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DJ Muro spent two days digging through USEN's expansive record library to curate a special selection for MUSIUM MUSIC ARCHIVES Vol.1, a reservation-only listening session held at Roppongi record bar MUSIUM on June 13, 2026.
After-sale orders for merchandise from the My Boyfriend's Love Is Too Heavy POP UP SHOP, held at Ikebukuro P'PARCO 3F, are now being accepted via the THEキャラ online store through June 22, 2026.
The immersive ancient Egypt exhibition at Yokohama Minato Mirai's PLOT48 will host nightly mystery-solving events every day from July 17 through August 31, 2026, following the event's sellout success in previous seasons.
Running from June 4 to July 22, 2026, the "Chefs' Competition Buffet — With Gratitude for Our Anniversary" is back at the 15th-floor all-day dining restaurant Pergola inside Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel, offering dishes from all 8 of the hotel's restaurants and bars in a single buffet spread.
BNR Farm in Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto City, is hosting Night Farm 2026, a seasonal agricultural experience featuring nighttime vegetable harvesting and stone oven pizza-making, running from July 3 to November 3, 2026.
This summer, a kids-only lottery event comes to the Godzilla Interception Operation attraction at Nijigen no Mori on Awaji Island. Children who purchase eligible tickets can spin a 2-meter-tall garapon machine for guaranteed prizes, running from July 4 to September 6.
Nijigen no Mori anime theme park on Awaji Island is running water splash events across four anime-themed attractions from July 10 to September 30, 2026, with soaking experiences inspired by Crayon Shin-chan, NARUTO, Godzilla, and Dragon Quest.
NOHGA HOTEL UENO TOKYO will host a pop-up store from San Francisco-origin bean-to-bar specialist Dandelion Chocolate for three days from June 19 to 21, 2026, alongside a limited-time frozen chocolate drink at the hotel's Bistro NOHGA.
THE LOBBY LOUNGE on the 29th floor of THE OSAKA STATION HOTEL, Autograph Collection will serve a grape-themed afternoon tea featuring Queen Rouge®, Shine Muscat, and Nagano Purple from July 6 to 31, 2026.
Collaboration flower gifts featuring Oshi no Ko character illustrations from the 47 Prefectures project will go on sale starting July 19 at a Karuizawa flower market event, with subsequent sales at multiple locations in Nagano.
To mark the July 30, 2026 release of the Nintendo Switch otome game Kimi ni Madoi, Kimi ni Oboreru., a gift campaign is being held at select retailers offering original illustrated shikishi and signed shikishi prizes.
The web manga label Our Feel, a sister label of Feel Young, is holding its inaugural manga award open to creators without prior commercial serialization experience, with three acclaimed artists serving as judges across three different entry periods starting June 4, 2026.