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Two limited-time Japanese-Western fusion sweets — a black sugar syrup tiramisu cake and a chunky red bean paste double choux cream — are coming to Fujiya Patisseries across Japan from June 12, 2026, to mark Fujiya Milky's 75th anniversary and Wagashi Day on June 16.
The third edition of the Furusato Tokyo Oendan Sai festival returns to Ueno Onshi Park from July 3 to 5, 2026, bringing together craft beer, regional gourmet food, and traditional bon odori dancing — including a popular anime-song bon odori stage — over three days of summer celebration.
Volume 13 of Gals Can't Be Kind to Otaku!? arrives on June 19, and Melonbooks is offering an exclusive set that includes a drawn-down illustration "Nakayoshi Acrylic Figure Swimsuit ver."
Gensen Itto Minami-Izu, a new hot spring-focused inn in Minami-Izu, Shizuoka, opened on June 1, 2026. The property features powerful natural hot spring baths and fresh seafood lifted directly from on-site live tanks.
GIGABYTE has added two new overclocked graphics cards to its lineup — the flagship GeForce RTX 5090 model featuring the WINDFORCE HYPERBURST cooling system, and a Radeon RX 9070 GRE model with triple-fan WINDFORCE cooling — both now available in Japan through CFD Sales.
A new lineup of Girls Band Cry merchandise, including T-shirts, character rubber mats, B2 tapestries, acrylic character stands, acrylic coasters, prism visual collections, and die-cut stickers, is now available for order through the CharaON online shop.
Seven types of merchandise from the TV animation "Go For It, Nakamura-kun!!" are now available for pre-order on AMNIBUS, including trading acrylic door plate style charms, glitter badges, illustration cards, a flip clock, a desk mat, acrylic stands, and a card case set.
To mark the release of GOAT Summer 2026 — the 4th issue of Shogakukan's literary magazine "GOAT," which has surpassed 570,000 cumulative copies — acrylic stands featuring the beloved mascot Goat-kun are now available from June 1 at LIFETUNES MALL, with a special hot spring version sold at a collaboration venue.
The rooftop garden pool at Grand Prince Hotel Osaka Bay will open for a limited summer season from June 13 to September 27, 2026. The pool shifts from a daytime urban oasis to a vividly lit night pool after dark, with poolside dining, a Peroni beer experience, and various plans available.
The popular Gundam guidebook covering the Universal Century, complete with special interviews with mecha designers Kunio Okawara and Hiroyuki Kitazume, is now back in print.
A special exhibition tracing the history of Venetian glass through Western paintings runs at Hakone Garasunomori Museum from July 18, 2026 to January 11, 2027, featuring the modern recreation of a glass vessel imagined by Leonardo da Vinci and a free audio guide narrated by VTuber Juufuutei Raden.
Handa City Museum in Aichi Prefecture is hosting a free special exhibition featuring approximately 200 hyper-realistic wooden bird sculptures by local artist Genji Inada, running from June 20 to August 30, 2026. Related events include a live bird encounter in July and a summer art contest for children.