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Kobe Portopia Hotel has set up a weeping cherry blossom photo spot in the main lobby through April 19, 2026, alongside a lineup of spring-limited sakura breads and sweets available until April 30.
The viral online sake shop KURAND is bringing its popular "Sake Gacha" experience to life at Abeno Harukas Kintetsu Main Store in Osaka for a limited two-week run.
Spring is the best time to visit Kyoto. From late March through mid-April, the city's cherry blossoms transform temples, riversides, and gardens into some of Japan's most celebrated scenery. This guide covers the best sakura spots, spring-only temple openings, seasonal foods, and practical hanami tips for planning a spring trip to Kyoto.
The second Lords Mobile x Angry Birds collaboration is now live worldwide, bringing the exclusive "Pig Fortress" castle skin, limited troop skins, and a slingshot-themed exploration event running through April 1.
From March 20 to April 5, 2026, Maizuru Nature and Culture Park in Kyoto Prefecture hosts its annual camellia event, showcasing rare varieties from around the world along with potted camellia displays over an extended 17-day period.
Global matcha stand brand MATCHAMON has launched a new lineup of original matcha gelato featuring regeneratively sourced ingredients from Shizuoka Prefecture, available at its Kyoto Nijo Castle and Asakusa locations.
Products from Megumi Tachikawa's 35th Anniversary POP UP SHOP, previously held at Yurakucho Marui 8F, are now available for online order at THE Chara shop from 6:00 PM on March 10, 2026.
A limited two-month afternoon tea program inspired by Claude Monet's "On the Boat" will be offered at mesm Tokyo's 16th-floor bar & lounge Whisk from April 1 to May 31, 2026.
A new lineup of 17 MILGRAM merchandise items, featuring newly drawn illustrations in the Minigram Kindergarten ver., is now available for pre-order on AMNIBUS.
Spring-themed merchandise for Mr Love: Queen's Choice is now available at eeo Store online, with in-store sales at eeo Store Ikebukuro starting April 18, 2026. The lineup includes GraffArt items in cherry blossom and strawberry French designs, alongside official illustration goods.
Nanbu Brewery in Ono City, Fukui Prefecture, is launching a new sake on March 17, 2026, born from a circular brewing project that returns sake kasu as fertilizer to the rice paddies and then brews the harvested rice into sake.
A practical guide to Nara covering Nara Park and its famous deer, Todai-ji's Great Buddha, Kasuga-taisha's lantern-lined paths, the old merchant streets of Naramachi, and local mochi shops -- with access from Osaka and Kyoto, admission prices, and tips for interacting with the deer.