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Five pixel art-style flip phone keychains featuring Hello Kitty, My Melody, Kuromi, Pompompurin, and Bad Badtz-Maru are rolling out at Aeon Fantasy's cashless "Kapuebo" capsule toy machines.
A pop-up shop featuring new tarot-themed illustrated merchandise from the TV anime Secrets of the Silent Witch opens at Volks Akihabara Hobby Heaven 2 from May 16, 2026.
From June 1 to August 31, 2026, the Lobby Lounge Bamboo at Sheraton Miyako Hotel Tokyo will serve a seasonal "Summer Strawberry Afternoon Tea," featuring strawberry sweets, colorful summer savories, and free-flowing drinks from the TWG tea selection.
From July 1 to October 12, 2026, the "Garden of Breeze" at Shin-Furano Prince Hotel in Furano, Hokkaido, will feature a freely playable street piano — the actual instrument used during filming of the 2008 TV drama. Special live concerts are also scheduled throughout the period.
Skymark Airlines has announced additional charter flights on popular routes for May and June 2026. The travel booking platform Good Trip Express (グットリ) has updated its booking system to reflect these flights, making dynamic packages — combining flights and hotel accommodations — available for booking starting April 28, 2026.
Choyotei, a hot spring resort in Hokkaido's Sounkyo Onsen, is offering a special plan featuring shabu-shabu with three types of wild game — Ezo deer, wild boar, and pheasant. Available from April 15, 2026 to January 31, 2027, with one shabu-shabu hot pot included per adult per stay.
The popular shy character TERE TERE Chan is getting its first-ever POP-UP SHOP at Shibuya Sakura Stage from May 26 to June 10, 2026, featuring exclusive merchandise including a sold-out plush charm.
A pop-up shop for the TV anime "The Ramparts of Ice" opens at Ikebukuro P´PARCO 3F from May 1 to May 20, 2026, featuring new merchandise including can badges, collection cards, acrylic stands, and more.
Az Maker has opened pre-orders for acrylic coasters featuring five characters from the TV anime "The Shiunji Family Children" on the charaON! online store.
Outdoor brand TOKYO CRAFTS and Ketsumeishi's camp project KTM CAMP have teamed up to release two tent models and an umbrella, with pre-orders opening on April 28, 2026.
A new lineup of TV anime Tougen Anki merchandise featuring brand-new illustrations is now on sale at Animate stores nationwide and online, with a postcard giveaway fair running through May 17, 2026.
Toyohashi Zoo and Botanical Park (Nonhoi Park) in Aichi Prefecture is hosting its popular Golden Week event from April 25 to May 6, 2026, featuring wild animal feeding shows, a zoo rally with gachapon prizes, food trucks, and chances to meet newly arrived animals including lion triplets and baby goats.