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An immersive art exhibition celebrating Ultra Kaiju diversity opens at Ginza Tsutaya Books from April 10, 2026, featuring video installations created through a collaboration between AiHUB, 13 Tokyo University of the Arts students and graduates, and AI technology.
Starting April 1, 2026, the flagship hotel at Phoenix Seagaia Resort in Miyazaki will release the third installment of its popular "Jewel Angel" gemstone sweets series, with only 30 pieces available each month.
A special photography exhibition by Photographer Sho runs at "Resol Gallery Ueno" inside Hotel Resol Ueno from April 1 to April 30, 2026, featuring works centered on quiet strength, hope, and the spirit of Zen.
Konami's new mobile game Power Pro Adventures launched on March 26, 2026, transporting the beloved "Success" training system from the Powerful Pro Baseball series into a sword-and-sorcery fantasy RPG.
The PPULBATU CAFE 2026 in JAPAN, a themed cafe featuring Tomorrow X Together's official characters, is set to open at three locations across Tokyo, Osaka, and Aichi starting in April 2026.
Three izakaya restaurants operated by CHIMNEY CO., LTD. will host a collaboration with the Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha series from April 16 to May 15, 2026, offering 13 limited food and drink items alongside exclusive character cards.
At Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden, spring ephemerals are putting on a spectacular show. The garden's approximately 5,000 Dogtooth violet (Katakuri) plants and drifts of Anemone pseudoaltaica are currently at peak bloom, with viewing expected through mid-to-late April.
The 2026 Takamori Sakura Festival runs from March 28 to April 12 in Takamori, Aso, showcasing the weeping cherry tree promenade "Sakura Michi" — just a 10-minute walk from Kyukamura Minami-Aso — alongside the Takamori Pass Thousand Cherry Trees.
Four bread-themed figures with grumpy-yet-generous expressions — white bread, whole wheat bread, strawberry donut, and chocolate sprinkle donut — are now available at capsule toy corners across Japan.
A new Shigaraki ware coffee kyusu called KOGA is now accepting pre-orders on Makuake. Its lid-hole-free sealed design traps aroma during brewing and releases it the moment the lid is opened.
Shima Green Adventure in Shima City, Mie Prefecture is hosting a real mystery-solving game from April 24 to June 28, 2026, where participants explore the park as the "Hero of Light" to collect five orbs and save the world of Shimadia.
On April 1, 2026, Shimoda Aquarium will hold an induction ceremony for three new animal keepers, with a dolphin presenting one of the new recruits with a whistle — a tool of the trade.