedicated Miyagi sake corner, and a live jazz stage.