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Two limited-time pop-up shops featuring lovable character merchandise are heading to atman atman Sasazuka from May 16 to June 14, 2026.
Starting May 11, 2026, Ginza Cozy Corner will be offering a limited-time lineup of sweets featuring both red-flesh and green-flesh melons, including shortcakes, milk crepes, decoration cakes, and cream puffs, at fresh cake stores nationwide.
GODIVA Japan's new Habutae Kurumi chocolate sweets, created in collaboration with Fukui's century-old wagashi shop Hayakawa Confectionery, are expanding to select GODIVA shops across Japan from May 15, 2026. Two varieties are available individually from 410 yen.
Korean brand GRVRGROVE will hold its second Osaka pop-up store at Hankyu Umeda Main Store from May 20 to 26, 2026, showcasing the latest 26SS "Wear yourself" summer collection.
A new in-hotel café, Café NUPURI, opened at Hakodate Onuma Prince Hotel on May 2, 2026, serving specialty coffee, sweets, and light meals amid the scenery of Onuma Quasi-National Park.
Ryotei Hanzuiryo, a Michelin 1-Key ryokan set within Japan's first national park in Nagasaki's Unzen Onsen, is offering an exclusive limited accommodation plan for May and June 2026, featuring early summer kaiseki cuisine, a selectable special benefit, and a private bath reservation.
A new collaboration between HERALBONY and Kracie brings a limited-edition Naive Cool Body Soap to shelves from May 22, 2026, featuring artwork by Shiga-based artist Kahoru Sugimoto.
HERBIS PLAZA ENT in Nishi-Umeda, Osaka is set to hold its inaugural HERBIS DONUT MARKET on May 16 and 17, 2026, gathering 18 popular donut shops from Osaka, Hyogo, and Kyoto for a free-admission event.
Hilton Hiroshima's all-day dining restaurant "Mozaik" is running a Pompompurin-themed sweets buffet from June 6 to September 6, 2026, with over 25 types of sweets and savories inspired by the beloved Sanrio character's 30th anniversary.
Two special events are set to take place at National Hitachi Seaside Park on May 10, 2026 — a local PR fair showcasing the charm of Hitachinaka, Oarai, and Tokai, and a large-scale hula exhibition featuring 15 performing groups. The park will also offer free admission on that day.
Dessert Cafe Chourakukan at Hotel Chourakukan in Higashiyama, Kyoto, will serve a limited-time "Tropical Mango Afternoon Tea" throughout July 2026, featuring tropical fruits in an elegant three-tiered tea stand presentation set inside a Meiji-era designated cultural property.
Fruit Daifuku Benten is offering a limited-run Ichijiku Daifuku made with rare greenhouse figs from Aichi Prefecture, available from April 27 while supplies last.