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A brand-new nighttime market celebrating Yokosuka's music, craft beer, and local food culture opens for the first time on July 24, 2026, across the indoor and outdoor venues of Ichigo Yokosuka Port Market.
The smartphone game based on the hit TV anime series Yowamushi Pedal has crossed 200,000 pre-registrations, with a celebratory follow-and-repost campaign now underway on the official X account.
Gensen no Yado Yugawara Chiyoda-so, a hot spring inn in Yugawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, has launched a summer stay plan running from July 1 to September 30, 2026, that comes with a complimentary chilled ramune soda handed out at check-in.
Bleston Court Yukawatan, the main dining restaurant at Hoshino Resorts' Karuizawa Hotel Bleston Court, is serving a summer-only course from July 3 to September 7, 2026, built around its "Water Gibier" concept. The menu features eel terrine with a seasonal rice salad, Shinano Yukimasu trout with fennel espuma, and charcoal-grilled kid goat, alongside a terrace apéro experience surrounded by greenery.
Taito has set a March 18, 2027 release date for "Yuukyuu Gensoukyoku 2nd Album Revival," a Nintendo Switch remake featuring renewed character graphics by original designer moo, plus a special edition bundling a bonus disc, art book, and more.
aimme's Tokyo Harajuku and Ikebukuro stores are running a limited-time Mama Furisode event from July 18 to 31, offering special contract benefits for customers planning to wear a mother's inherited furisode for their coming-of-age ceremony or photo shoot.
aimme Tokyo Ikebukuro, a furisode and graduation hakama rental store, is running a July 2026 campaign that gives customers who purchase an album a complimentary one-dress photo session.
From July 11 to September 23, 2026, Akame 48 Falls in Nabari, Mie Prefecture, strings about 2,000 wind chimes along its gorge trail between the entrance and Fudo Falls, adding a cool, photogenic summer touch to one of Mie's signature waterfall spots.
AmiAmi has opened pre-orders for Myethos's Arknights Rhodes Kids Series Pramanix completed figure, priced at ¥7,480 (tax included) with a planned release in May 2027.
ART AQUARIUM MUSEUM GINZA is holding an Instagram photo contest themed Goldfish Appreciation to celebrate this summer's special exhibition, open for entries from July 6 through September 30, 2026.
Sync Innovation Co., Ltd. has opened pre-orders for a new line of Attack on Titan: The Final Season merchandise, featuring mini characters from the popular "mochocho" series dressed as astronauts for a special space-themed lineup.
To mark the 27th anniversary of its opening, Awa Odori Kaikan in Tokushima is holding a two-day festival on July 18 and 19, 2026, with a kids' Awa Odori special performance and free admission to the Awa Odori Museum.