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Lifestyle brand Afternoon Tea LIVING is launching a yuzu-scented collection supervised by sustainable fragrance brand FERNANDA, arriving July 22 at Afternoon Tea LIVING stores and the Afternoon Tea official online store.
à le Loïc, a gelato and crêpe shop in Ikspiari near Tokyo Disney Resort, is offering two refreshing fruit soda flavors — kiwi, and blood orange with pink grapefruit — served plain or topped with handmade gelato, from July 13 to September 13, 2026.
For two days only, July 7 and 8, 2026, the wellness resort Tenku no Niwa Amamu in Takahagi, Ibaraki will open its usually guests-only Hydrangea Plaza to the public for free, showcasing around 4,200 hydrangea plants across more than 40 varieties in full bloom on a 500-meter-high plateau.
Aman Kyoto is serving a summer-only lunch and dinner course at The Living Pavilion by Aman through September 15, 2026, alongside a forest-garden-themed afternoon tea through August 31, offering a cool retreat from the Kyoto summer heat.
Az Maker has begun accepting orders through its online shop CharaON! for new merchandise themed around TV anime The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten Season 2, including T-shirts, B2 tapestries, character rubber mats, and clear files.
Takeshobo releases Apocalypse Hotel Karikari on July 7, the second official manga adaptation of the original TV anime Apocalypse Hotel — winner of the 57th Seiun Award in both the Media and Comic categories — illustrated by character designer Izumi Takemoto.
A collaboration exhibition between TV anime The Apothecary Diaries and the Tokyo City View observation deck in Roppongi Hills, themed around the "dance" scenes of its characters, runs from August 1 to October 26, 2026. Online tickets go on sale July 8, with a limited-quantity ticket bundled with an original clear bookmark also available.
AmiAmi is now accepting pre-orders for Myethos's Arknights Rhodes Kids Series Pramanix completed figure, priced at ¥7,480 (tax included) with a release planned for May 2027.
AQUARIUM × ART átoa in Kobe has welcomed its three millionth visitor, marking the milestone with a ceremony, a no-lose prize lottery for the first 300 guests, a new photo spot with mascot character Spi, and a renewal of its ELEMENTS zone.
Fragrance brand Aroma Recolte has joined the Aurora and Forest Story Exhibition in Nagoya (through August 30, 2026), scenting two immersive zones with its Neutral and Focus fragrances and selling its full product lineup at the venue.
Hamburger steak restaurant chain Bikkuri Donkey is bringing back its seasonal tomato fair from July 15, 2026, adding three new items — a garlic tomato cream hamburg dish, a jumbo shrimp fry omu-hamburg dish, and garlic spicy potatoes — alongside the returning diced tomato omu-hamburg dish.
Li Fang, the Chinese restaurant at Biwako Otsu Prince Hotel, is holding a "Chilled Chinese Cuisine Fair" through August 31, 2026, offering reimagined cold dishes such as chicken broth shaved-ice fried rice, black vinegar sweet and sour pork, and chilled shrimp in chili sauce.