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As spring blooms in Tokyo, the food floor at Seibu Shibuya has put together a wide selection of limited-edition and spring-packaged sweets — perfect for hanami gatherings, hostess gifts, or a personal treat.
The canola flower fields near Shichikokuyama Farmers Center in Machida, Tokyo are approaching peak bloom in mid-to-late April, offering a seasonal landscape along with rapeseed oil pressing demonstrations and fresh soba sales.
From April 29 to May 5, 2026, Shin Furano Prince Hotel will offer a seasonal afternoon tea experience inspired by the transition from winter snow to spring, served on the hotel's top-floor lounge overlooking the mountains of Furano.
Bushiroad Creative's capsule toy brand "Bushi Cap!" has released the "Shining Pomeranian" series — light-up figures of a Pomeranian wearing a glowing collar, available in four color variants for 500 yen each.
SKIPシティ's Eizo Museum in Kawaguchi, Saitama is hosting a special exhibition exploring the history and behind-the-scenes world of stop-motion animation, running from May 2 to September 27, 2026.
The Italian Grill "Melodia" at Strings Hotel Tokyo InterContinental is offering a limited-time Mango Afternoon Tea from May 1 to June 30, 2026, featuring mango-inspired sweets, scones, and savories in a soaring 27-meter-high atrium.
Advance tickets for SUPER COMIC CITY 33, one of Japan's largest all-genre doujinshi sales events, go on sale at Animate stores across Japan and through Animate's online shop starting April 8, 2026.
ViS has teamed up with SWIMMER to release a special 3-piece collaboration collection, blending playful character designs with a refined everyday style.
On April 25, 2026, Whisky & Wine "Shun" at Swissôtel Nankai Osaka will host a special "Whisky Social" featuring Suntory's 5th Master of Whisky, Yuzo Ishihara, as guest lecturer, with a tasting of The Yamazaki, Suntory Yamazaki 12 Years, and Suntory Yamazaki 18 Years.
THE NORTH FACE FOOTWEAR SHINSAIBASHI, the brand's world-first footwear-centered concept shop, is set to open on April 25, 2026, on the 4th floor of the new QUARTZ SHINSAIBASHI commercial facility in Osaka.
A new Tirol Choco featuring first-flush matcha from Shizuoka's mountainous tea gardens, rich cream-flavored chocolate, and a chewy mochi filling hits stores nationwide from April 6, 2026.
A special Tree Climbing® experience event is being held at the 21st Century Forest and Plaza in Matsudo on April 29, 2026. Participants use dedicated ropes and safety gear to climb trees in this hands-on nature activity.