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A new bento specialty shop from the popular Nihonbashi udon restaurant opens on June 1, 2026, bringing the restaurant's signature golden iriko dashi to a full lineup of Japanese-style bento boxes.
From June 1 to July 17, 2026, Michi-no-Eki Umiterasu Nadachi in Joetsu, Niigata hosts the Japan Sea Marche, featuring Hokuriku seafood products, special restaurant menus, and a unique sunset guarantee hotel stay plan.
A limited-edition FigurArts ZERO figure of Monkey D. Luffy in Gear 5, modeled after Shinjuku Marui Main Building, will be sold exclusively at ONE PIECE BASE SHOP in Shinjuku. Priced at ¥11,000, it features a vignette-style base depicting the Shinjuku cityscape.
Around 500 varieties and 1,500 plants of roses are in full bloom at the Osaka Prefectural Flower Cultural Garden in Kawachinagano, Osaka. The peak season typically runs from mid-May to mid-June.
Tenku Fitness 2026 is back at Otemachi Place's rooftop helipad for 12 sessions of outdoor exercise — including yoga, pilates, kickboxercise, and a special DJ yoga event with craft beer — running from June 17 to September 30, 2026.
Starting June 1, 2026, PABLO's Shinsaibashi flagship store will offer three limited-edition shaved ice creations featuring the shop's signature cheese condensed milk syrup, crush brisée pie crust, and cheese milk foam.
Panasonic Cycle Tech will begin accepting orders for the FRCD07, a new chromoly frameset in its handcrafted Panasonic Order System (POS) lineup, starting July 2026. Priced from ¥365,000 (tax included), the frameset blends traditional chromoly craftsmanship with modern disc brake standards.
Starting June 4, Aqua World Ibaraki Prefecture Oarai Aquarium — home to Japan's largest variety of shark species — is running a rainy season event packed with special exhibits, a sea lion weather forecast, and exclusive gifts for young visitors on rainy days.
Red Bull Maneki Jam, a skateboard jam session where audience votes decide the winner, takes place on June 21, 2026 — Go Skateboarding Day — at the Osu Shopping Street Fureai Hiroba in Nagoya.
RETREAT PLACE ASAHI, a new corporate retreat and workcation facility surrounded by nature in Asahi-cho, Toyama, has opened. The facility offers space for team-building, offsite meetings, and creative retreats away from the daily grind.
Revlon is releasing the Glimmer Tinted Moisturizer Stick in four shades on June 8, 2026 — a one-handed stick foundation designed to deliver a natural, bare-skin-like finish with light coverage and moisturizing benefits in roughly 15 seconds.
Futaba Co., Ltd.'s foil stamping brand ROKKAKU has announced a new addition to its Japan Famous Landmarks Series — the Miyajima Foil-Stamped Postcards, set to go on sale from June 1, 2026.