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Along "Hankyu Mizuki-dori," a 600-meter stretch in front of Hankyu Takatsuki City Station, approximately 100 red and white flowering dogwood trees are now at their peak, offering gentle fragrance and colorful spring scenery to passersby.
The breakfast buffet at Hewitt Resort Naha in Okinawa has been revamped with a photogenic taco theme, offering 23 customizable ingredients across proteins, toppings, sauces, and tortillas — plus an Instagram campaign with a junior suite stay as the prize.
A seasonal afternoon tea spotlighting mango and melon across 18 varieties — including 9 sweets, 3 savories, and unlimited scones and sandwiches — is coming to Grillogy Bar & Grill at Hilton Tokyo Odaiba from May 18 to June 30, 2026.
A bagel specialty shop built around the theme of balance and renewal is opening in Kamakura on April 17, 2026, inside a folk house renovated over 10 months by its owners.
Hotel Metropolitan Haneda is offering a limited-time upgrade to its eco-friendly "CO₂ Zero STAY® Plan" from April 15 through August 31, 2026. Guests will receive an upcycled Yamagata cherry craft lager — co-created by JAL and JR East — as an additional special gift.
HOTEL METROPOLITAN TOKYO HANEDA is offering a limited-date stay plan that bundles a hotel stay with a guided tour of JAL SKY MUSEUM, where guests can explore JAL's history and get up close to real aircraft in the maintenance hangar.
From May 1 to July 25, 2026, the bar Orient Express on the 2nd floor of Hotel Metropolitan Ikebukuro hosts an original cocktail fair featuring four handcrafted ume-based cocktails.
Restaurant Fontana at Hotel Okura Tokyo Bay in Urayasu, Chiba will offer a limited Italian-themed afternoon tea for six days in May 2026, showcasing traditional dolce from across Italy alongside Italian-inspired savory dishes.
From spring through early summer, the greenhouses at Izu Shaboten Animal Park come alive with colorful cactus blooms, featuring around 200 varieties and 3,000 plants in flower.
A new JAMES PERSE store is opening on the 3rd floor of Hankyu Men's Osaka on April 22, 2026 — the brand's first standalone menswear location in the Kansai region.
To mark the 2nd anniversary of Jo Malone London Harajuku and the 1st anniversary of Yuzu Zest Cologne, a limited-edition bottle designed by illustrator Shogo Sekine goes on sale from April 17, 2026.
PRIME 1 STATUE has released a 1/15 scale Legacy Museum Collection statue of the Spinosaurus from Jurassic World Rebirth. Pre-orders opened on April 16, with the statue scheduled to ship between September and December 2027.