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GREENING and FHG HOTELS release a brand movie for HOTEL FORK & KNIFE Miyajima, the new Hiroshima hotel built around wood-fired local gastronomy and curated contemporary art near the gateway to Miyajima.
Hotel Gracery Ginza is renovating all 108 rooms on its 10th to 13th floors into the "Executive Floor Smart Room," where in-room tablets control the bed, lighting, and curtains. The renewed floors reopen on October 1, 2026, with advance reservations already open since July 1.
Hotel Ijikasou, an oceanview hotel in Toba, Mie Prefecture, begins offering new accommodation plans from July 8, including a women's retreat plan featuring ReFa beauty devices and a stay plan bundled with Toba Aquarium admission tickets.
LeTech begins self-operated management of two long-stay hotels in Osaka, pairing Nipponbashi's subculture charm with Minamisenba's textile and fashion heritage.
Hotel New Otani Osaka's outdoor "THE BOTANICAL POOL -NIGHT POOL-" is open through September 23, 2026, offering illuminated poolside views of Osaka Castle along with new poolside burgers and a color-changing "Colorful Peach Fizz" drink.
MegaHouse's popular MEGA CAT PROJECT series adds a Phantom Troupe lineup from Hunter × Hunter, with six pocket-sized mascot figures now available for pre-order at Amiami in an 8-piece box set priced at 7,200 yen (tax included), with a planned release in late January 2027.
IBJ Matching is hosting a large-scale immersive matchmaking event in collaboration with Shibuya Real Squid Game, the experience-based facility recreating the world of Netflix's Squid Game, at Tokyu Plaza Shibuya 3F on July 11, 2026. Up to 100 participants can enjoy team missions and free-talk sessions inspired by the hit series.
From July 17 to September 30, 2026, InterContinental Tokyo Bay's New York Lounge and Hudson Lounge are serving two limited-time shaved ice desserts made with pure ice — one featuring a whole white peach and Yamanashi Shine Muscat, the other built around award-winning Sayama matcha.
Irago Resort & Convention Hotel in Aichi Prefecture is opening "Irago Water Park," one of the prefecture's largest floating athletic courses, at Irago Coconuts Beach, its top water-quality-rated swimming beach, from July 18 through August 30, 2026.
From July 10 to August 16, 2026, Isebe Kakimoto Shrine in Kainan, Wakayama Prefecture, is holding its Wind Chime Festival, displaying about 200 colorful wind chimes made using traditional Kishu lacquerware techniques throughout the shrine grounds, filling the approach with cool sounds each time the wind blows.
From July 17 to 31, 2026, BARNEYS NEW YORK GINZA's UNION SQUARE presents a double solo exhibition where visitors can experience the worlds of contemporary artists itabamoe and SOMETA at the same time, alongside original goods such as T-shirts and keychains and a lottery sale of new artworks.
JR Kyushu has begun selling a day-trip tour aboard a dedicated 783 series train timed to the 39th Kanmon Strait Fireworks Festival on August 13, 2026, with reserved viewing space at the Kanmon Straits Museum in Moji.