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From April 1, 2026, Hotel Metropolitan's Cake & Bakery Shop in Ikebukuro is refreshing its beloved Suica Penguin Cake and Suica Penguin Pudding with brand-new flavors, available daily in limited quantities.
From April 25 through May 31, 2026, Hotel New Otani Tokyo is opening its rooftop Red Rose Garden — home to 30,000 red roses in 30 varieties — to select guests for a limited-time special event.
Hotel InterContinental Tokyo Bay is offering two limited-time early summer parfaits — the Cherry Rouge Parfait and the Melon Grace Parfait — at its New York Lounge and Hudson Lounge from May 8, 2026.
JOURNAL STANDARD FURNITURE is releasing a collection of 17 original handblown glass flower vases starting April 4, 2026, available at all JOURNAL STANDARD FURNITURE stores and online at BAYCREW'S STORE.
Nihondo, a long-established Kampo specialist, has launched the KAGAE BODY CARE SENSITIVE series — a beauty-serum-grade body care line enriched with fermented moisturizing liquid and carefully selected Japanese and Chinese herbal ingredients for sensitive skin.
Frozen pizza brand Morinap from Kanazawa has launched its April monthly pizza set, a three-pizza lineup that includes the newly created Orange Cream Cheese Pizza, Roma Margherita, and Honey Chicken and Broccoli.
Karaoke Manekineko is partnering with Pokémon's 30th anniversary, rolling out a landmark collaboration across approximately 700 locations in 45 prefectures — complete with special rooms featuring Cat and Meow-themed Pokémon for the very first time.
From May 7 to June 30, 2026, Kawagoe Prince Hotel's Lobby Lounge is hosting a special matcha afternoon tea set featuring matcha from Gion Tsujiri, a Kyoto tea brand with 160 years of history.
A limited-time popup celebrating the new GLOSS ABSOLU hair care series runs at @cosme TOKYO in Harajuku from April 8 to 14, featuring hands-on product trials, a personal advisory session, and a purchase-exclusive accessory-making workshop.
Kirin Beer is launching a new limited-edition flavor under its popular Hyoketsu RTD brand on April 28, 2026. The Muskmelon variety delivers the fruit's signature rich sweetness with a light, crisp carbonation — timed perfectly for the Golden Week season.
Kazo Miraikan in Saitama is hosting the "Koinobori Aquarium," where the building's iconic glass wall transforms into a giant tank filled with colorful koinobori. A koinobori-making workshop led by the artisan community "Koishikai" is also scheduled for April 4th and 5th.
La Prairie SPA, Asia's first hotel spa using exclusively La Prairie products, opens at The Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto on April 1, 2026, where Swiss precision skincare meets Kyoto's quiet aesthetic sensibility.