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Korean brand GRVRGROVE will hold its second Osaka pop-up store at Hankyu Umeda Main Store from May 20 to 26, 2026, showcasing the latest 26SS "Wear yourself" summer collection.
A new in-hotel café, Café NUPURI, opened at Hakodate Onuma Prince Hotel on May 2, 2026, serving specialty coffee, sweets, and light meals amid the scenery of Onuma Quasi-National Park.
Ryotei Hanzuiryo, a Michelin 1-Key ryokan set within Japan's first national park in Nagasaki's Unzen Onsen, is offering an exclusive limited accommodation plan for May and June 2026, featuring early summer kaiseki cuisine, a selectable special benefit, and a private bath reservation.
A new collaboration between HERALBONY and Kracie brings a limited-edition Naive Cool Body Soap to shelves from May 22, 2026, featuring artwork by Shiga-based artist Kahoru Sugimoto.
HERBIS PLAZA ENT in Nishi-Umeda, Osaka is set to hold its inaugural HERBIS DONUT MARKET on May 16 and 17, 2026, gathering 18 popular donut shops from Osaka, Hyogo, and Kyoto for a free-admission event.
Hilton Hiroshima's all-day dining restaurant "Mozaik" is running a Pompompurin-themed sweets buffet from June 6 to September 6, 2026, with over 25 types of sweets and savories inspired by the beloved Sanrio character's 30th anniversary.
Two special events are set to take place at National Hitachi Seaside Park on May 10, 2026 — a local PR fair showcasing the charm of Hitachinaka, Oarai, and Tokai, and a large-scale hula exhibition featuring 15 performing groups. The park will also offer free admission on that day.
Dessert Cafe Chourakukan at Hotel Chourakukan in Higashiyama, Kyoto, will serve a limited-time "Tropical Mango Afternoon Tea" throughout July 2026, featuring tropical fruits in an elegant three-tiered tea stand presentation set inside a Meiji-era designated cultural property.
Fruit Daifuku Benten is offering a limited-run Ichijiku Daifuku made with rare greenhouse figs from Aichi Prefecture, available from April 27 while supplies last.
Keio Plaza Hotel in Shinjuku is adding a tropical pina colada-inspired shaved ice to its Cocktail & Tea Lounge menu, limited to 20 servings per day from June 1 to August 31, 2026.
A pop-up event celebrating popular stuffed animal artist SIO's new "The TOMODACHI! figure collection Vol. 4" is being held at KENELE STAND Namba Parks from May 8 to June 9, 2026, with an exclusive advance sale available at the venue.
KEYUCA has rolled out a Mother's Day gift lineup featuring new light-blocking UV-cut folding umbrellas with elegant lace details, flower-lace functional innerwear, a squalane-treated knee supporter, and a relaxed camisole — all designed to help mothers enjoy the early summer season comfortably.