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From June 2 to September 30, 2026, the 24th-floor tea lounge at The Royal Park Hotel Iconic Nagoya will offer two contrasting summer shaved ice creations — one built around the fragrance of TWG Tea, the other around the layered depth of Uji matcha.
Starting June 5, 2026, NAMIKI667 Bar & Lounge at Hyatt Centric Ginza Tokyo introduces "NAMIKI667 Tapas Table," a Friday-only tapas experience featuring seasonal small plates, wine pairings, and occasional live music.
Phoenix Seagaia Resort in Miyazaki City is offering a variety of summer gourmet experiences for 2026, including a dinosaur-themed buffet, a festival-style meat dinner, poolside food, and novelty summer sweets.
A new grilled onigiri and dashi soup specialty stand featuring salmon bushi, a traditional Hokkaido ingredient, is set to open in Sapporo's Tanukikoji shopping arcade on May 21, 2026.
Building on the success of the first release, the Sanrio Characters My Number Card Case returns with a new lineup of 11 characters, available for pre-order at the Shobido official online store.
Northern Terrace Diner at Sapporo Grand Hotel is running an all-you-can-eat lunch and dinner buffet themed around ethnic cuisine and herbs, featuring live cooking with Hokkaido ingredients and herb-infused desserts.
SCAPES THE SUITE, a compact design hotel in Hayama, Kanagawa, is now accepting reservations for its summer seasonal stay program FOUR SEASONS STAY "ESCAPE & TWILIGHT," running from July 1 to August 31, 2026, limited to one group per day.
From May 19 to June 26, 2026, Sendai Umino-Mori Aquarium is holding the "El HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY" event to mark the first birthday of its baby bottlenose dolphin, "El."
Shin-Furano Prince Hotel in Hokkaido is set to renovate its Main Banquet Hall, create a spacious new outdoor terrace, and build a new corridor to its Furano Onsen Shisai no Yu hot spring facility, with all work scheduled for completion by late November 2026.
The "Rosé Shin Ramyun" arrange recipe, which claimed the top spot on Nongshim Japan's official recipe site, has now been turned into a ready-to-eat product. The "Shin Ramyun Rosé Cup" will be available at Seven-Eleven stores nationwide starting May 18, 2026.
Akagi Nyugyo's Sof' brand is releasing its first-ever collaboration ice cream, the "Sof' Iwaizumi Yogurt Flavor," across Japan starting May 18, 2026. Inspired by the beloved Iwaizumi Yogurt from Iwate Prefecture, the new soft serve offers a rich, creamy taste with a refreshingly clean finish.
A new zone on the 3rd floor of SPAWORLD HOTEL & RESORT in Osaka opened on April 29, 2026, serving as a kids' space for families by day and a board game lounge for adults at night.