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AQUARIUM × ART átoa and Kobe Animal Kingdom are releasing limited-run collaboration fish stamps from October 2, 2026, with matching designs that connect into one illustration when the two stamps are placed side by side, alongside a joint touring ticket and a three-part Instagram Live series.
From September 25 to 27, 2026, GRANSTA YAESU at JR Tokyo Station hosts "Nakatsugawa Kurikinton LOVER," the 14th installment of JR East Cross Station's "Ji no Mono LOVER" project, bringing together 11 famous shops behind Nakatsugawa's traditional autumn confection kurikinton, along with a limited tote bag set and roughly 20 kinds of kurikinton-inspired sweets.
The Galaxy Express 999 50th Anniversary Project - Leiji Matsumoto Exhibition - Journey of Creation opens September 19 at Kadokawa Culture Museum in Tokorozawa, Saitama, unveiling a teaser visual for a new theatrical film alongside exclusive admission gifts, original merchandise, and collaboration drinks at SACULA DINER.
Wagokoro Co., Ltd. has opened hair ornament brand Kanzashi-ya WARGO and Japanese umbrella brand Hokusai Graphic as new specialty stores on the 1st floor of Shinjuku Marui Annex, while renewing its Hashiya Mansaku chopstick store, replacing the former multi-brand shop TheIchi with three individual specialty spaces from September 18, 2026.
Fukuoka's Harapecolab resumes seasonal sales of Tsuki no Kobutsu Okashi (Moon Mineral Sweets), its stone-like chocolate and hand-cut kohakuto candy set that sold over 400 boxes in a single day at its debut, through its official online store starting September 17, 2026.
From October 1, JW Marriott Hotel Tokyo is taking reservations for its "Celebrate Together"-themed Christmas Collection 2026, a lineup of seven cakes by Executive Pastry Chef Shigeru Nojima along with a stollen, a cookie tin and a pistachio croissant for the season.
MEGA CAT PROJECT makes its first appearance at KYOTO INTERNATIONAL MANGA ANIME FAIR 2026 on September 19 and 20, with an early sale of new "ニャルト！生八ツ橋" nama-yatsuhashi sweets made with Shogoin Yatsuhashi, each including a random acrylic charm, also available at Bellmart, inside ASTY KYOTO at JR Kyoto Station, starting September 19.
Abeno Harukas Kintetsu Main Store hosts the Tokushima edition of its Harukas Nippon Expo from September 23 to 29, 2026, featuring a hands-on Awa Odori dance event, a gourmet fair where 8 of 13 participating brands make their first Kintetsu appearance, full-size ceramic-board reproductions of works by Vermeer, Leonardo da Vinci, and Van Gogh from the Otsuka Museum of Art, and Tokushima's traditional indigo-dye crafts.
Pasona Group's 匠創生 is releasing Inishie no Bishu Aged Sake Highball 1998, a canned highball made from long-term aged sake brewed in 1998 and matured for 28 years. General sales begin October 1 through the brand's online shop and at select Lawson stores in Tokyo, following a Makuake crowdfunding campaign.
SINN PURETÉ is adding a Mitsukoshi Isetan-exclusive scent called "Hidden Shadow" to its popular Too Good Multi Benefit Oil hair and body oil, with early sales starting October 7 at Isetan Shinjuku's Salon de Parfum 2026 and select stores before a wider rollout on October 13.
On September 16, 2026, Ivorish MAISON reopens at GRANSTA TOKYO with a full rebrand by creative agency BuddyCompass, introducing a "Sweets That Gift Memories" concept along with a redesigned logo, packaging, and a refreshed lineup of French toast-inspired sweets.
On Friday, September 18, a bistro called Le fiL and a gift shop and café called futo gift shop & cafe mejiro open together in Mejiro, Tokyo, a three-minute walk from Mejiro Station. Le fiL serves French- and Italian-based cooking on the first floor, while futo offers curated gifts and a café on the second floor.
From September 23 to 29, 2026, N.Y.C.SAND, popular at Daimaru Tokyo for its melty caramel, opens a pop-up shop at Daimaru Umeda, offering a limited-quantity "N.Y. Chestnut Cassis Caramel Sandwich" alongside its classic caramel sandwich and gift box.
Ahead of its October 9 opening, Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts has finalized the official catalog, original goods, and related events for its exhibition on Ming-dynasty calligraphy from the He Chuangshi Collection, Taipei, including a live calligraphy demonstration and a weekday sticker giveaway.
From October 2, beauty brand STELLA BEAUTE is running a holiday campaign called Jewel Holiday 2026, gifting an original jewelry box with purchases of select beauty devices, including a new hair iron launching November 2, while supplies last.
Chichibu Yumoto Buko Onsen in Yokoze, Saitama Prefecture, is introducing a "Kannon Loryu" sauna session and a "Chichibu Fudasho Bath" from September 18 to 30, 2026, plus original goshuincho bands sold at half price to pilgrims who have completed all 34 Chichibu Fudasho temples, to mark the final months of the once-every-12-years Chichibu Fudasho Year of the Horse Grand Kaicho, which runs through November.
NY-born brownie specialty store Fat Witch New York launches its Halloween Collection on September 15 at its Shimogamo (Kyoto) and Daikanyama (Tokyo) shops and online store, featuring monster-themed packaging, three seasonal flavors, and a new one-year "Brownie Passport" program.
Gakken Sta:Ful is releasing a new metal carabiner series shaped like the popular characters from mojojojo on September 15, 2026, offered in six colorful designs that add a playful touch to bags, keys, and other everyday items.
Opening Wednesday, September 16, 2026, the new GENDY Aoyama store moves to a fresh address along the same Kottodori street, debuting a "luxury, but not loud" interior alongside a store-exclusive Premium Bitter Caramel Bar.
From October 13, InterContinental Yokohama Grand is taking reservations for its 2026 Christmas cake lineup, led by the new dark chocolate "Sillage" alongside two returning favorites, plus stollen, a pound cake, mendiant chocolate and cookie tins.
Kurumido, a new souvenir sweets brand opening on Zenkoji's Nakamise-dori in Nagano on October 8, 2026, previews some of its walnut-based confections.
From October 2, 2026, Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan Official Cafe Lapoppo Links Umeda is releasing five new MYAKU-MYAKU mascots, including a portable mini version of the popular "MYAKU-MYAKU Soft" and four Cafe Mascots inspired by the cafe's own logo for the first time. Advance orders open September 18.
From September 16 to 25, Nagoya Marriott Associa Hotel's 15th-floor gift shop Crochet is selling a limited run of just 10 mooncakes a day, handmade by the dim sum chef of the hotel's Chinese restaurant Linka for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Suntory is rolling out 11 winter gift items for 2026, including SUNTORY WHISKY "AO" gift packaging, Ballantine's 17 Year Old Tribute Release, The Macallan Sherry Oak 12 Year Old, and Suntory Japanese Craft Gin "ROKU," available nationwide from early October.
Suntory will release its annual zodiac series in a Year of the Sheep design nationwide in limited quantities, starting with "Suntory Whisky Royal" and "Suntory Old Whisky" on November 4th, followed by "The Premium Malt's" zodiac design cans on November 24th.
Yamadaya Manju's Dogo Onsen Store and its attached café, Charaku, open an Autumn Flavors Fair on September 1, 2026, with a hojicha-and-chestnut shaved ice and new chestnut and sweet potato puddings. From October 1, a Charaku-exclusive Chestnut Anmitsu joins the lineup.
JR West has revealed the onboard merchandise lineup for the Hagi x Gintama Goyomi collaboration aboard sightseeing train Marumaru no Hanashi, including acrylic stands, keychains, and stickers priced from ¥660 to ¥1,320, on sale October 3 through December 20, 2026, along with a newly added collaboration pamphlet distributed on board.
JR West's ICOCA mascot Icochan the Platypus is teaming up with denim brand EDWIN for a five-item collaboration collection launching September 18 at JR West station shops and the Train Box online store. The lineup features plush toys, a mascot, a pouch, a mini tote bag, and a sneaker keyring, all built around EDWIN's signature denim details.
PATCH&PLAY, an embroidery and mending shop from Harajuku's NewMake creative community, pre-opens September 18 and holds its grand opening September 29 in the first-floor lobby of the newly renovated Tokyu Stay Shinjuku, launching with a limited run of original patches inspired by the shuttered jazz cafe DUG.
Seishin Tougei is releasing a miniature moss bonsai growing kit shaped like a matcha bowl, available in three glaze colors, on September 14, 2026. Priced at ¥1,600 before tax, it lets you enjoy a tea bowl's texture and craftsmanship alongside a small patch of real moss.
From September 18, 2026, Japanese confectionery maker Colombin is releasing "Sendai Date Sando," a Sendai-exclusive vanilla cream sandwich cookie made with moshio salt from Shiogama City and Madagascar vanilla, available at souvenir shops in JR Sendai Station and other locations.
From September 18 to December 1, 2026, the Dragon Quest Island Pop-Up Caravan brings original merchandise from the popular Nijigen no Mori attraction to a highway service area for the first time, setting up at Toyohama SA on the Takamatsu Expressway.
CAMSHOP.JP's "CIVIC History T-Shirt," printed with generations of Honda's Civic, adds black and dark beige colorways and goes on sale at a duty-free shop in Narita Airport Terminal 2 from late September 2026, with pre-orders open now on the official online shop.
L'espoir, the western confectionery brand from Kobe Fugetsudo, is releasing "Doux Grimoire," a Halloween-themed ゴーフレール chocolate collection packaged like a magic spellbook, at stores nationwide, select department stores, and its official online shop starting September 16, 2026.
Takachiho, a souvenir maker based in Nagano City, is releasing "Shinshu Ringo Shimishimi," a baumkuchen rusk soaked through with white chocolate and Nagano-grown apple juice, in stages from September 14, 2026, mainly at expressway service areas and roadside stations in the Hokushin area of Nagano Prefecture.
audio-technica MIMIO holds a 10-day pop-up event built around delivering heartfelt thanks at Ropponmatsu Tsutaya Shoten in Fukuoka from September 14 to 23, 2026, featuring a hands-on hearing assist earphone display, free illustrated flower cards, and a discount coupon for Aoyama Flower Market Ropponmatsu.
Chopsticks Studio Asakusa, a chopstick-making experience studio near Kaminarimon Gate in Tokyo's Asakusa, has welcomed more than 2,000 visitors in the roughly two months since its July 2026 opening, earning a 4.9 rating on OTAs such as Klook and GetYourGuide and a perfect 5.0 on Google Reviews.
Butter sweets brand Tokyo Takanawa Butterista marks its first anniversary with a new product, "Butter Bar," a rich two-layer butter cake for butter lovers, on sale for a limited time from September 16 to 22, 2026, at Daimaru Tokyo's MVP Sweets.
Nagano's Nemoto Yawataya Isogoro is expanding its shichimi can merchandise with three new items launching September 18, 2026 — puffy Local Petatto Stickers, a Shichimi Can Pin Badge, and a restocked 1/30-scale Kuruma-kan Mini model car for customizing everyday items.
Daimaru Tokyo Store rolls out an advance release of Tokyo Takanawa Butterista's two-layer Butter Bar, alongside Flower Picnic Cafe's hand-piped flower cookies and KINEEL's signature Rufleu Vanilla langue de chat, available for a limited time.
Fairmont Tokyo's 2026 holiday lineup, themed "Timeless Celebration," brings three Christmas cakes, gift-ready seasonal sweets, and two Christmas-inspired afternoon teas to the hotel's 35th-floor lounge Vue Mer, with reservations opening October 1.
From September 16 to 29, Grand Castella marks its 5th anniversary in Japan with a "Mochi QQ" pop-up shop at Yokohama Takashimaya — a new-genre baked sweet blending fluffy, poofy, and chewy textures across three flavors.
Fukuoka sweets brand Harapecolab is bringing back its Birthstone Tart (September Sapphire) ice cake, inspired by September's birthstones sapphire and kunzite, in a limited quantity from noon on September 11, 2026, through its official online store.
JTOPIA, one of Japan's largest online marketplaces for luxury traditional crafts, has begun selling pieces from two celebrated Arita ware kilns — Kakiemon-style specialist Jingama and yohen-technique kiln Shinemongama — at ONE OFF TOKYO, a select shop inside Daimaru Tokyo directly connected to Tokyo Station.
THE KAHALA Collection at The Kahala Hotel & Resort Yokohama is offering a limited-quantity "Macadamia Nut Chocolate Kona Coffee Blend" from September 19, 2026, pairing the hotel's signature macadamia nut chocolate with a coffee blend made using 40% Kona coffee.
From September 4 through November 30, 2026, Sushi, Tempura & Teppanyaki "Hagoromo" at Meiji Kinenkan is once again offering its popular takeout-only "Hagoromo's Steamed Chestnut Yokan," made with smooth Hokkaido red bean paste and plenty of chestnuts, priced at ¥2,430.
Dashi Okume, an additive-free dashi specialty store rooted in a Toyosu Market dried-goods wholesaler founded in 1871, will open its first Kanagawa Prefecture location at Yokohama Bay Quarter in December 2026, bringing original miso, seasonings, and a made-to-order dashi blending service.
From October 17, FAUCHON Hotel Kyoto is taking reservations for its 2026 Christmas lineup, including four original cakes, three hotel-made stollen with a new matcha and chestnut Premium flavor, and a chocolate Santa's Shoe.
FRANÇAIS is releasing Season's Mille-feuille Millefête, a new limited-edition mille-feuille layered with the flavors of autumn's harvest, in Caramel Raspberry and Sweet Potato Hazelnut, starting Friday, September 11, 2026.
Kobe Port Tower opened reservations on September 8 for entry tickets to "Moomin x Kobe Port Tower — a part of KOBE," a citywide Moomin-themed sightseeing event running October 10 to November 30, 2026, with two collaboration rooms at Hotel Okura Kobe also bookable from the same day.
Starting September 12, the long-established Toyama confectionery shop Nakao Seigetsudo celebrates the season with its Autumn Chestnut Festival, a lineup of four chestnut treats — daifuku, dorayaki, monaka and okowa — available at its stores in Takaoka and Toyama through the end of November.
The Chiba-based shop known for handmade chocolate made with marshmallows and dried fruit, plus okaki rice crackers from its sister company, opens its first Tokyo store on the 2nd floor of Machida Marui on September 15, 2026.
Tsukiji Chitose's seasonal Yaki-imo Mochi is back, wrapping soft Ayamurasaki sweet potato mochi around a rich Tanegashima Anno sweet potato filling blended with condensed milk, egg yolk, and butter for a sweet-potato-pie-like flavor. Available for a limited time at two Haneda Airport locations.
On September 9, Bensaiten moves its Nihonbashi fruit daifuku shop to Coredo Muromachi Terrace, launching a store-exclusive strawberry daifuku trio and a 10-day giveaway of Shizuoka Crown Melon daifuku for the first 100 customers each day.
PASONA HARBOR STAGE on Awaji Island in Hyogo Prefecture is giving guests attending its original ballet production Riburisu no Hon a free "Original Profile Card" featuring a dancer's own words and signature, from September 5 through 27, 2026.
Paper goods maker Maruai is launching the "Pochi-bukuro Omikuji Card," an omikuji-style fortune message card made to slip inside a pochi-bukuro money envelope, on October 13, 2026, for 330 yen (tax included).
Caramel confectionery specialty shop Caramel Ghost House brings its Halloween treats to Daimaru Tokyo Store for a seven-day pop-up from September 9 to 15, featuring the Caramel Party Box, Caramel Tuile, and Caramel Nuts Galette.
Ahead of its September 26, 2026 grand opening in Hakone, the forest sweets resort Hakone Tokinomi has revealed the retail, cafe, and takeout lineup for its Japanese chestnut confections, nut-filled galette, and freshly piped Mont Blanc.
From September 4, 2026, Fukuoka's Harapecolab releases a quantity-limited autumn edition of its Kobutsu no Kakera kohakuto candy, with flavors inspired by kinmokusei, cosmos, and other autumn flowers alongside mineral motifs.
From September 17, 2026, JR Hokkaido Fresh Kiosk releases 22 new original railway and Kitaca goods — including train-themed headmark stickers and rubber keychains, plus an eco bag and frost bottle featuring the Kitaca Ezo flying squirrel — available at Hokkaido Shikisaikan, Hokkaido Shiki Marché, and other locations.
The 13th edition of "Kobe-ichi," a pop-up gathering of local Kobe and Hyogo flavors, goods, and culture, runs at Daimaru Kobe from September 9 through September 14, 2026. Highlights include traditional sweets from the Kobe Senbei Association and a movie-themed zone marking 130 years since Japan's first movie screening, held in Kobe.
From September 25 to 27, 2026, GRANSTA YAESU inside JR Tokyo Station hosts the third annual "Nakatsugawa no Kurikinton LOVER," a pop-up shop offering a buffet-style tasting of 11 varieties of Nakatsugawa's famous kurikinton chestnut sweets alongside creative kurikinton-inspired treats.
Tante Annie, a Dutch-inspired baked goods brand in Nagasaki, is releasing a seasonal "Chestnut Creamy Cheesecake" made with Italian chestnuts starting September 7, 2026, available at its Huis Ten Bosch, Nagasaki Station, and Nagasaki Airport stores.
From September 4, Yokumoku's Nihombashi Mitsukoshi Main Store-exclusive aged fruitcake, Voyage de Fruits, gains an autumn-limited Marron (chestnut) flavor, sold weekends only through November 29, 2026.
L'AVENUE, a Kobe/Kitano patisserie led by chef Shigeo Hirai, is bringing its chocolate-centered sweets, including a Daimaru Kobe-exclusive item, to the department store.
From September 1, Mampei Hotel in Karuizawa is selling a Halloween cookie tin modeled after its historic Alps Wing, holding 11 Halloween- and autumn-themed cookies, alongside the returning Walnut Bitter Caramel Sandwich in a Halloween-limited package.
THE CITY BAKERY + Bar & Grill Gransta Tokyo opens inside Tokyo Station's Marunouchi ticket gates on September 16, offering Gransta-exclusive sandwiches, a Bar & Grill serving tapas, burgers, and pasta with drinks from 5 PM, and the store-only CB Cookie BOX souvenir.
TOYO KITCHEN STYLE opens reservations at 12:00 PM on September 5 for the 2026 Dolce&Gabbana x Fiasconaro panettone collection, adding three new flavors and a redesigned classic for a lineup of 14 items available in limited quantities.
Ichihatasan Yakushiji is releasing the third design in its "Monthly Omamori Bag" series at its popular omamori-making experience — from September 1, 2026, a limited moon-viewing-themed bag will be available, ready to be paired with a cord of your choice for a one-of-a-kind autumn amulet.
By popular demand, Uchida Farm in Setouchi City, Okayama Prefecture has extended its Furusato Nozei (hometown tax) donation periods for Shine Muscat grapes to September 30 and for the rare Muscat Jipang variety to September 15, 2026.
PRESS BUTTER SAND, the butter sand specialty shop operated by BAKE Inc., is opening its first Kokura-area store at Amu Plaza Kokura on September 10, 2026, with souvenir-friendly flavors and opening campaigns including a limited-edition sacoche gift and a new-member coupon.
YOKUMOKU's shake-style dessert COO-CHE, sold only at the Tokyo Station Ichibangai store, has sold out its daily quota ever since launch thanks to SNS buzz over its break-and-mix cookie experience, and will pause sales after October 31, 2026.
GORELAX, the totonoi sauna brand from Pine Create, is teaming up with Okinawa's Orion Beer on a new collaboration collection — seven kinds of unisex items, including printed T-shirts and an embroidered cap, sold exclusively at general stores and variety shops across Okinawa Prefecture starting late August 2026.
Seishin Tougei's new ceramic growing kit lets turf sprout and grow like hair on samurai, geisha, and ninja figures, with all three designs going on sale nationwide and online on August 24, 2026 for ¥1,300 before tax.
Hilton Tokyo Odaiba is opening a new takeout-only shop, LE CHOU CHOU -SWEETS & DELI-, on September 15, 2026, offering chef-crafted sweets, bread, and delicatessen items as part of the hotel's full-property renovation.
Touhou Yaoyorozu Shoten has revealed its new Touhou Project merchandise for two Chichibu events this August — Atsumare Touhou Station 2026 on August 29–30 and the Hakurei Shrine Reitaisai Branch Version on August 30 — including acrylic stands pairing Chichibu's mascots with Touhou Project characters and new acrylic figures of Reimu Hakurei and Marisa Kirisame.
From August 26, 2026, Malebranche Kyoto Kitayama is adding "Rich Mont Blanc" to its long-running Mont Blanc specialty, layering a denser chestnut cream, a lightly salted fresh cream with a buttery aroma, and chopped chestnuts for a deeper, more concentrated chestnut flavor.
GranSta Tokyo's underground shopping area at Tokyo Station reopens at 10:00 AM on September 16, 2026 as the "Underground Marunouchi Ticket Gate Area," bringing together 26 shops — including 10 new brands and 13 exclusive to Tokyo Station — alongside a new art space, an opening sticker giveaway, and a JRE POINT campaign.
Tokyo confectionery brand La Maison SHIROKANE will begin selling its Halloween Collection from September 1, 2026, at stores nationwide and its online shop, featuring jack-o'-lantern, ghost, and black cat motifs across a new cream cake, gift boxes, a book-shaped assortment, tablets, and chocolat sandwiches.
Le Chocolat Alain Ducasse, the Paris-born chocolate specialty shop from chef Alain Ducasse, opens its seventh Japanese boutique — and first in Kyushu — at Iwataya Honten in Fukuoka on September 16, alongside sister brand Le Biscuit Alain Ducasse.
Capsule toy maker Qualia Co., Ltd. is holding the niccolino POPUP SHOP "niccolino Festival" at Tokyo Station Ichibangai's Ichiban Plaza from August 21 to 27, 2026, with venue-limited games, new merchandise, and gift campaigns.
Starting September 2, 2026, Cheese Garden is releasing the seasonal Goyotei Japanese Chestnut Cheesecake — a baked cheesecake combining Japanese chestnut paste with the inner skin left on for a fragrant, elegant autumn flavor — available at all stores and online through late October.
Dazaifu City and Nishi-Nippon Railroad have released the 2026 batch of "Dazaifu Plum Cider" on August 19, now in its 11th year. Made from plum syrup produced by Fukuoka Agricultural High School students using plums harvested at the Dazaifu Government Office Ruins, 40,000 bottles are going on sale across Fukuoka Prefecture, including two new retailers.
GODIVA's autumn 2026 limited baked sweets lineup goes on sale August 26, featuring the Moon-Viewing series' first cookie assortment alongside a Mont Blanc langue de chat cookie assortment and an Anno sweet potato tigre assortment.
GODIVA Japan's "Autumn Collection" arrives at GODIVA shops, cafés, and its online store nationwide from August 26, 2026, featuring moon- and rabbit-motif chocolates inspired by autumn moon-viewing.
La Maison SHIROKANE, a Western confectionery shop in Tokyo's Shirokane, introduces its autumn/winter collection of seasonal chocolat sand flavors, tablet chocolates, an apple and chestnut tart, and limited-edition baked sweets, arriving nationwide on September 7.
Universal Studios Japan unveils Back to Hogwarts food and merchandise at The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, including a 25th-anniversary Butterbeer mug from September 1, plus collectible pouches and a stained-glass sun catcher from September 9, alongside house-themed apparel.
Hotel Metropolitan's Cake & Bakery Shop in Ikebukuro is offering autumn-limited sweets made with seasonal figs, Shine Muscat, apples, and chestnuts from September 1, 2026, including new creations and a fan-favorite treat featured on TV last year.
Sanrio Puroland marks WISH ME MELL's 15th anniversary with the "WISH ME MELL 15TH ANNIVERSARY" event from September 18, 2026 to March 31, 2027, featuring a new ribbon-covered costume, a birthday live with guest artist Mai Kuraki, a renewed photo spot, and anniversary goods.
TAIMATSU's fragrance brand YOKAI JAPAN has opened a new Perfume Shop on Ichinenzaka in Kyoto, its second location after Asakusa, offering scents inspired by the atmosphere and culture of the historic streets of Higashiyama.
From October 1 to 31, 2026, Bread & Sweets shop Patisserie Edmont at Hotel Metropolitan Edmont will offer two Halloween-themed pumpkin treats, a witch's-hat-shaped piece cake and a Hokkaido pumpkin pie, perfect for teatime or as a gift.
Daimaru Tokyo's latest sweets lineup features the debut of LEAF et BEURRE, a brand devoted to the aroma of tea and butter, alongside the popular Hawaiian malasada shop Hawaiian Sweets Company and a black truffle butter sablé from Nakameguro's Hiroo Hyogetsudo.
Nadaman is offering two Japanese-style bentos for Respect for the Aged Day — the delivery-only frozen "Keiju," designed as a gift for family living far apart, and the festive "Kotobuki no Zen," sold for a limited time at Nadaman shops and via mail order.
chez Shibata and Piyorin have teamed up on a second cookie tin, the "Piyorin Doll Tin," a gold-toned collaboration box packed with eight varieties of cookies. It goes on sale August 20, 2026, exclusively at Piyorin Village in Nagoya.
Chopsticks Studio Shibuya, a chopstick-making experience studio five minutes on foot from Shibuya Station, opened on August 1, 2026, with an expanded group reception system for school trips, corporate training, and inbound tour and MICE groups, accommodating up to 44 guests at once across ten sessions a day.
Edogoshiya has launched a lineup of eight Japanese-grown flavored teas featuring Sanrio Characters, available now at pop-up events and the online store ahead of a nationwide release on September 7.
Izu Shaboten Zoo and IZUKYU CORPORATION are releasing a second round of limited collaboration mascots pairing the zoo's popular capybara with the Resort 21 train, available exclusively through crane games at the zoo and Izu-Kogen Station starting August 20, 2026.
Mimirin, a brand founded by 24-year-old Mina Ichikawa that turns retired kimono into teddy bears and gifts, opened its first physical store in Kyoto's Gion district on August 8, 2026, following a crowdfunding campaign that reached 110% of its goal.
Online printing service Graphic has released Mini Canvas Print, a palm-sized canvas art print that can be ordered starting from a single piece, with five size options for photos and illustrations.
Sun Hoseki's beloved character Hoppe-chan takes over THE SHIBUYA SOUVENIR STORE at RAYARD MIYASHITA PARK from August 7 to August 31, 2026, with a limited-time pop-up featuring marker keychains, restocked water-in stickers, gal-style figures, and a Mount Fuji-themed souvenir item.
To celebrate its sixth anniversary in July 2026, the environmentally conscious resort hotel LOCAL BASE in Miyakojima is giving away original acrylic keychains at its in-house shop LB Market starting August 11.
Museum Box, an online shop for museum merchandise from around the world, opens pre-orders on August 14, 2026 for its sixth collection — a lineup of notebooks, snow domes, a tote bag, and a silk scarf inspired by Renoir and Cezanne paintings held by the Musée d'Orsay and Musée de l'Orangerie.
Caramel Ghost House, the caramel confectionery specialty shop, has released a new treat — the Caramel Tuile, a crisp cookie sandwiching a caramel-chocolate cream — now available at its Kawasaki and Shinjuku locations.
Kotobukian's new "Kyo Piri Pari" cheese senbei launches at three shops inside Kyoto Station on August 1, combining cheese cream, dashi umami, and Gion Ajikou's fiery golden ichimi chili for a distinctly Kyoto souvenir.
Tamayose, the modern Japanese confectionery brand run by Maruya Co., Ltd., has released the Matcha Fukiyose Sweet Can Mini, a ¥1,728 tin filled with an assortment of matcha wagashi, available for a limited time while supplies last.
Abeno Harukas Kintetsu Main Store will host the Shimane edition of its Harukas Nippon Expo from August 26 to September 1, 2026, bringing the prefecture's food, crafts, and culture to every floor, including a gourmet fair, a Club Tourism travel consultation, and a Lafcadio Hearn-themed evening of ghost stories.
Wagokoro Co., Ltd. has opened Ise Jingu Oharai-machi Kanzashiya Wargo, the brand's first store in the area, on Oharai-machi street near Ise Jingu's Naiku in Ise City, Mie Prefecture. The kanzashi specialty store offers handmade hair ornaments that blend traditional Japanese craftsmanship with modern design, drawn from an area that welcomes around 8 million visitors a year.
Butter Butler is holding a limited-time pop-up inside JR Tokyo Station through September 27, 2026, featuring a pop-up-exclusive new treat, Butter Kugelhopf (Orange), made with candied orange peel and a lemon glaze.
Buttery Honten, a butter-focused patisserie near Nagoya Station, welcomes summer with a new Fresh Butter Sandwich filled with cream cheese butter cream and Shine Muscat, plus a Lemon Madeleine arriving later in August.
From August 12 to 18, 2026, Mie Prefecture's Akafuku brings its refreshing seasonal treat "Akafuku Mizu Yokan," along with sweets from its Isuzu Chaya brand, to Tsuruya Department Store's main building in Kumamoto.
Daimaru Tokyo's sweets floor welcomes Bankaku Sohonpo's new "LOVE ikaty! TOKYO" squid chips, making their first appearance nationwide, alongside the pop-up-exclusive "LOVE ebby! TOKYO" shrimp chips and a realistic vegetable-shaped sweet bread from Korean brand JUNGNAMMI.
Wagokoro's chopstick and chopstick-rest brand Hashiya Mansaku is adding "Hakue-bashi," gold- and silver-lacquered chopsticks handcrafted using Fukui Prefecture's Wakasa-nuri technique, to its lineup starting Friday, August 7, at its stores and on "The Ichi" online shop.
Yumoto Takubokutei in Hakodate's Yunokawa Onsen is offering the "Wander in a Yukata — A Shrine Visit Stroll" stay plan, which includes a ticket to exchange for a season-limited papercut goshuin at nearby Yukura Shrine. The current summer design, available only through August, depicts a rabbit spirit gazing up at a wind chime amid plumeria, bellflowers, and vinca.
AQUARIUM×ART átoa in Kobe is releasing the second round of its 5th Anniversary Commemorative Ticket from August 17, 2026, a 500-ticket limited edition featuring a Humboldt penguin design and a matching can badge. The first round, featuring an Asian small-clawed otter, sold out in about a month.
Since launching on May 20, 2026, ZEN Co., Ltd.'s DALULU character keychains, which blend Japan's daruma lucky charm with the twelve zodiac animals, have proven a hit with buyers. The mascots are now available at ZEN's online store, several Don Quijote locations, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building's north observation deck.
Ken's Cafe Tokyo is adding a new East-meets-West sweet to its lineup, "Premium Chocolate Yokan," combining chocolate with the smooth texture of traditional red bean paste, available from August 8 at Tokyo stores and pop-up shops nationwide.
Tokyo's an-butter sweets specialty shop Okada Kinsei Anbataya returns to Sunste Okayama for a limited-time pop-up from August 5 (Wednesday) through August 18 (Tuesday), 2026, one year after its previous visit, bringing the Uji Matcha Galette and Anbuta Pan to Okayama for the first time alongside the shop's signature Anbuta Financier.
Royal Copenhagen introduces Bespoke, a limited-time, limited-quantity service that hand-paints a chosen name inside a cup, available across four items from three collections through the official online store and the Shin-Marunouchi Building store.
Hokkaido chocolate maker ROYCE' Confect is opening a pop-up shop at Daimaru Fukuoka Tenjin's "Summer Hokkaido Exhibition" from August 5 to 17, 2026, offering nama chocolate, potato chip chocolate, and other limited-quantity treats.
Uema Kashiten is turning the popular Chiikawa x SUPPAIMAN collaboration design — Chiikawa, Hachiware, and Usagi dressed as SUPPAIMAN — into merchandise for the first time, with five items across 12 varieties including T-shirts, keychains, and mascots arriving August 7, 2026.
Japan Koki Corporation's food brand GINZA TOKYO opens its first shop, GINZA TOKYO 樂 gaku, as a limited-time pop-up at Daimaru Fukuoka Tenjin from August 12 to 18, 2026, offering Japanese wagashi and tea crafted from domestic ingredients.
Ahead of Japan's up to nine-day Obon holiday, JR Nagoya Takashimaya is rolling out new and summer-limited sweets to enjoy chilled, Nagoya specialty souvenirs, and bento boxes with prepared quantities increased by more than 20 percent after strong Golden Week sales.
Cheese sweets specialty store "Cheese is..." will hold a pop-up event at Hankyu Umeda Main Store's basement Tree Terrace from August 5 to 11, 2026, marking its first appearance in the Kansai region.
From July 29 to August 16, 2026, Hankyu Umeda Main Store's basement food floors present "Hankyu Summer Homecoming Gifts," featuring ready-to-serve Obon feasts, cooling sweets, and Hankyu-exclusive treats well suited as gifts for family and friends.
Two new pieces are joining Lisa Larson's "Nippon no Lisa Neko" series — the mountain-themed "Mata Tabi no Neko - Yama" and water-themed "Mata Tabi no Neko - Mizu" — marking the traveling cats' first appearance in Shigaraki ware, now available at the Tonkachi Store.
Oyatsu Company and jewelry brand U-TREASURE are releasing miniature pure gold versions of Baby-Star Ramen noodles and the BUTAMEN fork, each limited to 500 pieces worldwide, with pre-orders open from July 30 to September 9, 2026.
A new Sablé Assortment featuring two of PIERRE HERMÉ PARIS's signature sablé flavors is now available exclusively at the Daimaru Tokyo boutique, packaged in a box illustrated by French artist Soledad Bravi.
Village & Hotel Shima Chichukaimura in Shima, Mie Prefecture, will launch the long-run stay campaign CAMINO SHIMA on August 1, 2026, inviting visitors to spend one more night enjoying Shima's food, scenery, and Mediterranean-style village through five experiences linking the Ise pilgrimage with Spain's Camino de Santiago.
Tachibana E-Shuhan's new "Mugen no Goun Mikuji Vol. 1" whisky lottery goes on sale July 30, 2026, limited to 466 entries at 4,980 yen each. Every draw delivers a bottle, with prizes ranging from Taketsuru 21 Years Old Pure Malt to Hakushu 12 and Hibiki Japanese Harmony.
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A new Sand Cookie [Caramel & White Chocolate] and a Sand Cookie Assort 10-Piece box join woofie's lineup on August 1, 2026, available exclusively at Iito Lumine Shinjuku for a limited time.
Calpis Co., Ltd. is releasing "Calpis Tokusen Butter Kinsei Orange Peel Butter," a new flavor developed with wine specialist Enoteca, in limited quantities from August 3 through the Tokusen Butter online shop and Enoteca Online.
Daska & Desiree is bringing its cheese sweets brand "Cheese is..." back for a second round of pop-up stores at five locations nationwide starting August 2026, including its first appearance in the Kansai region at Hankyu Umeda Main Store.
DOLCE FELICE's popular Tokyo Suica's Penguin Cream Sandwich Cookie is back on in-person sale, now available in limited quantities at NewDays+HANAGATAYA Gransta Tokyo Keiyo Street Store from July 1, 2026, following the closure of its previous storefront.
Wagokoro Co., Ltd. will simultaneously open a Hashiya Mansaku chopstick specialty store and a second Hokusai Graphic Japanese umbrella store in Asakusa's おまいり町 in late August 2026, expanding its store count in the area to four.
Maple confectionery specialty store HELLO MAPLI, inside JR Nagoya Takashimaya, is releasing its first new item since opening — Maple Fleur, a flower-shaped assorted sable cookie tin combining maple, pistachio chocolate, and hazelnut chocolate — from Saturday, August 1, 2026.
To mark the "Girl with a Pearl Earring" exhibition at Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka, confectionery brand Henri Charpentier and the Mauritshuis have collaborated on a limited original tin assortment of madeleines, matcha petit gâteau, and Hyogo chestnut marron cake, going on sale August 3, 2026.
Ichihatasan Yakushiji is releasing the second design in its "Monthly Omamori Bag" series at its popular omamori-making experience — from August 1, 2026, a limited sunflower-themed bag will be available, ready to be paired with a cord of your choice for a one-of-a-kind summer amulet.
Izasa Nakatani Honpo, the Nara sushi brand known for kakinoha-zushi, begins selling a limited "Asuka" assortment through its online shop and Kintetsu station stores to mark the World Heritage listing of the Ancient Capitals of Asuka and Fujiwara.
The limited-edition Okayama-Grown Shine Muscat Ice Bar from the JR PREMIUM SELECT SETOUCHI series returns for another year, going on sale August 4, 2026 at JR West station stores and 7-Eleven locations across western Japan and the Tokyo metropolitan area.
Morozoff adds "Tsutenkaku® Sable" to its Take-Home Tsutenkaku® lineup, a new Osaka souvenir combining butter and cocoa sablé cookies, going on sale in stages from August 5, 2026 in three sizes to mark Tsutenkaku's 70th anniversary.
Shiseido Parlour is opening a pop-up shop at Atre Kichijoji's main building from July 30 to August 17, 2026, offering its signature Western confections, seasonal limited items, and retort pouch products that bring the restaurant's traditional flavors home.
Tokyo Banana is opening a month-long pop-up store at the event space inside JR Tokyo Station's HANAGATAYA GranSta Tokyo Central Passage Shop from August 1 to 31, 2026, featuring the new Banyana Zaku Sand cookie sandwich, a 35th anniversary Double Banana flavor, and other Tokyo Banana classics.
Kamaboko no Kanezaki, the long-established Sendai maker of sasa kamaboko, is holding a collaboration with the anime Haikyu!! from August 1 to August 31, 2026, featuring newly drawn artwork of Hinata Shoyo and Kageyama Tobio visiting Kanezaki Sohonten Sasakama-kan, limited-edition kamaboko sets with bonus novelties, and original goods such as acrylic figure stands and a B2 half tapestry, available at Kanezaki stores in Sendai, Fukushima, Yamagata, and Morioka as well as online.
Kanzashi-ya WARGO Yufuin Kinrinko, a new hairpin specialty store from Wagokoro Co., Ltd., grand-opened on July 24, 2026, in the Kinrinko area of Yufuin, Oita Prefecture, becoming the company's third brand store in the area and bringing traditional Japanese kanzashi craftsmanship to visitors.
Premium matcha brand SHOGUN releases an easy-to-make latte mix in Uji matcha and hojicha flavors on July 27, 2026, letting fans enjoy quality Japanese tea lattes just by mixing with milk.
Hassenkaku, part of the Saibu Gas Group, has begun selling its first-ever original keychain capsule toy machine since the restaurant's founding in 1967, offered for a limited time at Tenjin Sky Beer Garden and modeled after its long-loved dishes.
Sankt Gallen brewery has begun general sales of its "Kuroneko no Okimochi" (Black Cat Feelings) beers, "Omedeto" and "Arigato," previously available only through LINE Gift, featuring a rescued black cat that now lives with the brewery's staff.
From August 15 to 19, 2026, Kanze Noh Theater in GINZA SIX marks its annual summer festival with hands-on mask experiences, daily workshops, large-screen film presentations, and original Noh-inspired goods, all with support for international visitors.
YURURITO's Kinmokusei (osmanthus) line from Global Product Planning welcomes a new Rice Bran Bath Powder made with rice bran extract from Yamagata's Tsuyahime rice for a cloudy, fragrant soak, plus a gift set paired with the new Kinmokusei Tea scent, both on sale from July 22.
Bushu Kawagoe-ya, a Japanese culture teahouse offering udon meals, tea and sweets, artful interiors, a photo experience, and souvenirs, has opened along Taisho Roman Yume Dori in Kawagoe, Saitama, as a stop designed to fit easily into a day of sightseeing.
Osaka confectionery brand Gokan launches "Kyaramoko Uma!!" on August 1, 2026, a dacquoise made with two kinds of almonds, black soybean kinako, and kudzu starch, filled with housemade caramel cream and sold at Entree Marche Shin-Osaka Chuo-guchi inside Shin-Osaka Station.
Jindaiji Shokubunka Henshu-shitsu in Chofu City, Tokyo, is launching "Kakudaishi Dorayaki," a treat inspired by the yakuyoke figure Kakudaishi, on weekends and public holidays from July 18, 2026. The dorayaki was planned by four women in their late 40s and early 50s who reskilled in food culture at Kyoto University of the Arts, and is made by the 115-year-old Nagasaki confectionery shop Okita.
Wagokoro Co., Ltd. is set to open Yufuin Kinrinko Kanzashiya Wargo, a new kanzashi (hair ornament) specialty store, in the Kinrinko area of Yufu City, Oita Prefecture, in late July 2026. The store will be the brand's third location in the Yufuin Kinrinko area, joining Yufuin Kinrinko Hokusai Graphic and Yufuin Kinrinko musumusu.
Kobe Port Tower and Dick Bruna TABLE add Miffy tote bags, keyholders, stickers, and other Day and Night themed goods, plus new collaboration food and a city-wide stamp rally, to their Kobe Waterfront summer event running July 30 to September 30, 2026.
Okamedo, a long-standing wagashi shop in Toyohashi, Aichi, brings back its summer-only jonamagashi "Uchiage Hanabi 6-Renpatsu," born during the pandemic and a hit with about 5,000 sold last year, with online pre-sales from mid-July and limited in-store sales from August.
Shimamasu Honpo has launched the "Uchinaa T-Shirt," an original design by Okinawa-based art director Kyoko Shimabukuro that reworks the "Shimamasu" salt brand logo into an everyday fashion piece, now available at San-A stores across Okinawa.
Yokohama Vanilla, the Yokohama-born gift sweets brand, is unveiling its fireworks-themed 2026 Summer-Limited Shopper for the first time, available free with qualifying purchases starting July 17, 2026, at its Yokohama Takashimaya store and seasonal pop-up locations.
From July 16 to 26, 2026, Gallery CABaN NEWoMan Yokohama and CABaN Fukuoka are hosting an exhibition for "GIFTSHOP," a new Paris-born culture-souvenir brand inspired by the city's celebrated restaurants and cafes, with apparel, accessories, and a complimentary postcard gift for buyers.
From July 29 to August 11, 2026, Hankyu Umeda Main Store's Koto Koto Stage 12 hosts "THE BON," a pop-up featuring modern Buddhist altar goods, unique memorial candles and incense, and seasonal gifts for the whole family.
Due to popular demand, Fukuoka's Harapecolab is bringing back its "Birthstone Tart - July Ruby," an ice tart topped with hand-cut kohakutou styled after July's birthstone, for online sale starting at noon on July 10, 2026, while supplies last.
Hashiya Mansaku Fushimi Inari, a new chopstick and chopstick-rest specialty store from Wagokoro Co., Ltd., grand-opened on July 12, 2026, along the approach to Fushimi Inari Taisha in Kyoto, becoming the company's 10th store in the Kyoto area and bringing traditional Japanese craft goods to domestic and international visitors.
Starting July 15, Maruyama Coffee's stores and online store are offering the "Maruyama Coffee Original Karuizawa Coffee Doughnut," a retro, simple fried doughnut made to pair with dark roast coffee.
Starting Friday, July 10, Meiji Kinenkan's online shop is adding a new "Shio Monaka Ice" 6-piece set with matcha, hojicha, and kuromitsu kinako flavors, alongside its existing vanilla and black sesame lineup.
Mineral cafe Mineral Muru is holding its first Kanto-region exhibition and sale of minerals, gemstones, and fossils at Stella Gallery Shinjuku on July 18-19, 2026, including a gemstone kaleidoscope-making workshop and a signing event with "The Jeweler's Maid" illustrator Chika Yamase to mark the manga's reprint.
Nihonbashi Sembikiya Sohonten is adding three new items to its "Natural-rich" fully ripe fruit jelly line, made with Alphonso mango and Okayama white peach, available individually or as a two-piece gift set.
LOTTE ARAI RESORT in Myoko, Niigata Prefecture is opening PIERRE HERMÉ PARIS's first permanent eat-in and retail space in the Hokushin'etsu region, offering macarons, cakes, and gift items from July 15, 2026, along with a launch campaign featuring resort stays and other prizes.
A new limited-edition handkerchief design joins Wako's popular collaboration with the German chenille-weave brand FEILER, available exclusively at Wako Ginza starting July 2026.
Starting July 17, 2026, Fukui Station is offering a new capsule toy featuring acrylic keychains that pair playful Fukui dialect phrases with cute illustrations of local stations, trains, and station staff.
Kasho Sanzen, the Sendai confectioner behind Hagi no Tsuki, is releasing a limited-time Haikyu!! collaboration lineup featuring newly drawn artwork of Date Tech High School's Aone Takanobu and Futakuchi Kenji on the Date Emaki sweet, alongside returning items themed around Tsukishima Kei and Oikawa Tooru, on sale at JR Sendai Station from August 11 to August 25, 2026.
Japanese-pear specialty sweets brand Nashiré opens reservations on July 4, 2026 (Pear Day) for a two-layer Rifu pear cheesecake gift supervised by Michelin-starred Omotesando dessert shop EMMÉ. Only 28 whole cakes will be made in 2026, with part of the proceeds supporting regional initiatives in Miyagi Prefecture.
With just three days to go before its Tohoku debut, Ukiyoe Immersive Art Exhibition AOMORI has confirmed extended hours until 8 PM on its July 11 opening day, alongside a new pop-up shop from Hirosaki select store Kusamura offering Aomori crafts and exhibition-exclusive goods.
KingFarmCafe in Aichi Prefecture introduces Frozen Baum Setouchi Lemon, a summer-only baumkuchen meant to be enjoyed straight from the freezer, balancing citrus tartness with white chocolate in both whole-cake and mini gift formats.
Yagokoro Sake Bar Jizake no Yakata, a shop where visitors can taste and choose Shinshu sake to take home, reopens July 11, 2026 in Hirugami Onsen, Achi Village — giving stargazing visitors more to enjoy before and after taking in Japan's best starry sky.
Chez Shibata is releasing a new cookie tin built around its fermented butter cookies and Nagoya's beloved sweet Piyorin, going on sale July 8 with a pop-up at Nagoya Station ahead of a wider rollout.
Fusosha is releasing the "Momotaro Dentetsu" Travel Stamp Book on August 6, 2026, a pocket-sized book for collecting stamps from stations, airports, and sightseeing spots, complete with a Japan map, packing checklist, and a stamp quiz drawn from the long-running "Momotaro Dentetsu" game series.
From July 8 to July 22, 2026, Tokyo Milk Cheese Factory holds a pop-up event at JR Tokyo Station Square ZERO, offering an exclusive Cow Cow Sundae Mix Strawberry flavor alongside the brand's popular cheese cookies.
At Nagoya's Denki Bunka Kaikan, the Aurora and Forest Story Exhibition (July 11 to August 30, 2026) will feature a Nordic Marketplace selling curated goods and foods from Finland, Sweden, Denmark, and other Nordic countries, with items from Moomin, Finlayson, Lovi, and more.
Kuhara Honke, maker of the popular "Kayanoya Dashi" seasoning, is opening its first Ikebukuro-area store on the basement food floor of Tobu Department Store Ikebukuro on July 31, 2026, with a limited-edition shio koji to mark the occasion.
Yokohama's beloved shumai maker Kiyoken adds two new official GREEN×EXPO 2027 licensed items - a pork-free vacuum-packed tuna shumai and a brown sugar pineapple cake - both arriving July 3, 2026.
A new frozen baked cheesecake supervised by cheese tart specialty store PABLO layers smooth cheesecake with a hidden apricot sauce, arriving through a collaboration with Adelie Co., Ltd. The online-exclusive treat is available now at a gift specialty shop and other online gift retailers for 2,600 yen (tax included) per box of six.
To celebrate Piyorin's 15th anniversary on July 1, 2026, a limited-edition "15th Anniversary Piyorin" made with Aichi-grown Aikirari strawberries goes on sale from July 15 to 29 at Piyorin Shop, Piyorin Shop Atelier, and Piyorin Village near Nagoya Station.
nana's green tea is running an online-store-only bulk-buy sale on its warabi mochi gift boxes from July 1 to August 31, 2026, offering discounts of up to 10% for larger orders during the summer gift season.
To mark its 88th anniversary, Noboribetsu Grand Hotel in Hokkaido is offering "88"-themed discounts and limited sets at its restaurant, gift shop, café, and bar from July 1 to December 20, 2026.
A new confectionery brand SORANOA, from Kobe-based 昭栄株式会社 (Shoei Co., Ltd.) and its Kobe Roman label, is launching five flavors of colorful cream-filled pie sandwiches at Itami, Kobe, and Kansai International Airports from July 1, 2026, for a limited time.
Takara Shuzo's regional craft chuhai "Takara CRAFT <Yoichi-Grown Niagara>" has taken the Gold Award at the 5th Hokkaido Souvenir Grand Prix, hosted by FM NORTH WAVE.
Tachibana E-Shuhan's new "Shichifuku Gouun Mikuji Vol. 1" whisky lottery goes on sale July 1, 2026, limited to 466 entries at 6,980 yen each. Every draw delivers a bottle, with prizes ranging from The Macallan 1824 Collection to Hakushu 12 and Yamazaki 12.
Calbee's Kansai-limited "Kansai-Aji Roman" series is adding a new flavor inspired by Kyoto's chirimen sansho, supervised by Harema, the long-established shop credited as the birthplace of the beloved Kyoto specialty.
Kyoto Uji-based roasted green tea specialty shop HOHO HOJICHA will hold a limited 14-day pop-up store at JR Kyoto Isetan department store, featuring its debut Gokujo Hoho Pudding alongside popular sweets, award-winning teas, and hojicha latte products.
Kamakura-born chocolate brand MAISON CACAO is releasing the seventh edition of its monthly terroir chocolate series on July 1, 2026, featuring Colombian cacao paired with black sugar from Hateruma Island, Okinawa, in a limited run of 800 individually numbered boxes wrapped in artisan washi paper from the Nao Handmade Washi workshop.
Matsuzakaya Ueno's "Hoppetown" food floor hosts a series of weekly pop-up events throughout July, bringing together sought-after shops including 船橋屋 (Funabashiya), 舟和 (Funawa), and 亀十 (Kamejuu), alongside special eel bento for Doyo no Ushi Day and seasonal sweets.
Kiyomasa Seika's Shiro Kifujin brand has unveiled a summer-limited frozen chocolate banana in two flavors at its Kumamoto stores, along with an in-store cotton candy decoration experience and nationwide cold delivery through its official online shop.
Buttery Honten, a butter-focused patisserie near Nagoya Station, launches new summer sweets on July 2, including a revamped lemon cookie tin and limited-quantity peach desserts.
Ginza Wako Annex introduces a summer lineup of new sweets including a limited-edition Premier Mango cake, frozen parfait assortment, Shimizu Hakutou compote jelly, and drinkable fruit jelly.
Starting July 6, the Morinaga antenna shop inside Tokyo Station's Tokyo Okashi Land is debuting a sparkling summer drink made with Ice Box and four tropical fruits, alongside popular exclusive Tokyo souvenirs including Matsuri Hi-Chew.
A charming lineup of tableware and accessories featuring the Suica Penguin in a town Chinese restaurant theme goes on sale at TRAINIART stores from July 3, 2026, with regional designs for Tochigi and an exclusive Kanagawa set available online.
Starting July 1, 2026, Kamakura Wich introduces a passion fruit and pineapple seasonal flavor, a discounted summer shipping campaign, and a new store opening at Cubic Plaza Shin-Yokohama.
Hashiya Mansaku, a specialty store for chopsticks and chopstick rests rooted in Japanese traditional craftsmanship, is set to open a new location in the Fushimi Inari area of Kyoto in mid-July 2026, marking Wagokoro Co., Ltd.'s 10th store in the Kyoto region.
Fair trade brand People Tree is expanding its popular yokan lineup with a new coffee flavor, blending organic coffee from Peru with muscovado sugar and specially cultivated Hokkaido azuki beans. Available from June 26, 2026, at the People Tree Jiyugaoka store, online shop, and nationwide retailers.
Saburoubei, the beloved Ishikawa restaurant chain with 75 years of history, is now offering an online-exclusive gift set featuring its signature all-purpose sauce and torikawa (braised chicken skin), ideal for summer gift-giving.
Toit Vert, a regional food brand in Kuromatsunai, Hokkaido, is releasing a new flavor called "Toit Vert Rich Ice — Double Cheese Indulgence" on June 24, 2026, available through the official EC site and select retailers.
FiOLATTE, the latte sweets specialty brand at Shinagawa Station, releases a new limited-time galette filled with a gently chewy matcha filling, available in a 6-piece box from July 1, 2026.
Starting July 17, 2026, GENDY in Ginza will offer The Premium Bitter Caramel Madeleine in limited daily quantities, with reservations opening at the store from June 26.
北斎グラフィック, a Japanese umbrella brand known for traditional waji-patterned designs, has opened a new store on Subana-dori in Enoshima, marking its first location in the Shonan/Enoshima area.
Fukuoka-based sweets brand Melting Pot Harapecolab Co., Ltd. is releasing a July limited-edition ruby-themed ice tart and kohakuto candy starting June 25, 2026 at noon, exclusively through their online store.
Jabaraizu Kitayama, a company specializing in products made from the village's signature "jabara" citrus, has launched a new capsule toy machine available exclusively within Kitayama Village in Wakayama Prefecture.
Moomin Valley Park in Hanno, Saitama is hosting the summer event "Water Play in Moomin Valley" from July 3 to September 6, 2026, with exclusive cool menus, new goods, and a cool towel giveaway for kids.
Starting July 2, 2026, JR-Cross Retail Company is launching a special collaboration collection between Suica's Penguin and OJAGA DESIGN, a handmade leather brand known for hand-stitching layered leather pieces into three-dimensional works of art.
To celebrate Piyorin's 15th anniversary, a special memorial book packed with history, collaboration highlights, and bonus merchandise goes on sale July 27, 2026.
The "Rich Meat Pie with Black Truffle" from Japanese D2C brand THE ROAST BEEF has received the OMOTENASHI Selection 2026 award, recognized for its quality, storytelling, and potential for international appeal.
Atelier Ukai, the pastry shop by the ukai restaurant group, is releasing a limited edition "フールセック・プティフルール缶" exclusively at the Louvre Museum Exhibition "Renaissance" special shop at the National Art Center Tokyo, from September 9 to December 13, 2026.
Butter Butler is heading to the Hankyu Umeda Main Store for a limited-time pop-up from June 22 to 30, 2026, bringing exclusive new items including the バターパイダマンド 紅茶 — available only at this event.
Three ribbon-decorated Chiikawa character baumkuchen from specialty shop Katanukiya go on sale at Chiikawa Land locations from July 3, 2026, featuring Chiikawa in strawberry, Hachiware in milk, and Usagi in maple flavors.
Funabashiya, the Tokyo confectionery that has stood beside Kameido Tenjin Shrine since 1805, is releasing a rare domestically produced wisteria honey in limited quantities at its flagship store starting June 25, 2026.
The popular Hamster Monaka from Kyoto confectionery Aoki Kouetsudo gets a limited-edition salt butter an filling, available from June 19, 2026 in the online shop.
Hashimoto Coffee's "魅惑の果実," a coffee made by steeping beans in real strawberries, is holding a limited-time pop-up at JR Kokura Station's Amu Plaza in Kitakyushu from June 18 to 25, 2026, featuring free tastings and takeout options.
A limited-time collaboration between Hoshi Tabeyo rice crackers and Star Village ACHI launches in Achi Village, Nagano from July 3 to September 30, 2026, featuring a pop-up shop, original merchandise, cafe menus, and hotel amenity tie-ins.
The popular I LOVE CUSTARD CAKE from the custard sweets specialty shop I LOVE CUSTARD NEUFNEUF is getting a cool summer-themed limited-edition package, available from June 22, 2026, at the Hakata Deitos and Fukuoka Airport stores.
Ivorish, the French toast specialty brand, is releasing the new French Toast Tart from June 21, 2026, available at its Shibuya, Haneda Airport, and Hakata Hankyu stores.
Taiwanese heritage confectionery brand KAISHII and popular character Mochimeow collaborate on a limited-edition lychee cake, available exclusively at the Seibu Shibuya summer event from July 1 to August 3, 2026.
A new pin badge series celebrating the Kiha 40 series diesel multiple units goes on sale at station kiosks across the JR West area on June 25, 2026, featuring 12 designs including seven sightseeing trains and five historical liveries.
newQ, the popular Okinawan pineapple sweets specialty shop from Kokusai-dori, is opening a new store at Naha Airport's 2nd floor international terminal corridor on June 21, 2026.
A special collaboration between the cookie sandwich brand (NO) RAISIN SANDWICH and Suica's Penguin is now available at GranSta Tokyo, featuring limited-edition tins and original merchandise.
Saiundo, a long-established wagashi shop founded in 1874 and based in Matsue, Shimane, is once again offering its summer limited-edition yokan "Manten," inspired by a clear night sky filled with stars. A special Tottori Prefecture-exclusive packaging has also been introduced this year.
Toba Kokusai Hotel in Mie Prefecture has added a new size 5 (15 cm) plain cheesecake to its longstanding lineup, responding to growing demand for smaller portions suitable for everyday use and small gatherings.
Vanillage, a specialist vanilla sweets brand, is making its first permanent store debut in the Tokai region with a grand opening at Matsuzakaya Nagoya B1F on July 1, 2026, offering a limited commemorative set for the first five days.
Daimaru Umeda is hosting a special "Onsen Sweets Fair" from June 24 to 30, 2026, featuring popular sweets from three of Japan's most celebrated hot spring destinations — Yufuin, Arima, and Kinugawa.
JR Kyushu Shoji is releasing five types of original goods commemorating the 15th anniversary of the ASO BOY! limited express train service, featuring the popular character Kuro-chan, available from June 19, 2026 on the JR Kyushu official online store JQ MALL.
The Chiikawa x Tokyo Banana collaboration arrives at PLUSTA Gift Nagoya Chuo from June 24 to July 7, 2026, featuring a new cookie sandwich in banana milk flavor, a limited tote bag set, and the beloved Chiikawa Banana Pudding Cake.
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The bread and sweets shop [Goûter] by Lyon-based patissier Sébastien Bouillet is launching limited-edition bear-shaped coffee financiers for Father's Day and two new summer danish pastries featuring peach and mango from June 20.
KNT-CT Holdings is partnering with Rotterdam's Japanese goods store e-pick Store to begin test sales of "NEO Traditional Crafts" — modern reinterpretations of classic Japanese craftsmanship — starting summer 2026.
With over 70 years of wagashi craftsmanship in Aichi, Okamedo is releasing a summer-limited fu manju wrapped in bamboo leaves, featuring rare suji aonori and silky-smooth kawa-muki an.
NEXCO East, Central, and West Japan are teaming up with Pokémon's 30th anniversary celebrations, bringing stamp rallies, photo panels, exclusive merchandise, and digital medals to 234 service areas and parking areas across Japan from July 1 to September 30, 2026.
Pola Museum of Art and FEILER have teamed up for their first-ever collaboration, releasing two original handkerchiefs inspired by Claude Monet's "Water Lilies" and Pierre-Auguste Renoir's "Anemones," woven in traditional chenille by the German manufacturer.
Sasaichi Brewery, a 360-year-old sake producer whose rice wine is offered as sacred sake at Kitaguchihonguu Fuji Sengen Shrine, is opening a new shop inside the waiting room of Otsuki Station on June 30, 2026, in a first-ever collaboration with JR East.
Yokohama-based craft chocolate shop VANILLABEANS has added two new baked chocolate series to its permanent lineup, available from June 18, 2026.
The beloved tempura senbei from Tsukiji Chitose, a long-established wagashi shop founded in 1912, goes on sale at PLUSTA Cubic Plaza Shin-Yokohama East from June 15 to July 6, 2026.
A dedicated Monchhichi corner is opening permanently at Sawawa (Chawawa), a matcha sweets specialty shop in Kyoto's Arashiyama, from June 26, 2026. The shop will carry exclusive Matcha Monchhichi limited items only available at this location.
Sucréy's official online store is now offering the "Summer Happy Bag 2026," featuring sweet sets from five popular brands — The Maple Mania, Butter Butler, Franze, Caramel Ghost House, and Ivorish — each paired with an original mesh drawstring tote bag. Available online only from June 12, 2026.
To celebrate its 10th anniversary, Fat Witch New York Shimogamo (Kyoto) has renewed its popular Hannari set with fresh Kyoto-inspired designs, introduced six Japanese-style brownie flavors, and launched a limited-edition anniversary gift set.
Kanzashi-ya WARGO has released a new series of kanzashi wrapping bags featuring painterly designs, with six patterns each offered in two contrasting colorways, available from June 12.
A four-piece collection of Tochigi leather accessories inspired by the Hinotori Limited Express goes on sale at Kintetsu GOTO-CHI stores and online from June 18, 2026, featuring handcrafted business card cases, IC card cases, pass cases, and a multifunctional keychain in a refined black and red design.
A Mokeke character souvenir exclusive to Okinawa World has gone on sale, created to mark the 55th anniversary of Nanto Corporation. The adorable figure wears a traditional Okinawan flower hat and can only be found at Okinawa World shops.
Starting June 24, 2026, Cheese Garden introduces the Kokuto Financier, a summer limited-edition baked treat that combines the deep sweetness of Okinawan brown sugar with buttery almond flavors, available at all stores and the online shop through late August.
Starting on "Umeshu Day," June 11, the ume experience store "Choya" is releasing an online-exclusive DIY umeshu brewing kit as a coming-of-age milestone gift for those turning 20.
Morozoff is launching a Fukuoka-exclusive langue de chat cookie called "Zou no Amaou Ichigo," filled with Amaou strawberry-flavored biscuits and white chocolate. It goes on sale from June 17, 2026 at Daimaru Fukuoka Tenjin.
Two new barware series from SCHOTT ZWIESEL — the classic-inspired "Age" and the modern "Fave" — go on sale June 16, offering crystal glassware at an accessible price point for home bars and gifting.
After about 8 months of renovation, GranSta Tokyo's newly named "Underground Marunouchi Ticket Gate Area" is set to open in mid-September 2026, bringing together 26 shops—including 12 Tokyo Station exclusive brands—under a concept that blends food and lifestyle goods.
From June 17 to 22, 2026, the 39th Miyagi Prefecture Products and Tourism Fair takes over the 8th floor event hall at Sogo Yokohama, gathering about 35 vendors with Miyagi's signature seafood, beef tongue, zunda sweets, and traditional crafts.
For one week only, tetoteo — a baked sweets brand from Fukushima confectionery maker Sanmanseki — pops up at Daimaru Umeda Store for a limited-time sale from June 17 to 23, 2026.
Two special events celebrating Japanese traditional craftsmanship are coming to the 5th floor SKYTREE SHOP at Tokyo Skytree in June 2026, featuring foil-stamping goods from ROKKAKU and a Japanese incense experience from long-established shop Baikundo.
SWEETEST DAY's chocolate brand "Watashi, Raw Chocolate" from Aomori is releasing a Chocolate Cookie Tin featuring seven varieties of baked treats made using Bean to Bar craft chocolate.
A new "Color MYAKU-MYAKU Ver." stationery collection featuring the official Expo 2025 Osaka mascot in collaboration with Mitsubishi Pencil goes on sale in mid-June 2026 at official stores and retailers across the Kansai region.
MYAKU-MYAKU and Black MYAKU-MYAKU, the official characters of the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, are getting new plush mascots — the Roll Otedama Mascot series launches in mid-June 2026 at EXPO 2025 official stores and select shops across Kansai.
The official Osaka-Kansai World Expo mascot MYAKU-MYAKU is set to receive two new licensed merchandise items — a plush toy and a carabiner mascot — both in a cherry blossom Sakura design, planned for mid-June 2026.
Kanmi Mitsuya from Asakusa will take part in "ISETAN WAGASHI FES 2026" at Isetan Shinjuku from June 16 to 22, 2026, offering its signature Shiratamahabako and the newly launched anmitsu yokan series "Irodori Tebako" in an Isetan-exclusive advance release.
The Royal Mint has released a new commemorative coin set celebrating the 50th anniversary of Aardman Animations, featuring beloved characters including Wallace & Gromit, Shaun the Sheep, and Morph.
Choushinsho Kinokuniya Kyomachiya's popular seasonal ALL-domestic Miyazaki Mango Jam is back for another year, made with only Miyazaki mango and Hokkaido beet sugar. Limited-quantity sales begin June 8, 2026.
A palm-sized kanji book featuring over 200 Japanese compound words across 7 themes, written entirely in English — making it an ideal souvenir or gift for anyone curious about Japanese language and culture.
New merchandise inspired by Hagrid's iconic pink birthday cake from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone goes on sale on June 8, 2026, along with a miniature birthday cake at the Frog Cafe from July 18.
PATISSERIE THE HÉREN, known for its crispy-outside-chewy-inside Baumkuchen that has claimed top honors at Japan's largest Baumkuchen event multiple times, is setting up a pop-up at Daimaru Kobe's basement floor from June 3 to June 9, 2026.
Doremo LeTAO in Chitose has released COOORN, a new pastry filled with sweet Hokkaido corn and three types of cheese, wrapped in a chewy gluten-free special dough for a crispy, stretchy, and kernel-popping experience.
The popular "Gohan Tomaranran" series from Fukunoya, a sister brand of mentaiko specialist Fukuya, has exceeded 2.2 million units sold since its December 2017 launch, spanning three savory rice condiment varieties.
The sold-out Premium Matcha Pudding from Kochouan, a long-established tea shop in Azumino, Nagano, is making a comeback — this time with black sugar syrup, available by reservation only in limited quantities.
The Japanese knife brand MUSASHI JAPAN has opened a new store in the Namba Ebisubashi shopping district of Osaka, bringing traditional craftsmanship to one of the city's most iconic neighborhoods.
Royce' is releasing a new lineup of summer sweets from June 3, 2026, including a six-piece fruit jelly assortment and a mixed set of jellies and baked goods, ideal for mid-summer gifts. A free shipping campaign is also running through August 5.
June's birthstone is pearl, a gemstone symbolizing protection, beauty, and health. SWATi BATH PEARL is launching a special Pearl Selection for the season, ideal as a birthday gift or June bride celebration.
The seasonal Lemon Cake from Toshi Yoroizuka — a soft, moist sponge with a tangy-sweet lemon flavor and crunchy icing — is back at all three store locations from June 26.
The Universal Studios Store Kansai International Airport has opened on June 2, 2026, marking the first permanent Universal Studios Japan official shop at a domestic airport. Located in the international departure area of Terminal 1, it offers airport-exclusive merchandise, a dedicated goods vending machine, and a photo booth.
A new blood orange marmalade crafted entirely from Japanese domestic ingredients — including the rare "Moro" variety blood orange, Hokkaido-grown beet sugar, and domestic lemon juice — is now on sale at Choshinjo Kinokuniya Kyomachiya.
Meidi-Ya, the 140-year-old specialty grocer, has partnered with Onward Group's Yamato to release its first-ever card-style gift catalog, offering premium imported foods, wine, kitchen goods, and tableware across four price tiers starting at ¥4,400.
A MYAKU-MYAKU-themed emerald green stationery can packed with six stationery items goes on sale June 3. Online pre-orders have already sold out, making bookstores the last chance to pick one up.
SALTRA, the salt-focused sweets brand exclusive to the Hanshin Umeda Main Store, has released a new 16-piece box of its best-selling Caramel Sand Cookies, available from June 1, 2026.
A new savory Tokyo souvenir, "Tokyo Kare-gumi Curry Senbei," went on sale on June 1, 2026, at all 10 JAL PLAZA stores inside Haneda Airport. The product features crispy thin rice crackers layered with an original spiced curry filling.
The Japanese-pattern umbrella brand Hokusai Graphic is set to open a new store in the Enoshima area of Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture, in early July 2026 — marking the brand's first location in the Shonan/Enoshima area.
The second entry in Mampei Hotel's cookie sandwich series, featuring a lemony butter cream filling and charming Karuizawa-inspired packaging, is now available at the hotel shop and online.
In Japan's dairy industry, only about 4% of raw milk becomes butter, leaving over 90% as skim milk byproduct. Nasu, Tochigi-based craft sweets brand Butter no Itoko is giving that surplus a delicious new purpose.
Starting June 1, 2026, I'm LILY at JR Hakata City Amu Plaza Hakata will release a new limited-edition treat — the Chocolat Sandwich Cookie Salty Lemon & Butter, featuring Setouchi lemon, snow salt, and fermented butter.
Futaba Co., Ltd.'s foil stamping brand ROKKAKU has announced a new addition to its Japan Famous Landmarks Series — the Miyajima Foil-Stamped Postcards, set to go on sale from June 1, 2026.
A new product line blending Shibuya's urban energy with Japanese traditional craftsmanship — the SHIBUYA TOKYO SOUVENIR SERIES — is now on sale at the SHIBUYA SKY SOUVENIR SHOP on the 46th floor of Shibuya Scramble Square.
The "Aso Boy!" limited express train marks 15 years of service in June 2026, with a departure ceremony at Kumamoto Station, a new commemorative stamp design, limited on-board merchandise, and a Kumamoto Destination Campaign discount coupon.
The Hanshin Umeda Main Store's "Cheese with Honey" concept brand DROOLY is releasing a new summer flavor — a light and refreshing financier with lemon, camembert, and honey — available for a limited time from June 1, 2026.
A new beni-imo (purple sweet potato) tart from EDELWEISS OKINAWA goes on advance sale at Naha Airport's POP UP store from June 1, 2026, ahead of its official August launch.
Perfect Suit FActory is releasing Father's Day neckties featuring beer mug and car motifs. Priced at 3,990 yen (tax excluded), they go on sale from May 29, 2026 at P.S.FA stores nationwide.
Felissimo's Museum Club and the gauze apparel brand mensha! have unveiled a collection of seven Van Gogh-inspired everyday items — including scarves, a single-stem vase stand, and accessory charms — available at the YOU+MORE! ecute Ueno store and online shopping site.
Nenrinya, the Ginza-based baumkuchen specialty shop, is launching its summer-limited "Pistachio-Scented Mount Baum" from June 1 through August 31, 2026, combining rich buttery layers with fragrant roasted pistachio.
Takashimaya is launching its 2026 summer gift season with an expanded lineup of chilled gourmet dishes, visually stunning wagashi, and shareable party foods timed to the at-home sports-viewing boom.
The Japanese patisserie Toshi Yoroizuka has introduced a limited-edition pound cake featuring caramel and banana-infused dough paired with brandy-soaked dried banana — also a great pick for Father's Day gifting.
Tokyo-based yakuzen cookie specialty shop tsukihi has unveiled redesigned packaging for two of its signature products, blending traditional Eastern auspicious motifs with a refined, gift-ready aesthetic.
Yokohama Vanilla is adding a second wave of acrylic charms to its Detective Conan: The Fallen Angel of the Highway collaboration purchase bonus lineup, featuring four new characters including Ai Haibara and Sera Masumi, available starting June 1, 2026.
Butter Butler's popular summer treat, the Butter Lemon Cake, is back for 2026 with a refined recipe. Made with New Zealand cultured butter and Setouchi lemon peel, it's available from June 1 at stores including NEWoMan Shinjuku, Lumine Shinjuku, and Ecute Edition Shibuya.
Two sweets brands are popping up at Hakata Ekínaka Ming's POP UP SPACE in June 2026 — Hokkaido newcomer Butter no Joou (Butter Queen) from June 1 to 15, followed by the SNS hit cookie brand AMILY from June 16 to 30.
Three sweet brands have arrived at Daimaru Tokyo, directly connected to Tokyo Station — including the first appearance of "Cheese is...", a brand devoted to exploring the endless possibilities of cheese.
The limited-edition Doré Peanut Smoothie, combining Yachimata peanuts with Hokkaido milk and topped with soft-serve ice cream, is back exclusively at the Doré Hankyu Umeda store starting June 1, 2026.
Japanese food select shop Kuzefuku Shoten has launched new chilled sweets made with a rare non-sterilization process, preserving the natural flavors in silky-smooth pudding and jelly across four flavors.
Letra has released "Mexican Handmade Animal Charms," individually crafted by local artisans in Mexico. A WEB SHOP novelty fair is also running, offering a complimentary souvenir charm on purchases of ¥10,000 or more.
A limited-edition Millefeuille Saison (Lemon & Earl Grey) is set to go on sale at Mille-Feuille Maison Francais Matsuya Ginza from June 1, 2026, featuring lemon cream and Earl Grey cream sandwiched in crisp French wheat feuilletage.
La Mora pastry shop at Royal Pines Hotel Urawa is selling a special Father's Day cake featuring bitter chocolate and caramel chocolate mousse, available for pickup June 16–21, 2026. Reservations open from May 27, and must be made at least 3 days in advance.
ROYCE' is releasing 11 limited-edition treats inspired by France's Brittany region starting June 3, 2026, including salted caramel chocolates, Gâteau Breton, and Guérande salt-infused sweets, available at ROYCE' stores and online.
Three types of decorative trays made from real kabuki stage costumes worn in the dance piece "Otsue Dojoji" go on sale from June 3, 2026, at the Shochiku Kabukiya Honpo shop in the Kabukiza basement and via the Shochiku online store.
The square salt dorayaki specialty shop "Yunoshio" in Kaike Onsen, Yonago, Tottori, has launched a limited-time Shio Lemon Honey Dorayaki, combining Hiroshima lemon, locally sourced honey, and homemade sea salt.
A new Shiseido Parlour location is opening at Futako-Tamagawa Tokyu Food Show on Thursday, June 11, 2026. To commemorate the first opening in the area, exclusive items from the Ginza flagship shop will be offered for a limited time and in limited quantities.
From May 26 to 29, 2026, six regional limited-edition Jagabee flavors from Tohoku to Kyushu are gathered at Tokyo Skytree's 5F SKYTREE SHOP for a special tasting and sales event.
Japan's first brownie specialty shop côte cour is selling the Orangette Brownie for a limited time. With Valencia orange peel and Shonan Gold jam blended into the batter, this seasonal treat pairs bright citrus fragrance with deep chocolate flavor. Available at six locations across Tokyo and Kanagawa.
Connect Farm in Nagano Prefecture is accepting reservations for its popular limited-quantity "Kintaro" sweet corn, prized for a sugar content that rivals melons and grapes, best enjoyed raw straight from the box.
The gourmet complex Kobe Kitano Nosta has introduced a new retail concept called "◯◯ no Otomo," featuring handpicked spreads, jams, and pickles sourced from across Japan to accompany everyday meals at home.
A new lineup of suitcase stickers featuring popular Lisa Larson characters has been released, crafted with luxurious sagara embroidery for a fluffy, three-dimensional texture perfect for personalizing luggage and everyday items.
Born from customer requests to revive a discontinued matcha financier, Kotobuki Koujyuan's new matcha butter cake "Chachitsuteto" combines Uji matcha with 100% fermented butter for a moist, rich flavor. Going on sale from June 1, 2026 at Kintetsu Department Store Uehonmachi.
A new line of Uchiha clan-inspired senbei (Japanese rice crackers) from Naruto Shippuden has gone on sale, featuring soy sauce, matcha, and white snow flavors decorated with iconic Uchiha clan motifs and character designs.
VANI, a vanilla-focused sweets brand, is adding a new Galette to its lineup from June 1, 2026. The treat features a buttery sablé crust wrapped around a milky vanilla filling and coated in white chocolate, with a hint of lemon to balance the sweetness.
A new EXPO2025 official licensed product featuring Myaku-Myaku has arrived — a cookie tin that comes with a collectible can badge, set to go on sale at stores across the Kansai region in late May 2026.
RINGO IÉ, a new gift brand rooted in Yamagata Prefecture, has released its first product — a limited-edition apple juice collection using apples grown in the renowned Wagodaira area of Asahi Town, available in two varieties.
The Speyside single malt Scotch whisky Speyburn is releasing a Father's Day gift set that pairs the Speyburn 10-year with an original glass in a special presentation.
A new regional souvenir magnet inspired by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building and the TOKYO LIGHTS 2026 projection mapping festival is now available at two observation deck shops inside the building.
pure coco TOKYO is releasing a limited-edition summer Fruit Jelly featuring four flavors — Peach, Grape, Mango, and Pineapple — from May 27, 2026, at select stores and its official online shop.
Starting June 1, 2026, Sheraton Kagoshima will offer "SHERATON LOVELY," a three-layered sweet potato cake developed in its first-ever collaboration with Festibaro, a popular Kagoshima confectionery shop specializing in sweet potato sweets.
3DME, the 3D figure service that has created over 6,500 figures, has launched a new "Pet Magnet Made from Photos" add-on option for its pet figure service, starting May 20, 2026. A campaign price of ¥1,100 (tax included) is available through June 30, 2026.
Following a successful run as a popup store, the EXPO 2027 Official Store at Abeno Harukas is opening as a permanent location on May 22, 2026. A mascot greeting event and a campaign with a chance to win admission tickets are planned for the launch.
The Godiva Summer Collection - Nippon no Natsu - is now available at Godiva shops across Japan, featuring four unique carré-style chocolates with Japanese summer motifs that can be enjoyed frozen for a delightfully crispy shell and cool filling.
Nenrinya's "Baum Brûlée – Pistachio Chocolate" returns to the Seibu Ikebukuro store for a 10-day limited run from May 22 to 31, 2026, featuring the shop's signature baumkuchen brûléed with pistachio chocolate and topped with roasted nuts.
Osaka City Museum of Fine Arts has launched exclusive 90th anniversary merchandise — three netsuke replica figures recreated via 3D technology — along with LINE stickers featuring its character "Ujin," to mark the museum's landmark anniversary exhibition.
A solar-powered octopus bobble figure that nods its head in the sunlight is set to launch as a new Osaka specialty souvenir in late May 2026, available at Kansai railway stations and souvenir shops.
Starting May 27, 2026, TOKYO TULIP ROSE is releasing the summer-limited Tulip Rose White Peach Butter — juicy Japanese white peach and rich fermented butter cream piped into delicate peach-colored langues de chat cookie petals.
The limited-edition Okayama White Peach Ice Bar from the JR PREMIUM SELECT SETOUCHI series is back for another year. It goes on sale on May 26, 2026 at JR West station stores and 7-Eleven locations across western Japan and the Tokyo metropolitan area.
A pop-up store selling original cookie tins inspired by beloved picture books is opening at Shamine Matsue for 12 days from May 20 to 31 — marking the event's first-ever appearance in the Sanin region.
The Neko Neko brand is launching a summer dessert collection from June 1, 2026, themed around cats gathering at a café, featuring new items like the Neko Neko Butter Sand Salt Caramel and the chilled Neko Neko Lemon Cake, with package illustrations by cat specialist illustrator Coony.
Hotel Metropolitan Kamakura is offering a special Father's Day accommodation plan from June 1 to 30, 2026, featuring an exclusive handkerchief from Makers' Shirt Kamakura, a bottle of award-winning Kamakura Beer, and handcrafted smoked nuts made with locally sourced cherry wood.
Hotel Metropolitan Kamakura is putting its popular in-room original postcard set on sale from May 20, 2026. The five-card collection features hand-drawn illustrations by Kamakura-based artist Horiharu, capturing the city's four seasons and landmark scenery.
From May 20 to 22, 2026, Tokyo Skytree's 5th floor SKYTREE SHOP will host a special drink tasting and sales event featuring matcha and koji — two iconic ingredients of Japanese food culture.
Starting May 27, 2026, Cheese Garden is releasing the seasonal Goyotei Pineapple Cheesecake — a moist baked cheesecake that pairs tropical pineapple with rich, creamy cheese, available at all stores and online through early July.
Japanese leather brand HERZ has opened a new store at Haneda Airport Garden, directly connected to Haneda Airport Terminal 3, featuring a unique workshop display experience and an exclusive lineup of handcrafted leather goods.
Starting May 23, 2026, Yokumoku is releasing "Voyage de Fruits," an aged-fruit financier cake available exclusively at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi and sold on weekends only — Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
CHEESE GARDEN is releasing a limited-time Father's Day Baked Goods Box from May 20, 2026, combining popular baked goods and seasonal treats with a tea bag in an elegant gift package adorned with yellow rose imagery.
KURAMAE CANNELÉ in Kuramae, Tokyo, and its Ecute Ueno branch will offer two limited-edition financiers — Rum Raisin and Rich Vanilla — from May 15 through late June 2026.
TeaDrop., the tea confectionery brand from BAKE Inc., is opening a limited-time pop-up shop at Sogo Hiroshima from May 19 to 25, 2026, marking the brand's first appearance in Hiroshima.
Bamboo specialist Taketora has launched a new series of bamboo craft accessories and small items made from 1970s deadstock material, featuring intricate hand-woven craftsmanship in nine varieties including brooches, pendants, necklaces, keychains, and more.
A new character keychain blending Japan's traditional daruma lucky charms with the twelve zodiac signs goes on sale May 20th. The DALULU series aims to charm both inbound visitors and domestic buyers with its distinctly Japanese kimo-kawaii aesthetic.
Kitaya, a wagashi confectionery founded in 1955 in Adachi ward, Tokyo, has released "Tokyo Nama Sablé," a moist, melt-in-the-mouth baked sweet available in chocolate and white chocolate flavors.
Daimaru Tokyo's latest sweets lineup features three brands worth a special trip, including the Tokyo debut of Tarte Tatin from Morioka, Iwate, the triple-layer jar cheesecake CHILK from cafe The SUN LIVES HERE, and the sought-after truffle cookies from OKASHIYA.
A venue-exclusive original cookie tin is now available at 100% Doraemon & Friends in Tokyo, featuring 29 Doraemon designs and a charm of the new secret gadget, the 100% Friend-Gathering Bell. On sale from May 11, 2026.
Cheese Garden is launching two seasonal limited-edition baked goods — Matcha Cheese Baum (Cut) and Cheese Baum Assort (Plain & Matcha) — at stores nationwide from May 20, 2026, marking the first Japanese-style flavor in the beloved Cheese Baum lineup.
The fourth collaboration between Familiar and Kobe bakery Maman et Fille launches on May 15, 2026, featuring a limited-edition French biscuit tin paired with an eco-bag and three new biscuit-motif accessories.
GODIVA Japan's new Habutae Kurumi chocolate sweets, created in collaboration with Fukui's century-old wagashi shop Hayakawa Confectionery, are expanding to select GODIVA shops across Japan from May 15, 2026. Two varieties are available individually from 410 yen.
British lifestyle brand Cath Kidston has unveiled three Japan-exclusive apron designs and three book bag charm eco bags as Mother's Day gifts, available at directly managed stores nationwide and the official online store. A limited-edition wrapped flower arrangement will also be available in stores on May 9 and 10.
A new Busse [Salted Caramel & Almond] by woofie features skin-on hazelnuts in the shell and Miyakojima snow salt with roasted almonds in the cream, available exclusively at Iito Lumine Shinjuku from May 8, 2026.
A retort-style Awaji Island Onion Curry has launched at the Awaji Bussan-kan souvenir shop inside Awaji Highway Oasis, letting visitors bring the rich flavors of Awaji Island's famous sweet onions home with them.
Comme'N, a bakery based in Kuhombutsu, Tokyo, is releasing a lineup of new products for early summer, including a rosemary focaccia, a cream cheese and rum raisin sandwich, a gluten-free mochi yomogi dorayaki, and refreshing seasonal drinks.
DOLCE FELICE, the sweets brand produced by KEYUCA, has released its new Jewel Jelly — a sparkling early-summer dessert that layers fruit jelly with select fruit pieces in six distinct flavors, housed in a gemstone-cut cup.
Starting from April 22, 2026, Mary Chocolate is rolling out a lineup of summer-limited chilled sweets perfect for Obon gifts and homecoming season, including new frozen dessert sets, fruit jelly assortments, and custard puddings.
A limited-edition fresh dorayaki filled with white peach and white peach jam cream is now on sale from Nagomi Yoneya, available through late August 2026.
Shima Brewery at Kintetsu Ukata Station has teamed up with rock band Yabai T-shirts yasan to release a limited-edition Belgian-Style Fruit Beer brewed with Amazon-native cupuacu fruit, available from May 8, 2026.
From May 13 to 25, 2026, Toshi Yoroizuka will participate in the "Cookie Expo" at Sogo Yokohama, selling a limited-edition "Sablé Trois-Eurs" cookie tin available only at the event.
Starting May 1, Buttery at Mitsui Shopping Park Lalaport Anjo in Anjo City, Aichi, is releasing a new lineup of early-summer sweets, including a Lemon Madeleine, Cherry Financier, and Blueberry Mille-Feuille, alongside a limited-time discount on financiers and canelés.
A new grocery and lifestyle shop has opened at the Belvia building directly connected to JR Chino Station, offering carefully selected foods, condiments, local Shinshu products, and the brand's own original items.
A craft fruit butter sandwich shop opens inside JR Omiya Station on May 8, 2026, offering an Ecute Omiya-exclusive creation made with premium Saitama "amarin" strawberries, alongside baked cakes and classic butter sandwiches.
KOKUNEKO's popular paw-shaped financier returns for the season with a sweet-and-salty twist, combining black sugar and butter with snow salt from Miyako Island, Okinawa, available at Hakata Station starting May 1, 2026.
Okayama-based confectionery maker Sun Lavieen is launching two seasonal sweets — a Setouchi Lemon Waffle and a Setouchi Lemon Cake — at supermarkets nationwide from May to July 2026.
TeaDrop., the tea confectionery brand from BAKE Inc., is opening a limited-time pop-up shop at Daimaru Sapporo Store from May 6 to May 12, 2026, marking its first-ever appearance in Hokkaido.
Starting April 29, 2026, Hattendo launches the Shittori Mocchiri Shamoji-Yaki — a moist, chewy wagashi shaped like a rice paddle and filled with sweet anko bean paste — as a new Hiroshima souvenir themed around good fortune.
From May 1, 2026, Michi-no-Eki Nakajo in Nagano City is hosting a limited-time Apricot Fair with drinks, soft serve, and specialty goods made with apricots from Chikuma City, Nagano's renowned apricot-growing region.
The second release in the Royal Mint's Winnie-the-Pooh 100th anniversary coin series is now on sale, featuring a "Loyalty" theme and depicting Christopher Robin and Pooh walking together. Both a color silver and a gold coin are available exclusively through Coin Palace in Japan.
Hokkaido-based confectioner Hokushin Foods is launching the Yubari Melon Jelly Rich Taste Mini on May 1, 2026 — a Hokkaido-limited mini jelly designed to deliver the peak flavor of Yubari melon in a single mouthful.
White chocolate mint ice cream brand "Ataminto®" introduces Honey Lemon Mint and Salt Milk Mint — two new flavors made with locally sourced ingredients from Atami — now on sale at Okada Pharmacy.
côte cour, Japan's first brownie specialty shop, is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Starting April 29, 2026, customers who spend ¥3,700 or more (tax included) will receive a limited-edition anniversary charm as a gift.
Emporio Armani has launched a curated Mother's Day gift page featuring accessories and bags that blend everyday elegance with refined design, timed for May 10, 2026.
A new "Flocky Figure" featuring Black Myaku-Myaku, the official mascot character of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, is set to launch in late April 2026, with five varieties available at official stores and retail locations across the Kansai region.
Kamakura Goro Honten, a popular Japanese sweets shop from Kamakura, has opened its first permanent corner in Okinawa at Depart Ryubo, offering the signature Kamakura Hangetsu and summer limited flavors.
The second installment of "Koga Craft Ice &," a local gelato brand from Koga City, Ibaraki Prefecture, has launched two new flavors featuring beloved long-selling biscuit snacks from Yamazaki Biscuit Co., Ltd.
The an-butter sweets specialty shop Okada Kinsei Anbataya is releasing a new seasonal treat, "Anbutapan Lemon," starting May 1, 2026. The product pairs red bean paste made with rare Erimo azuki beans from Chitose, Hokkaido, with a fragrant lemon paste using Setoda lemons.
A limited-edition lemon-flavored chocolate cookie sandwich from Oriental Chocolat by Court Cool is now available exclusively at Haneda Airport Terminal 1, featuring Setouchi lemon paste coated in white chocolate between hazelnut-infused cookies.
Starting May 1, 2026, Ramely — a caramel sweets brand at Hakata Station in Fukuoka — releases its popular Salty Caramel Cookies as a limited-time summer item, featuring Okinawa yukishio salt paired with crunchy toffee chips.
A snow-white milky warabi mochi made with 100% rare bracken fern starch and locally produced Yuda Milk, dusted with coconut milk powder for a fresh-snow appearance, has launched from Nishiwaga, Iwate.
French toast specialty shop Ivorish is bringing back its popular French Toast Financier Salt & Lemon for a limited time starting April 23, 2026, available at its Shibuya, Haneda Airport, and Hakata Hankyu stores.
The Special Exhibition "Jakuchu, Rimpa, and the Arts of Kyoto – The Sparkling Hosomi Collection" is running at the Kyushu National Museum in Dazaifu through June 14, 2026. A special shop featuring limited-edition merchandise and exclusive collaboration goods by Fukuoka-born illustrator NAKAKI PANTZ is now open.
Felissimo's Museum-bu has launched three yokai-themed collaboration items with the Yumoto Koichi Memorial Japan Yokai Museum (Miyoshi Mononoke Museum) in Hiroshima, available from April 23, 2026.
Ariake has launched two special limited-edition products to mark 25 years since the revival of the beloved Yokohama Harbor brand, available from April 26 through the end of May 2026.
To celebrate the May 1st birthdays of "Tetsudou Musume" characters Togawa Tsukushi and Hayami Daiya, Choshi Electric Railway is hosting a birthday collaboration event from May 1 to 10, featuring special headmarks, limited-edition tickets, character panels, and new collaborative merchandise.
TOKYO SKYTREE TOWN celebrates its 14th anniversary on May 22, 2026, with a special event running from April 23 to May 31 featuring character greetings, limited-edition goods, anniversary menus, and hands-on workshops.
KOKUNEKO, a sweets brand from Hakata, has launched the Koku-Uma Langue de Chat starting April 24, 2026 — a whimsical new treat featuring brown sugar and grass-fed butter sandwiched in a light, crispy cookie with cat and paw print designs.
Kamakura-based aroma raw chocolate brand MAISON CACAO is launching a new additive-free raw chocolate for children made with Amaou strawberries, available from April 25, 2026 at all seven of its locations.
A seasonal limited baked cookie gift set from Colomban, themed around sunflowers and lemon, is now available at stores across Tokyo and the surrounding area through late August 2026.
O Skin & Hair is releasing a limited-edition Mother's Day gift collection from April 24, 2026, featuring the new O AROMASTONE in three scents and a flower-design O BALM 20ml — available at the official online store and STAYFLOWER in Nakameguro.
A new lineup of special merchandise celebrating Tokyo DisneySea's 8 theme ports and 25-year history will go on sale on May 25, 2026, as part of the ongoing anniversary event "Sparkling Jubilee."
Starting May 1, 2026, Shiseido Parlour Ginza Main Store Shop will offer the limited-edition "Mousse au Fromage Sauce Citron" — a smooth cheese mousse made with Hokkaido cream cheese and Jersey milk, paired with a refreshing Setouchi Lemon sauce.
London-born homeware brand Jubilee has released four new knit tote bag designs featuring Queen Elizabeth II and the British royal family, available on the brand's official website from April 17, 2026.
The Ginza-based die-cut baum cake specialty shop Katanukiya is celebrating its 7th anniversary on April 18, 2026, with a special lineup including a four-piece Panda Baum assortment, a limited food-sample charm, and an in-store sticker giveaway.
La Boutique de Joël Robuchon is running a pop-up at Haneda Airport Terminal 1 through May 31, 2026, featuring the shop's signature financiers and Haneda Airport-exclusive sweets — a great pick for travel souvenirs or a personal treat.
Salt sweets brand SALTRA, normally exclusive to Hanshin Umeda Main Store in Osaka, is holding a limited online sale through May 30, 2026, making its products available to order from anywhere.
The popular Maple Salty Nuts Cookie returns to The Maple Mania for a limited time from April 25, 2026 — a nutty, salty-sweet treat perfect for Golden Week and summer vacation souvenirs in Tokyo.
BROWN CHEESE BROTHERS, a sweets brand using brown cheese crafted from whey, is relaunching on April 25, 2026, with a refreshed lineup of caramel cake, baumkuchen, financier, and cookie sandwiches.
A new cafe-and-gift shop called Piyorin Village is set to open at JR Nagoya Station's central concourse on June 15, 2026, completing the station's multi-phase renovation. The cafe will serve five or more varieties of the beloved Nagoya dessert from 7:00 AM daily, alongside a retail section offering over 100 exclusive products.
FRANCAIS is releasing its well-loved seasonal "Fruit Sand Cookies" featuring five fruit varieties enrobed in airy chocolate, available from April 24, 2026, at select stores while supplies last.
Japanese confectionery brand FRANÇAIS is releasing two new limited-edition tuile sandwiches — one with Amao strawberry chocolate and one with Sicilian lemon chocolate — at five stores only, starting April 24, 2026.
A new Japanese-Western fusion confection from GODIVA and Nagomi Yoneya combines chocolate and peanut filling in a monaka wafer shell infused with cocoa powder.
Tokyo-based flower shop Lorans began selling its 2026 Mother's Day gift collection on April 15, featuring fresh flower bouquets, dried flower box arrangements, and fresh flower box arrangements — available online and at three stores in Tokyo. Each bouquet is completed through a 10-step process involving up to 30 staff, many of whom face disabilities or serious illnesses.
Mampei Hotel in Karuizawa is releasing a Mother's Day gift set, "MAMPEI TEA TIME GIFT," featuring an original herbal tea and boulede neige cookies in two flavors. Pre-orders are open now, with delivery starting May 7, 2026.
OSMIC FIRST, a brand offering mini tomatoes with a sugar level exceeding 11 brix, is running a limited-time pop-up at Matsuzakaya Nagoya's B1F food hall from April 15 to May 12, 2026.
The Maple Mania is heading to ecute Omiya (April 20–May 6) and ecute Shinagawa (April 23–May 10) for limited-time Golden Week pop-ups, featuring the award-winning Maple Butter Cookie and two event-exclusive maple and rum sweets.
Japanese fermentation-based skincare brand FAS has unveiled spring-limited gift wrapping designs along with a new Spring Kit, available from April 15 through May 10, 2026.
GODIVA Japan and Chiba-based wagashi brand Nagomi no Komeya have joined forces to create the Chocolat Peanut Monaka — a limited-quantity sweet featuring peanut and chocolate filling inside a cocoa-infused monaka shell.
Kinokuniya's popular "Tokyo Foldable Insulated Bag," exclusive to four Tokyo Station area stores, is back in an upgraded, larger size with a zipper closure and trolley sleeve.
Mary Chocolate Company is launching SUGARCOAT MILLEFEUILLE from May 13, 2026 — a new summer confection that stays firm at room temperature up to 35°C, making it an easy-to-carry gift all season long.
A Sanrio Characters collaboration version of the popular Air-In Fuji Eraser is set to go on sale May 29, 2026. The limited edition comes in four gift box sets featuring two erasers each, with designs based on Hello Kitty, My Melody, Little Twin Stars, and Pompom Purin.
Bel Amer Kyoto Bettei, a Kyoto-based chocolate specialty brand, has unveiled a refreshing seasonal lineup of Japanese-inspired sweets and chocolates celebrating the flavors of spring and summer.
Hakutsuru Sake Brewery is releasing Lab. SeeD GIN_01, a limited-edition coffee-based craft gin, from April 21, 2026. Only 200 bottles will be available at the Hakutsuru Sake Brewery Museum and online shop.
Kakogawa City in Hyogo Prefecture, home to around 70% of the prefecture's sock manufacturers, is championing a local gifting culture through its "Kutsushita Age Age Campaign," encouraging people to give quality locally made socks to loved ones for Mother's Day and Father's Day.
Custom acrylic magnets featuring die-cut capability and UV full-color printing are now available for OEM production from Keio Inc., catering to anime merchandise, fan goods, corporate novelties, and commemorative items in small to large lots.
A non-alcoholic craft ginger beer inspired by Mizushima island in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, goes on sale on April 20, 2026, featuring tropical passion fruit and ginger flavors with a vivid blue color.
A whimsical new stationery item from Suzuhiro Kamaboko — fold it and it takes the shape of kamaboko fish cake; unfold it to write a message inside. Going on sale April 25, 2026.
A canned shochu highball and a hand-crafted ceramic cup, born from a collaboration between Amakusa Shuzo and JAPAN MADE PROJECT, are now available in limited quantities at select stores.
Kajuan, a rapidly growing sweets brand from Fukushima, launched the Echigo Hime Macaron exclusively at CoCoLo Niigata on March 25, 2026, showcasing Niigata's prized local strawberry variety in a beautifully crafted macaron.
The long-loved Shiga confectionery "Akai" marks its 60th anniversary, with a new "Akai (Black Sesame)" flavor launching at all Kanou Shouju-an stores on April 15, 2026.
Starting April 15, 2026, a selection of rose-themed chocolates and baked goods from ROYCE' — the "Sweets Garden" lineup — becomes available in limited quantities at 10 direct stores across Hokkaido.
Piyorin, the beloved chick-shaped sweet from Nagoya, is coming to Hokkaido for the first time at AEON MALL Sapporo Hassamu as part of the Aichi/Tokai Fair, with limited sales on April 18 and 19, 2026.
Chimoto's popular "Yawahada Yumochi" turns one on April 12, 2026, and to mark the occasion, a limited-edition petit gift adorned with artwork by Japanese painter Choji Beniko goes on sale at the Takidori Honten shop in Hakone Yumoto — just 20 boxes a day.
A limited-edition collaboration between the Ultraman Series 60th Anniversary and popular Tokyo Station sweet brand CARAMEL MEISTER launches from April 18, 2026, featuring a special commemorative package and collectible original cards.
Starting April 22, 2026, BAKE CHEESE TART is launching a limited-time "Freshly Baked Tart Mango Cheese" exclusively at its Osaka Takashimaya location, featuring generous chunks of mango combined with a refreshing cheese mousse.
GranSta Tokyo's 101 shop managers cast real votes to reveal their top 10 recommended bento boxes — all Tokyo Station exclusives, from European-style curry to premium wagyu steak rice bowls.
The Sand Cookie from COCORIS, which has ranked No. 1 in Tokyo Station's limited souvenir sales ranking for six consecutive years, has been renewed with improved dough, baking process, and chocolate coating for an even tastier experience.
Fujiya is expanding its Chocola Wafers line with a new matcha-flavored variety, featuring five layers of matcha cream and wafer coated in smooth chocolate, made with fragrant Kagoshima matcha. The bag version launches on April 14, 2026, with a convenient small-bag version to follow on April 28.
The beloved chewy baked wagashi "Tsubara Tsubara" from Kyoto's Tsuruyayoshinobu receives a seasonal matcha variant infused with stone-ground Uji matcha, available from April 11, 2026 through late June.
Kazo City, known as the "town of koinobori," is selling original hand-towel (tenugui) designs drawn by the late Takashi Hashimoto, a third-generation master craftsman at the prefecture's only handmade koinobori manufacturer. Four designs are available at ¥500 each.
Starting April 6, 2026, Manyoken's Peliere Chiba Ekinaka store is selling "Buta-san no Ame," a lemon-flavored Kintaro candy featuring the lovable pig mascot from their iconic Pork Cutlet Bento.
Three new peach-flavored sweets under the MOMOÉMI brand are now available at service areas, roadside stations, and hotels across Fukushima Prefecture, using straight peach juice from JA Fukushima Mirai.
A new CanDo-exclusive stationery series featuring the nostalgic "Retro Diary" designs by Furukawa Shiko began rolling out from April 1, 2026, with 28 items priced at 330 yen each.
From May 1 to 10, 2026, the pastry boutique "ORIGAMI" at THE CAPITOL HOTEL TOKYU offers limited-edition flower-themed sweets, including delicate candy art roses and a charming "flower field" cake, available as elegant Mother's Day gifts.
Three richly flavored citrus fruit ales — Iyokan, Hyuga-natsu, and Blood Orange — from the Ehime-based craft beer brand Hime Beer are being highlighted as gift options ahead of Orange Day on April 14.
Two new acrylic keychains and other merchandise featuring Kabukinyantaro dressed in costumes from classic kabuki performances go on sale starting April 9, 2026.
Fresh-baked canelé from Kuramae, Tokyo arrives at ecute Omiya for a limited run, featuring signature canelé, a seasonal strawberry and white chocolate financier, and special Mother's Day packaging.
A limited-time pop-up store featuring cookie tins inspired by beloved picture books — including The Very Hungry Caterpillar, Paddington, and Thomas the Tank Engine — is opening at Lumine Yurakucho's Lumine Street.
SHIRUKOTTE, a brand blending gift confectionery and café space by Matsunaga Seika, opens its second store in Okazaki City, Aichi on April 3, 2026, featuring exclusive products and a 42-seat café.
Wishbon's beloved spring and summer limited treat is back — the YOKOHAMA BRICK STREET Tropical Pine features juicy pineapple, passion fruit caramel, and a coconut-topped cookie sandwich.
Cheese Garden is releasing a limited-edition Orange Financier from April 15, 2026, combining orange peel, grapefruit peel, and the fragrant spice maqaw for a refreshing seasonal treat.
A new Japanese sweets shop, Chunchundo, is opening on the 2nd floor of JR Sendai Station on April 4, 2026, offering sparrow-shaped mochi sweets inspired by Sendai's culture and traditions.
Français Omotesando Flagship Store is introducing a new weekend-limited dessert featuring 144 layers of flaky pastry, vanilla cream, and fresh green melon, available Saturdays and Sundays from April 4 through May 31, 2026.
From April 3 to 5, Matsuzakaya Ueno marks its 258th founding anniversary with a three-day fair featuring 21 types of special grab bags, exclusive food deals, and discounted items across food, cosmetics, and household goods.
N.Y.C.SAND, known for drawing long queues at every appearance, is opening a limited-time pop-up at Daimaru Fukuoka Tenjin, bringing with it an exclusive seasonal treat — the N.Y. Matcha Caramel Sand.
Ueno Fugetsudo has released a new cookie assortment featuring three fragrant tea flavors — matcha, Kaga bocha, and Earl Grey — in a set of nine cookies made with the brand's signature Gaufre powder.
Yokohama-based craft chocolate specialty store VANILLABEANS is launching a Mother's Day limited "Especial Set" featuring two new fruit tea-flavored fresh chocolate cookie sandwiches using locally sourced Kanagawa ingredients, available online from April 1, 2026.
Calon DRY FLOWER, a dried and preserved flower specialty shop, has launched a limited Mother's Day 2026 collection featuring long-lasting floral gifts designed to be enjoyed as home décor well beyond the holiday itself.
Daska & Desiree, the company behind Belgian and French chocolate brands, is launching a new cheese sweets brand "Cheese is..." with pop-up stores at GranSta Tokyo and other major station locations starting April 6, 2026.
Disney Store Kyoto Porta opens on April 28, 2026, with a unique store design blending Disney magic and Japanese aesthetics, around 1,200 items, and Kyoto-exclusive merchandise.
A new sake experience program, KomoSake Terrace, is launching at the Konohana Brewery in Asakusa on April 1, 2026. Beginners can enjoy a sake lecture, taste four varieties, and create a one-of-a-kind mini komodaru (sake barrel) to bring home.
A new seasonal confection from Yokohama-based Ariake draws inspiration from the lemonade said to have been carried aboard Commodore Perry's Black Ships in 1853.
Kyoto confectionery maker Tsuruyayoshinobu is releasing Kyokanze Matcha, a new stone-ground matcha flavor of its century-old signature wagashi, available from April 11, 2026, at stores nationwide.
A new gift sweet called CORONCIER has been launched, featuring 12 monthly flavors matched to birth month colors, designed to make everyday appreciation easier to express.
Tokyo Takanawa Butterista's Brûlée Butter Tart — a bite-size tart with three distinct textures — will be on sale at Narita Airport Terminal 3's Fa-So-La KAGURA from April 1 to April 23, 2026. A great option for a new Tokyo souvenir to pick up before your flight.
Nekochef is releasing a seasonal paw-shaped financier combining cheddar cheese richness with tropical fruit freshness, available from April 1, 2026 at Tokyo Gift Palette inside Tokyo Station.
Tante Annie, a Dutch-inspired baked goods brand in Nagasaki, is releasing a seasonal "Natsumikan Creamy Cheesecake" with a refreshing citrus flavor starting April 1, 2026, available at the Huis Ten Bosch flagship store and Nagasaki Station store.
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A limited-edition galette combining the rich flavor of pistachio and the savory depth of camembert cheese is set to debut at THE DROS in GranSta Tokyo on April 1, 2026.
Caramel Ghost House, the caramel confectionery specialty shop, is once again releasing its seasonal limited-edition Caramel Sand Cookie "Banananu" from April 1, 2026, available at its Kawasaki and Shinjuku locations.
Bean-to-bar chocolate brand Dandelion Chocolate is opening a limited-time pop-up store inside ecute Shinagawa, running from March 30 to June 21, 2026.
Okamedo, a long-established wagashi confectionery with over 70 years of history in Aichi's Mikawa region, is launching aquarium-themed meringue coconut sweets shaped like dolphins and seals — crafted to bring the aquarium experience home.
The Kamakura-born chocolate brand MAISON CACAO is launching its spring seasonal collection, MUSICAL COLLECTION, featuring limited-edition aroma fresh chocolates and fresh chocolate cookies inspired by the sights and sounds of the new season.
Four new Suica Penguin regional character goods inspired by local traditions in Iwate, Miyagi, and Saitama go on sale from March 27, 2026 at TRAINIART stores and online.
Starting March 23, 2026, the Hanshin Umeda flagship store is offering spring limited-edition Asagiri Milk sets in limited quantities. From April 1, a special soft cream event with a secret phrase lets customers add a free butter cookie topping.
Butter Butler's popular seasonal treat returns to stores on March 27, 2026, combining fermented butter and Uji matcha in a refined financier.
Hibiya Kadan is selling three types of collaboration bouquets inspired by Pompompurin, the beloved Sanrio character who won first place in the 2025 Sanrio Character Awards, at stores nationwide through April 19, 2026.
Starting April 1, 2026, Nihonbashi Sembikiya-Sohonten will release a new store-exclusive Fruit Financier (Matcha) at its Haneda Airport Store, featuring Shizuoka-produced Tenkuu no Matcha® and a touch of strawberry.
The second collaboration between Chiikawa and Tokyo Banana brings a new cookie sandwich in banana milk flavor, plus the collab's first-ever original tote bag set, launching March 27, 2026.
To celebrate the theatrical release of "Detective Conan: Fallen Angel of the Highway," Yokohama Marine Tower is offering limited-quantity observatory tickets that come with an exclusive engraved commemorative coin, along with special photo spots and illumination events running from April 10 to July 31, 2026.
To celebrate its 10th anniversary, freshly-baked custard apple pie specialty shop RINGO is teaming up with Hello Kitty for a special collaboration. Four limited-edition items — including set boxes with exclusive goods and a Hello Kitty design financier tin — will roll out starting April 1, 2026.
The signature roll cake from S.Weil by HOTEL NEW GRAND has earned the Yokohama Mayor's Award (food category) at the 21st YOKOHAMA GOODS 001 certification review, selected from 169 products for its exceptional quality and Yokohama character.
Karel Capek Tea Shop, a Tokyo-born specialty tea brand known for its high-quality blends and charming illustrations, is set to open its first western Japan location at Hakata Ekina Ming on March 27, 2026.
A new interactive smartphone case vending machine called PickMe!Case has arrived at Haneda Airport Terminal 3, where visitors can design and receive an original phone case in approximately 3 minutes.
BAKE INC.'s newest brand TeaDrop., which focuses on capturing the aroma, flavor, and lingering taste of tea in confectionery form, is holding a limited-time pop-up at Daimaru Fukuokatenjin Store from March 18 to 31, 2026—marking its first ever appearance in Kyushu.
A-FACTORY Cidre Workshop in Aomori is releasing a limited-edition cider, "AOMORI CIDRE AOMORI×NANAE2025," combining apples from Aomori Prefecture and Nanae Town, Hokkaido. Available from March 26, 2026, with only 2,262 bottles produced.
To mark its 4th anniversary, Miffy Snack Shop is offering a limited-edition A5 washi paper file as a gift with purchases of ¥4,000 (tax included) or more, available at all six Japan locations starting March 30, 2026.
Nikko City introduces a new tableware line crafted with the Nikko Bori woodcarving technique, and holds a traditional crafts fair at TIC TOKYO on March 19, 2026.
The "Sweets Atelier" gift assortment, a collaboration series with PABLO cheese tart specialty store, is now available to purchase online. The set features four types of carefully crafted baked confections presented in PABLO's signature vibrant yellow packaging, with gift wrapping and noshi options available.
Caffarel, a historic Italian chocolate brand founded in Turin in 1826, is opening a new store at the Daimaru Kobe department store on Wednesday, March 18. The brand — originator of the beloved Gianduja chocolate — will bring fresh cakes exclusively available outside its Kitano main shop, along with special 200th anniversary commemorative items.
A new seasonal potato chip flavor, Scallop Charcoal-Grilled Butter Soy Sauce, arrives at the Tokyo Station-exclusive JAGA BOULDE shop from March 16, 2026.
A new Cheese Baumkuchen made with three types of cheese and Hokkaido ingredients has launched exclusively at the Ferme La Terre Biei New Chitose Airport Craft Studio store, available from March 17, 2026.
FiOLATTE, whose Sand Cookie won the Runner-up Grand Prize at the JR East Souvenir Grand Prix 2025, is making a rare appearance outside Shinagawa Station with limited-time pop-ups at department stores in Osaka, Nagoya, and Sendai starting March 18, 2026.
The beloved Nama Dorayaki series from Azumino Tea Kochouan, a Nagano-based confectionery brand, has received a refreshed packaging design across its three flagship flavors.
THE chocola, a Nagoya gateau chocolat shop where customers line up before opening and stock sells out by late morning, is overhauling its pop-up event sales style starting March 2026 — limiting quantities to roughly one-quarter of past levels so every piece reaches customers in the best possible condition.
A new cookie featuring a printed white fox design can be hooked right onto the rim of a cup, making it a fun souvenir pick at shops across Japan.
The milk sweets brand Asagiri Milk is adding a new fluffy soufflé cheesecake to its lineup starting March 15, 2026, available at stores in Tokyo, Osaka, and Hiroshima.
The DO3TABLE brand is releasing five limited-quantity products featuring Hokkaido-grown fruits starting March 18, 2026, including fresh apples and a range of artisan jams made with minimal sugar.
GODIVA Japan's spring season limited collection, celebrating new beginnings with fairy-tale packaging, debuts at stores and online from March 16, 2026.
Following the success of the original drawstring pouch tondcho that sold around 1,400 units in just one week, Hanshin Umeda Main Store is releasing a corn-flavored kinchaku tondcho and a limited-time cherry blossom tondcho this spring.
A new additive-free skincare set using rare white lavender grown exclusively in Misato Town, Akita Prefecture, went on sale March 11. Developed through a community workshop with local residents, the "Misato Sekka Skincare Set" pairs a mist toner and pump lotion at ¥3,310.
Confectionery maker Morozoff has partnered with Yawataya Isogoro, one of Japan's three great shichimi chili pepper makers, to launch "Shichimi Arcadia" — a new spin on the beloved Arcadia cookie — available first at Nagano Tokyu Department Store from March 26, 2026.
Kamawanu releases the ninth installment of its Peanuts collaboration, featuring 8 tenugui hand towels and 4 compact mini uchiwa fans dyed using the traditional chūsen technique, all themed around "Summer Outings" with Snoopy and friends.
The popular Hokkaido-based seasonal sweets brand SNOWS is back at Daimaru Fukuoka Tenjin for a limited run from March 25 to 31, 2026. A ticketing system is now in place to help visitors shop smoothly.
Starting March 11, 2026, SunnyHills is now selling Jing Sheng Yu Taiwanese tea bags at its Ginza and Marunouchi stores as well as its official online store. Four varieties of authentic Taiwanese tea in tea bag format are available, each paired with a SunnyHills pastry for a Taiwanese-style tea time experience.
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The premium cheese and nut sweets shop THE DROS at Tokyo Station GranSta is releasing its popular limited-edition Busse [Camembert & Almond] again on March 15, 2026.
YOKU MOKU is releasing "Double Cigare," a new gift tin combining two of its long-loved cookie varieties — the iconic Cigare® and the Chocolat-filled Cigare au Chocolat — starting March 25, 2026.
Three hand creams inspired by Ibaraki's local specialties — ume, fukure mikan, and lotus flower — are now on sale at the Rose Farm Market inside Ibaraki Flower Park.
A limited-edition collaboration tin combining Nagano's long-established spice shop Yawataya Isogoro with the beloved Suica Penguin character goes on sale at NewDays convenience stores across Nagano Prefecture on March 14, 2026.
Tokyo Banana is marking its 35th anniversary with a special collaboration featuring the beloved Monchhichi character. A limited-edition keychain goes on sale in March 2026 at Tokyo Station stores and via the official online shop.
Tsubameya, the wagashi shop famous for its fluffy, melt-in-your-mouth warabi mochi, is opening a long-term pop-up at Hanshin Umeda Main Store in Osaka starting March 18, 2026 — its first foray into the Kansai region.
The Japanese-patterned umbrella brand Hokusai Graphic is back at DiverCity Tokyo Plaza in Odaiba from March 25 to April 21, 2026, offering a range of UV-blocking parasols and folding umbrellas inspired by traditional Japanese art.
Joel Robuchon shops across Tokyo are releasing limited-edition Easter egg chocolates for 2026, featuring a rabbit and this year's zodiac animal, the horse — crafted with white chocolate, blond chocolate rocher, and Valrhona-coated almonds inside.
KAMAKURA WICH's flagship store in Kamakura is introducing a souvenir delivery service starting March 15, 2026, letting visitors enjoy the city hands-free while their purchases are sent directly to their destination.
Suntory is set to release 12 summer gift products from late May 2026, featuring whisky, gin, and plum wine options including SUNTORY WHISKY "Ao," Ballantine's 17 Year Tribute Release, The Macallan Sherry Oak 12 Year, and more.
To mark its 15th anniversary, Piyorin is heading to Mie Prefecture for the first time. A special Ise-cha flavored version will be sold for two days only at PLUSTA Gift Iseshi inside JR Ise-shi Station.
French-Japanese patisserie Sebastien Bouillet has launched two spring-themed baked goods assortments — the Assortiment Printemps and the Sablés Assortiment — available at their stores and official online shop.
Tokyo Handaen (東京繁田園茶舗), a Japanese tea specialty shop in Suginami, Tokyo, is now accepting reservations for its beloved "Reservation-Only New Tea Hachijuhachiya." Orders are open through April 20, with shipping beginning around May 15. A newly designed 90g flat bag joins the lineup this year.
The butter-focused confectionery shop Buttery, located a 6-minute walk from Nagoya Station, is adding three new products to its lineup this March, including a polvorones assortment tin and a maple-flavored cookie tin perfect for White Day gifting.
Kyoto tea brand Gion Tsujiri has kicked off its "Hanami Special" on its official online shop from March 5, 2026, featuring a curated lineup of matcha and cherry blossom products. Their shops and Saryo Tsujiri cafes are also rolling out a range of spring-limited sweets.
A collaboration between Godiva and Iwakuni City in Yamaguchi Prefecture brings together Belgian dark chocolate and locally grown lotus root chips in a limited-edition treat, available from March 2026.
A dedicated online shop for ago (flying fish) products from Hirado, Nagasaki has relaunched as "Hirado Ago Research Institute," offering more than 60 varieties of local ago goods for delivery nationwide.
S.Weil by HOTEL NEW GRAND in Yokohama is offering a limited-edition honey tea bread featuring the Garden Bear mascot, with only 10 loaves available per day throughout May 2026.
Starting March 7, 2026, The Kahala Hotel & Resort Yokohama will sell a limited-edition Macadamia Nut Chocolate Sakura at THE KAHALA Collection. The spring-only confection pairs roasted macadamia nuts with sakura-flavored chocolate and a hint of salt.
Kasho Sanzen, the confectionery brand from Sendai best known for Hagi no Tsuki, is opening a limited-time pop-up shop at Daimaru Sapporo for the first time in Hokkaido.
Shichimiya Honpo, a 370-year-old spice shop along the Kiyomizudera pilgrimage road in Kyoto, reopened its Kiyomizu main store on March 5, 2026, with a renovated interior designed for a more relaxed shopping experience.
Satsuma Kinzan-gura announces the release of "Fukukinzan," a new authentic sweet potato shochu inspired by Hokusai's The Great Wave off Kanagawa, blending white and rare golden koji for a mellow, aromatic flavor, presented in a striking indigo and gold leaf bottle design.
La Maison Shirokane, a Western confectionery shop from Tokyo's Shirokane neighborhood, is running a pop-up at Tokyo Solamachi® throughout March 2026, featuring a spring collection of macarons, chocolates, and baked sweets perfect for White Day gifts.
L'essentiel du Japon, a Sendai-based aroma brand, has launched three new scents capturing the landscapes of Miyagi — the open sky, lush forests, and historic castle.
Sogo Hiroshima's 6th Sweets Fair runs from March 6 to 15, 2026, bringing together over 100 handpicked sweets from 41 vendors — including six making their debut — with strawberry treats, crepes, soft-serve, baked goods, and a cookie tin fair in the final days.
Nagasakido, an Osaka confectionery shop with over 100 years of history, has launched the "Castella Biscuit" — a new treat that combines the moist, fluffy texture of castella with the light, crispy bite of a biscuit. Available first at Shin-Osaka Station from March 2, 2026.
Sapporo-based tet coffee and bake has released "tet book," a book-shaped package of gluten-free corgi-shaped rice flour cookies in three flavors, along with original merchandise.
Koupen-chan collaboration print cookies and print manju go on sale from March 2, 2026, available exclusively at souvenir shops in Nagano Prefecture and across six Tohoku prefectures.
DEMEL, the historic Viennese confectionery brand, is launching three spring limited edition products — Assorted Cookies (Spring), Spring Gift, and Kleine Kuchen (Violet) — at department store shops and the official online store from late February 2026, ideal for White Day and spring gift-giving.
A new Duffy & Friends collection themed around searching for beautiful shades of blue arrives at Tokyo DisneySea on April 14, 2026. Goods, food souvenirs, hotel special menus, and Disney Resort Line passes are all part of the lineup.
Now on Cheese♪, a specialty shop offering an array of cheese-based sweets, will hold a limited-time pop-up at Fukuoka Mitsukoshi from March 4 to March 16, 2026, making it the shop's first-ever appearance in Fukuoka.
From March 4 to 17, 2026, Now on Cheese♪ — a specialty shop known for its rich cheese-based sweets — will be open for a limited time in the basement of Matsuzakaya Nagoya's main building, offering a selection of treats that make perfect souvenirs and gifts.
THE CAMPANELLA TOKYO is bringing its popular Fresh Tart Caramel to the Kanto region for the first time, with limited-period pop-up stores opening at GranSta Tokyo and Ecute Shinagawa.
A seasonal Cheese Puff Strawberry Milk goes on sale from March 1, 2026, exclusively at two Tokyo Milk Cheese Factory locations in Shinjuku and Haneda Airport.
Ueno Fugetsudo has released seven spring limited-edition items for 2026, including sakura-flavored Petit Gaufre wafers, cream sandwiches, and chocolate crunch treats, available from mid-February at stores nationwide and through the official online shop.
Starting March 1, 2026, the Toranomon Hills Business Tower location of French brand Beillevaire will offer a store-exclusive star-themed financier, "Étoile Toranomon," in five distinct flavors.
Chocolate specialty shop Bel Amer is releasing a lineup of seasonal limited products from February 25, 2026, covering everything from a spring petit gateau to gift assortments and playful chocolate pieces.
Hotel Kanazawa in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture is releasing a limited-edition White Day baked goods gift set starting March 1, 2026, featuring a special madeleine made with rare Noto Dainagon azuki beans and matcha.
Hotel Metropolitan in Ikebukuro is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a limited-edition Suica Penguin Cookie Assortment, featuring hand-crafted icing cookies made with premium Kyushu fermented butter, available for pick-up in March 2026.
Mampei Hotel in Karuizawa has released a new herbal tea called "Dawn," inspired by the winter sunrise over Asama Mountain, combining hibiscus, rosehip, and ginger in an elegantly designed tin.
A limited-edition tin featuring the Station Staff Chopper design and containing YOKU MOKU's popular Petit Cigare cookies is now available exclusively at ONE PIECE Mugiwara Store Tokyo Station.
White chocolate specialty shop SHIROÉ by Hugh Morgan opens its first permanent store at GranSta Tokyo inside Tokyo Station on March 5, 2026, offering vanilla-infused white chocolate creations crafted by an award-winning pastry chef.
Ginza Mitsukoshi's GINZA TABLE 2026 SPRING runs March 4–17, 2026, spotlighting spring sweets and theater bento boxes perfect for gift-giving and intermission dining.
Colorful kohakuto candies shaped like gems and minerals are enclosed in transparent capsules as a spring-limited gift set from Fukuoka-based Harapeco Lab, available from February 25, 2026.
ReFa is running its SPRING CAMPAIGN 2026 from February 25 through April 14, 2026, covering White Day and the new life season under the theme "A BOUQUET OF HEARTS." A ribbon wrapping service and a lineup of beauty products make for thoughtful seasonal gifts.
Flower Miffy, the Miffy-themed flower shop, will start accepting reservations for Mother's Day delivery flower gift sets on March 19, 2026. Four exclusive sets featuring limited-edition items are available, with early-bird pricing for orders placed through April 19.
A Hokkaido craft sweets brand built around brown cheese made from whey is opening its second location at New Chitose Airport, bringing its signature SNOWDOME premium sweets with a "crunch, fizz, and melt" texture to travelers.
Zenrin Co., Ltd.'s stationery and goods brand Map Design GALLERY will be exhibiting at the Stationery Girls Expo in Osaka 2026 from March 5 to 8, offering event-exclusive stationery featuring an antique map-inspired design of the Kinki region.
Throughout March 2026, Daimaru Fukuoka Tenjin store is hosting a series of limited-time pop-up shops featuring sought-after sweets brands — perfect for White Day, graduation, and spring gift-giving season.
New gift sets from the Sun Herb "Hiyodamari Gift" line are now available in three nature-inspired fragrances, perfect for spring occasions like farewell gatherings, welcoming parties, and White Day return gifts.
A new CHUMS store opens at COCOON CITY in Saitama Shin-Toshin on March 27, 2026, featuring classic American design inspired by the original Utah store and exclusive Saitama collaborations.
HANAGATAYA's Tokyo Originals brand introduces five new products for February, developed in collaboration with popular Tokyo shops including artisan candy maker PAPABUBBLE, chai specialist uRn.chAi&TeA, and traditional confectioner Eitaro Sohonpo.
Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo – The Making of Harry Potter introduces the third edition of its popular Sakura Collection, featuring cherry blossom-themed merchandise including exclusive Japan-only items, plush toys, apparel, and accessories available for a limited spring season.
A new savory okoshi snack with monjayaki sauce flavor launches in Asakusa on February 21, 2026, breaking away from the traditional sweet image of this Edo-era treat.
Starting February 21st, 2026, I LOVE CUSTARD NEUFNEUF introduces a new limited-edition custard cake featuring Fukuoka's premium Amaou strawberries, available exclusively at Hakata locations.
Kamakura Beniya, famous for their beloved Kurumikko sweets, is holding a special pop-up at Daimaru Shinsaibashi from March 18 to 24, 2026, featuring exclusive limited-edition products.
The luxury hotel TIAD in Nagoya has extended its popular collaboration with British fragrance brand MOLTON BROWN, offering exclusive chocolates inspired by the Pink Pepperpod fragrance through March 14, 2026.
Following the success of their first collaboration, TOKYO FLOWER BOUQUET and HIBIYA KADAN announce a new spring floral can design featuring hand-drawn seasonal flowers by professional florists.
The lifestyle brand Afternoon Tea LIVING reveals the top 10 spring gift picks chosen by their 120 in-store gift concierges, along with new limited-edition wrapping and campaign details.
The popular confectionery brand Français, known for its fruit millefeuille, will open a limited-time pop-up shop inside JR Shinjuku Station at NEWoMan from February 24 to March 15, 2026.
MAISON CACAO releases its White Day collection from March 1-14, featuring four popular flavors and a new white peach earl grey chocolate. Available at stores in Kamakura, Tokyo, Yokohama, Haneda Airport, and Nagoya.
Two new types of official licensed pins for the International Horticultural Expo 2027, Yokohama, Japan go on sale February 25, 2026 - rhinestone-adorned Tunktunk mascot designs and sophisticated logo pins.
Chubu Centrair International Airport releases a unique aviation safety charm containing actual runway rubber pieces for the 10th Anniversary Airline Expo event.
A 139-year-old Japanese confectionery shop partners with a creative studio to launch a sweet-and-sour pineapple manju, inspired by the iconic lions of Namba Bridge.
Aoki Kouetudou, a 130-year-old Kyoto confectionery shop known for Hamster Monaka, launches four mini gift sets perfect for sharing small moments of gratitude.
Two renowned Kyoto shops team up to create unique sansho-flavored confections - Sansho Merengue and Sansho Financier - blending traditional Japanese ingredients with French pastry techniques.
Hotel Metropolitan's Cake & Bakery Shop introduces the adorable "Ikechan Cake," inspired by the IKEBUS mascot character, now certified as one of Toshima Ward's official tourism souvenirs.
BUTTER&bee releases a special gift box featuring three popular baked goods, including the beloved Amaou strawberry mille-feuille, available from February 15, 2026.
The special Kairakuen Plum Hand Cream will be available for purchase at three locations during the 130th anniversary Mito Plum Blossom Festival, held from February 11 to March 22, 2026.
Starting February 4, 2026, Royce Chocolate World at New Chitose Airport introduces a new capsule toy collection featuring colorful snowman chocolate charms - cute miniature versions of their popular winter treats, perfect as Hokkaido souvenirs.
Fukui Prefecture's Obama City chopstick craftsmen revive the popular Wakasa lacquered chopsticks featuring hand-drawn patterns of Kinnikuman Soldier. On sale from February 9th, 2026.
A collaboration between 130-year-old Kyoto confectionery Aoki Kouetudou and design company Niji releases a limited spring version of the popular Hamster Monaka featuring sakura bean paste.
AND THE FRIET, a French fry specialty shop, introduces the "Goimo-Yaki: JAPAN-BELGIUM BOX Ⅱ" set, featuring innovative potato snacks baked one by one by traditional Kyoto craftsmen.
The Maple Mania has launched a Gransta Tokyo exclusive product, Maple Cheese Cookies. These crispy cookies feature maple sugar and cheddar cheese, sandwiched with vanilla white chocolate coating. A new Tokyo souvenir combining sweet maple aroma with savory cheese flavor.
From February 10, Kinokuniya stores across Japan are offering a seasonal limited-edition Sakura Sweets Bag in two delicate color variations. These charming reusable pouches are filled with cherry blossom-flavored treats and make perfect spring gifts.
Okashitsukayadaiya, a traditional Japanese confectionery shop in Koka City, introduces seasonal Hina Uiro for Hinamatsuri and their signature Koka-style ninja sweets made with brown sugar and walnuts.
Sanwa Direct has launched transparent organizer pouches designed to simplify small item management during business trips and travel. The clear design lets you find what you need instantly without opening the pouch.
Shukurei Co., Ltd. has launched "The Master Seasonal Edition Pearl Blue," a limited-time special package featuring three popular baked confections at THE MASTER by Butter Butler locations.
Tokyo Takanawa Butterista, the butter sweets brand that has sold 200,000 units in 5 months, is now available at PLUSTA Gift Tokyo Gift Palette inside Tokyo Station starting February 3, 2026.
A new collaboration between Godiva and Kumamoto's Antrême Kaju creates a stick-style florentine combining fragrant almonds, Shiranui citrus paste, and rich Belgian chocolate. Available from February 6, 2026, at Tsuruya Department Store.
Hotel New Grand in Yokohama releases a limited-edition package of their beloved Original Blend Tea featuring Garden Bear, the official mascot of Garden Necklace Yokohama 2026. The tea, known for its sweet champagne and cherry fragrance, is available starting March 19, 2026.
The popular anko butter yaki from fermented butter specialty shop HANERU has transformed into an adorable rabbit shape and goes on sale at the Kichijoji main store starting February 5, 2026.
Louis Vuitton presents a carefully curated men's gift selection perfect for Valentine's Day, featuring bags, wallets, accessories, jewelry, and fragrances.
The souvenir shop at Hakone's Gora Station has been renovated to reflect the natural beauty of the four seasons. Opening February 7, 2026, the new space features seasonal colors and an exclusive Imabari towel collection.
Côtecour, Japan's first brownie specialty shop, has released a limited-edition Berry Brownie Assortment. This new collection features Tokyo Brownie, Earl Grey Brownie, and the seasonal Berry Brownie.
Keio Artman stores along the Keio Line are selling exclusive Keio Line-themed sweets gift sets featuring the beloved mascot characters Keita-kun, Shingo-kun, and the newly debuted Niko-chan from the 2000 series trains.
ERIS VELINA, a Kobe-based pearl specialist, is launching its unique "Osakanapearl" collection featuring baroque pearls transformed into adorable sea creature characters. The brand will exhibit at the Tokyo International Gift Show and Kyoto Gift Show in February 2026, seeking B2B partners for high-end retail channels.
THE LAB NAGOYA, the gateau chocolat specialty store that opened in SAKUMACHI Shopping Street in July 2024, is releasing new single-size products after a year and a half in business. Following customer requests for smaller sizes, the highly sought-after Nagoya souvenir expands its lineup.
Dessert Choux, a new cream puff brand from Beard Papa's operator DAY TO LIFE, is opening a limited-time pop-up at Tokyo Station's Tokyo Gift Palette from January 31 to February 15. During this period, Tokyo Station will be the only place in Japan to experience Dessert Choux, featuring the winter-limited Pavé de Choux Chocolat as a new product.
Hanafukudo Corporation announces the launch of the Hakata Makkana Ichigo Velvet Brownie, a new product from their Amaou strawberry sweets brand, available from February 1, 2026.
Yamagata Eijudo, Okayama's specialty kibidango maker, releases a seasonal Hinamatsuri-themed premium package featuring traditional kibidango and origami hina dolls. Available from February 5, 2026.
Tokyo's popular baumkuchen specialty shop Nenrinya is opening a limited-time pop-up at Morioka Station Building Fezan from February 1 to 14, 2026, featuring Valentine's exclusives and winter specialties.
Yokohama Vanilla, a gift sweets brand from Yokohama, has announced the launch of its second gift product, the Salt Vanilla Creamy Sable, at EXPASA Ebina and Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse.
Morinaga & Co. introduces two new souvenir Hi-Chew flavors featuring Hokkaido yogurt and Yubari melon at New Chitose Airport, designed to capture travelers' memories of the region's vast landscapes.
Imabari Kinsei introduces Chocolat Luxe, a luxurious towel series featuring cacao-dyed organic cotton. Available from late January 2026, the collection includes handkerchief towels, face towels, bath towels, bath ponchos, bibs, and belt covers presented in elegant gift boxes.
Kujukushima Senbei, a beloved Nagasaki confection since 1951, releases its spring edition featuring hand-glazed cherry blossom designs. Available February 1st at select stores across Nagasaki.
Mary Chocolate Co., Ltd. and the Ota Tourism Association have launched "Plain Cocoa (Hanepyon)," a collaboration product featuring Ota Ward's official PR character Hanepyon and the popular Sweets Time chocolate series. On sale from January 26, 2026.
A 24-day pop-up store featuring 17 types of cookie tins inspired by beloved picture books opens at Shinsaibashi PARCO on January 31st.
JR East Shoji is releasing an adorable new Suica Penguin mascot keychain with a cute pose holding its cheeks, featuring magnets in the hands for posing fun. Available starting January 23, 2026 at TRAINIART stores and online.
Hatada Co., Ltd. partners with Ishizuchi Brewery to launch a luxurious adult dessert combining rice flour financier with Ishizuchi Junmai Ginjo sake. Launching January 30, 2026.
Pinkoi, Asia's largest cross-border e-commerce platform from Taiwan, brings the popular Taiwanese sweets brand Shang Shin Select to Japan with limited-time sales at multiple locations including Yurakucho, Tokyo, and Osaka, as well as online.
Calbee introduces a new souvenir snack for the Tokai region, recreating the beloved miso katsu flavor of Nagoya with their signature hard-textured chips, launching January 26, 2026.
Maruichi Okada Shoten releases Hokkaido Nemuro Canned products featuring saury and sardine, crafted using the traditional kikutsume method by skilled artisans. Each can showcases the ocean's bounty in a beautiful chrysanthemum-flower pattern.
The popular Tokyo Banana and Doctor Yellow collaboration is back! Following the instant sellout of their eco bag in 2024, a new tote bag with exclusive keychain launches on January 21, 2026.
A new winter-limited product combining 100% cacao pure chocolate with crispy persimmon chips made from Nara's Nishiyoshino Fuyu persimmons. The bitter chocolate enhances the natural sweetness of the fruit, creating a luxurious treat without added sugar.
Starting January 23, Plus Narita Lab Co., Ltd. will launch the Baked Sweet Potato MOCHI, a new product featuring luxuriously rich roasted sweet potato paste made from Chiba-grown sweet potatoes, at Narita Airport's +NRT factory brand stores.
Bell Shokuhin will preview SNOW JEWELRY, a rare cheesecake made with Hokkaido ingredients, at the Hokkaido and Sapporo Grand Fair in Chi-Ka-Ho from January 23rd to 25th before its official release.
Kintetsu Retailing introduces a chocolate collection featuring Nara's premium Kotoka strawberries, Unshu mandarins, and Yamato Kabuse tea. Four varieties launch January 20th at station shops and online.
The Maple Mania's exclusive maple cream-filled pie snack returns to Ebina Service Area following overwhelming demand during the holiday season.
Uoman Shoten, a traditional kamaboko shop with 120 years of history, has launched a limited Valentine's Day gift set of their popular Truffle Chocolate-Style Satsumaage for online orders. Available in red and blue box options, each features four unique varieties.
Mutekiro releases Yokohama Renga Roasted Almond in limited spring packaging. This new flavor features fragrant roasted almonds scattered throughout rich chocolate cake, available from January 17, 2026.
From February 2 to March 31, 2026, S.Weil by HOTEL NEW GRAND shops will offer premium nama chocolate made with Belgian milk chocolate and fresh Hokkaido cream. The silky-smooth treats melt on the tongue, delivering rich chocolate flavor in each luxurious bite.
Gora Karaku in Hakone now features indigo-dyed crafts from Mikuriya Dyers and Weavers, a Shizuoka folk craft tradition. The shop showcases scarves, accessories, and other items dyed with natural Awa indigo, along with a photo exhibition of the dyeing process.
The popular DIY Hamster Monaka makes a sweet comeback with limited-edition chocolate filling, featuring cocoa and plain wafers paired with elegant chocolate bean paste and heart-shaped chocolates.
Hokusai Graphic near Kenrokuen Garden in Kanazawa reopens with a renewed focus on traditional Japanese umbrellas, featuring approximately 1,200 umbrellas and an enhanced shopping experience.
THE CAMPANELLA TOKYO introduces a new limited-edition Nama Tart Caramel, featuring rich chocolate cream topped with slightly bitter caramel cream and sauce. The product will be available exclusively at the Amour du Chocolat! 2026 event in Nagoya starting January 16, 2026, followed by releases in Sapporo and Kyoto.
The popular Ichida Kaki dried persimmon from Minami Shinshu, which sold out 2,000 sets in just 30 minutes during its January 2025 broadcast, is making a comeback on Shop Channel. This premium product features carefully selected persimmons from Nagano Prefecture, known for producing Japan's top dried persimmon output.
Fujiya releases a new heart-shaped chocolate almond cookie with a message-ready package, perfect for gifts and Valentine's Day celebrations, available from January 20, 2026.
From January 14 to March 31, 2026, Haneda Airport's second terminal international section will host a special popup store showcasing traditional crafts and lifestyle goods from across Japan.
A collaboration between Ginza restaurant Koguma and wagashi brand Gokokuya brings two special flavors of Yamamusubi rice crackers, featuring premium ingredients and refined Japanese culinary aesthetics.
A cute egg-shaped collaboration chocolate tin featuring ICOCA's mascot Ikochan the Platypus and Italian chocolate brand Caffarel is now on sale at limited JR West station stores.
GOOD NEWS introduces "Itoko to Chocolate," a new winter confection featuring Hokkaido's Butter no Itoko coated in rich chocolate. Available nationwide from January 20, 2026, this Valentine's gift combines fluffy butter wafer, skim milk jam, and premium chocolate for a luxurious two-flavor experience.
Three adorable character mochi designs featuring a hibiscus-wearing otter, a kariyushi-clad axolotl, and a seal with "OKINAWA" on its belly are now available at Okinawa World's souvenir shop.
A stamp rally event featuring four facilities in Shisui Town, Chiba Prefecture, runs from January 10 to May 6, 2026. Collect stamps to win original stickers and exclusive prize sets.
Yokohama Vanilla, a popular gift sweets brand from Yokohama, will make its Hokkaido debut with a limited-time pop-up store at Daimaru Sapporo from February 7 to 15, 2026. The store will offer their signature Salted Vanilla Financiers and Salted Vanilla Creamy Sabres, with a special Vanimal sticker gift for qualifying purchases.
L'OCCITANE's popular personalized gift service "MY SHEA" and "My Hand Cream" have been renewed with fresh packaging and expanded product lineup, now available exclusively through the official online store.
Nenrinya's popular Valentine item De La Chocolat Ginza makes its comeback from January 12 to mid-February 2026, featuring rich charcoal-roasted chocolate and crispy pearl chocolates.
PATISSERIE TOOTH TOOTH, a Kobe-based confectionery shop, introduces its Chocolat Collection 2026 featuring chocolate sweets perfect for the upcoming Valentine's season, available from January 15, 2026.
JALUX's original sweets brand TOKACHIKARA is undergoing a major renewal with new packaging featuring adorable animal characters and an upgraded corn sandwich with 27% more Tokachi corn kernels.
Popular Yokohama gift sweets brand "Yokohama Vanilla" opens its first pop-up store in Hiroshima at Sogo Hiroshima from January 20-26, 2026. Special Banimaru stickers available with purchase.
A unique experiential gift from the snow country of Nishiwaga delivers authentic snow from Iwate Prefecture along with local sweets and an LED candle kit to create a miniature yukiakari snow lantern at home.
Nenrinya, the Ginza baumkuchen specialty shop, introduces bite-sized "Mount Baum" coated in luxurious gold chocolate, available January 12 to mid-February 2026.
Starting January 7, 2026, ROYCE' is releasing three new limited-edition Valentine's sweets, including ROYCE' Rosé Chocolat featuring Joseph Perrier champagne and a new strawberry flavor of their popular ROYCE' Baton Cookies.
Ariake introduces Gokaku Harbor 2026, a limited-edition marron cake featuring success prayer stickers and traditional Yokohama Harbor design, available from January 10 to February 28, 2026.
Kamakura Witch introduces "Saison Wich (Salt Chocolate)," a winter-exclusive sandwich cookie featuring premium chocolate chips and salted butter cream, available from January 10, 2026.
Kintetsu Retailing launches exclusive collaboration items featuring familiar's iconic bear and Kobe Oji Zoo's beloved animals. Available from January 8, 2026, at ZOOQLE and select Kintetsu station shops.
Two Kyoto companies team up to bring traditional pickle culture to textiles, launching unique fabric designs and crafting workshops starting January 11, 2026.
JR Hokkaido Fresh Kiosk launches new Kitaca-branded writing instruments featuring the adorable Ezo flying squirrel mascot. The collection includes Kuru Toga mechanical pencils and uni JETSTREAM 4&1 multi-pens, available from January 9, 2026.
Maruyama Coffee will release three types of New Year gift sets featuring colorful festive packaging, perfect for New Year greetings. The collection includes seasonal limited-edition medium and dark roast coffees, as well as convenient drip bag options.
Rellionte Co., Ltd.'s craft chip brand "Yamato Karari," launched in spring 2025, has surpassed 20,000 boxes in cumulative sales. The snacks use Nara-grown produce and are now available at 25 stores across the prefecture.
A new digital magazine comprehensively covers Tokyo Station's exclusive souvenirs, bento boxes, and dining spots, making shopping easier than ever.
Abeno Harukas Kintetsu Honten will host the "Gifu Marugoto Fair" from January 7 to 13, featuring local products from Gifu Prefecture including Hida beef bentos, kurikinton sweets, and Nakatsugawa's gohei-mochi.
Hankyu Umeda Main Store presents the 41st "Delicious, Beautiful. Kanazawa, Kaga, and Noto Exhibition" from January 14-19, 2026. Experience traditional crafts, elegant wagashi sweets featuring the Kaga Five Colors, gold leaf specialties, and artisan creations celebrating the cultural heritage of these regions.
A special pop-up fair featuring popular confections including Coelacanth Monaka and Date Masa Sablé will take place in front of the Midori no Madoguchi on JR Sendai Station's 3rd floor.
A.Crescent has launched an innovative eGift card service for Mikadukiya's popular natural yeast croissants, making it easier than ever to send thoughtful gifts without worrying about logistics or expiration dates.
Kinokuniya's official online store presents a curated collection of gift items perfect for the holiday season, including premium chocolates, waffle cookies, and rich chocolate cakes ideal for New Year greetings and gatherings.
A unique collaboration product featuring Kumamoto Prefecture's beloved PR character Kumamon and Japan's first wheat noodle ramen can is now available exclusively at Aso Kumamoto Airport's international terminal duty-free shop. This animal-free ramen can is shelf-stable for 3 years and perfect as a souvenir or emergency food.
Campbell Early, Fukuoka's specialty Amaou souvenir store, introduces Amaou Strawberry Gummy featuring Fukuoka-grown Amaou strawberry juice. The fruit specialty store spent 1.5 years perfecting this juicy new confection, now available starting December 19.
COCORIS, the nut-focused confectionery brand, releases a special New Year gift package featuring three popular baked goods. The elegant selection includes hazelnut and raspberry sandwich cookies plus maple marron financiers.
The popular San-X character Nyan Nyan Nyanko, known for imitating various sweets, is now available as a preserved flower BOX that looks like cake but is actually flowers, bringing a unique charm to any space.
Shochiku Co., Ltd. has launched the second collaboration with Katanukiya, featuring the "Kabuki Panda Baum Renjishi." Available from November 6, 2025, at Shochiku Kabukiya Honpo stores and Katanukiya Ginza Main Store.
A new sweets brand "Oni no Oyatsu" has launched its EC site on November 1, 2025, offering hand-held cheesecake sandwiches for those moments when you need a sweet break from daily frustrations.
Hello! I'm Hina from the Holiday Travel editorial team! ✨ This is the 5th installment of our regional snack introduction series. Following up on my recent Okinawa travel article, I'll be introducing "Angel's Wings," an Okinawa souvenir with a very impressive retro package!
Yokohama Vanilla, a popular gift sweets brand, will host its first long-term pop-up store at GranSta Tokyo from November 17 to December 14, 2025. The store will feature their signature Shio-Vanilla Financier along with special Tokyo Station stickers.
A special limited package of the popular Double Cream Sandwich featuring original artwork by renowned picture book illustrator Hiroshi Abe, creator of "Arashi no Yoru ni" (One Stormy Night). The new wild grape flavor uses carefully selected grapes from Yoichi, Hokkaido.
Chiikawa Mogumogu Honpo Kyoto Fushimi Store celebrates its 2nd anniversary on November 14, 2025, featuring new products and exclusive anniversary novelties for shoppers.
The popular Pokémon Tokyo Banana sweets series is coming to Ikebukuro Station for a limited time from November 1 to December 4, 2025. The pop-up shop will feature the beloved Pikachu Tokyo Banana treats and adorable cookie tins decorated with Pikachu and Eevee.
Ariake introduces the first-ever Christmas-themed Pokémon dessert package featuring Pikachu and friends, available at stores and online from November 1 to December 25, 2025.
A special collaboration brings together the manga Akatsuki no Yona and Kumamoto's Joraku Brewery, creating a unique strawberry liqueur infused with music from the anime soundtrack during production.
A new specialty tuile sandwich shop KARON will open for a limited time at Kansai International Airport starting October 1, 2025. Featuring unique "crispy, crumbly, fluffy" textures, the shop offers Amaou strawberry and Uji matcha flavored chocolate tuile sandwiches.
Traditional Kyoto confectionery shop Shichijo Kansyundo introduces Pokémon Kyogashi, a collection of traditional Japanese sweets featuring popular Pokémon characters, available in stores from October 25th and online from October 20th.
Kayanoya opens a new flagship store in Ginza on November 21, 2025. The store, designed by renowned architect Kengo Kuma, offers exclusive dashi products and premium gifts that showcase Japanese food culture.
Kashimaya, a renowned specialty food shop in Niigata, releases exclusive collaboration products featuring new original artwork by manga artist Rumiko Takahashi, creator of Urusei Yatsura. The collection includes gift sets with premium salmon tea-infused rice topping and soy-marinated salmon roe, along with special packaging and eco bags.
Bon Okawa Karuizawa Chocolate Factory introduces their newest product "Cacao Charm," featuring tiny animal-shaped chocolates with 9 different flavors, celebrating the four seasons and forest animals of Karuizawa.
Starting October 7, 2025, a special Railway Day campaign launches at NewDays and JR Tokai Retailing Plus stores. Purchase a 600ml Oi Ocha green tea bottle to receive one of six exclusive OJICO-designed train-themed bottle covers, including limited designs of the retired Tokaido Line 311 Series and Cassiopeia.
Discover two delicious varieties of Kansai-exclusive potato chips, both featuring the regional "dashi soy sauce" flavor but with completely different taste profiles!
The charming gyaru tanuki character "Ponchame" from Tokyo Banana's animal series is making a comeback this autumn with its caramel banana flavor, available both in stores and online nationwide.
Tomari Sogo Shokuhin releases special rakkyo products featuring My Melody and Kuromi, celebrating their anniversaries with Kuromi's favorite food.
Yamadaya, the renowned momiji manju maker, has launched Sanrio character ballpoint pens as the third collaboration item. Available at Yamadaya stores and Cafe Yui no An starting October 1, 2025.
Discover Karl Usu-aji, a rare Western Japan exclusive snack that's perfect as a travel souvenir with its gentle dashi flavor and satisfying size.
Mr. CHEESECAKE introduces a new bite-sized cheesecake featuring rich Parmigiano-Reggiano and cream cheese, available at Tokyo Station and other flagship stores starting October 2025.
Hello! This is Hina from the Holiday Travel editorial team! ✨ I recently received the famous Osaka souvenir "551" and would love to share my experience with you!
Our team reviews the exclusive Kyushu regional potato chips featuring sweet soy sauce flavor with Kurosatsuma chicken. These unique thick-cut chips are available only in Kyushu and Okinawa.
The collaboration between popular character Chiikawa and Tokyo's No.1 souvenir Tokyo Banana opens its first pop-up store after renewal at Ikebukuro Station. Three new character designs join the adorable banana pudding cake collection.
Dandelion Chocolate Japan launches its Autumn Collection 2025, featuring maple cookies, coffee toffee, and seasonal café treats starting September 4th.
VERY RUBY CUT, the strawberry sweets specialty store operated by Grapestone, launches a new autumn-limited "Strawberry Maple Sandwich" from September 10, 2025. This marks the brand's first autumn seasonal flavor, featuring Italian Sabrina strawberries and Canadian maple chocolate.
A traditional ginger sugar confection beloved as an Ise pilgrimage souvenir gets a contemporary update with modern packaging and individual wrapping, making it more accessible to younger generations.
From September 1, 2025, KOKUNEKO has launched its limited-time "Koku-Uma Annou Imo Financier" - a seasonal sweet potato-flavored version of their popular paw-shaped financier. The treat combines the brand's signature black sugar and butter with the deep sweetness of Annou sweet potatoes.
A special pop-up shop featuring Morinaga's Dars chocolate brand mascot PANDARS will open at Tokyo Station from September 12 to October 14, 2025, offering exclusive sweets and merchandise.
Buttery Soyora Suzuka Shiroko introduces an autumn-limited Mont Blanc and Berry Mille-Feuille featuring Japanese chestnuts, plus an expanded financier collection with 10 varieties starting September 2024.
A special collaboration between Eikodo AM and Yamazaki Biscuits brings the legendary taste of Kokugikan yakitori to Chipstar potato chips, available starting September 14th at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
A new collection of premium bite-sized yokan has arrived at Kuzefuku Shoten stores. These elegant Japanese confections feature traditional techniques and carefully selected ingredients, perfect for seasonal greetings or business occasions.
A new matcha confection combining Kyoto's premium brand rice "Kyoshikibu" with authentic Uji matcha "Makkoi (Rich Matcha)" creates a unique textural experience with every bite.
Three new limited-edition nama chocolate flavors bring the essence of autumn to chocolate lovers, featuring rich chestnut, sweet potato, and nutty gianduja varieties.
Kakitane Kitchen introduces "Chocolate in Kakitane" in collaboration with Godiva, launching September 18, 2025. This premium snack features Belgian chocolate wrapped in crispy kakitane rice crackers.
CARAMEL MONDAY announces the launch of their new sister brand 'CARAMEL MONDAY Morning' featuring three caramel confection varieties available at supermarkets, department stores, and service areas starting September 1, 2025.
Two new limited-time autumn sweets arrive at Butter States by Gin no Budou featuring rich marron mont blanc and caramel walnut butter sandwich, available from September 1, 2025.
French patissier Sébastien Bouillet launches a new autumn-winter collection featuring seasonal tartelettes, macarons, and artisanal cookie assortments, available from August 27, 2025.
This is CHIFFON CAKE introduces a new caramel flavor of their popular cassata sandwich series, featuring deep caramel taste with pistachios and walnuts
Hello, this is sekino from the Holiday Travel editorial team. Today I'd like to introduce you to a Shizuoka souvenir I received from a team member.
Daimaru Umeda Store is offering a carefully selected lineup of Father's Day gifts, from artisan sweets to savory side dishes perfect for enjoying with a drink.
If you are going to go sightseeing, you want to incorporate into your itinerary things that you can only see and experience during that time of the year. In this issue, we will introduce the conditions, events, and recommended spots in February in Hokkaido for those who are interested in such things. To learn more […]
Summary This time we went to Miyagi Prefecture for two days and one night! On the first day, we went to the Kesennuma area to enjoy delicious seafood in the port town.The more I learned about Kesennuma, the more attractive and nice it was. It is easy to get to from Tokyo, so please refer […]
You’re visiting Tokyo, but it’s raining. On such days, we recommend visiting a commercial facility directly connected to a station where you can enjoy Tokyo to the fullest! The 8 locations introduced here offer a wide variety of shopping and dining options. Let’s enjoy Tokyo without getting wet from the rain directly from the station! […]
Tokyo is dotted with numerous attractive commercial facilities. In this article, we will introduce 10 places that we especially recommend to all visitors to Tokyo. Enjoy shopping and dining experiences that combine Japanese tradition and modern culture! Click here to learn more about Tokyo. Shibuya Scramble Square (渋谷スクランブルスクエア) Shibuya Scramble Square, a landmark tower directly […]
If you’re planning to go sightseeing, including seasonal activities unique to that time of year in your itinerary is ideal. In this issue, we introduce essential travel information for February in Hiroshima, including weather, appropriate fashion, key events, and recommended spots, catering to those interested in experiencing the uniqueness of the season. To learn more […]
Summary This time, it’s a 2-day/1-night plan to enjoy Kokusai-dori to the fullest ✨Located in Naha City, Kokusai street is a bustling area where Okinawa’s shopping and culinary culture converge. Lined with traditional local handicrafts, it is a fun place for tourists to stroll.Original accessories are sure to be a memorable part of your trip!Not […]
Table of Contents Summary Okayama Prefecture, nicknamed the “Land of Sunshine, Okayama,” is known by its residents for its mild climate and low precipitation.This time, I went alone to the Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter, which is a famous sightseeing spot and especially popular among tourists. I knew it would always be really nice✨You will definitely […]
Summary Onna-son is a resort area with beautiful beaches and coral reefs on the west side of the main island of Okinawa. Sightseeing and activities are abundant, and the beauty of nature and the sea are attractive. So this time I stayed at Villa From Okinawa in Onna-son. This is a popular inn where you […]
Summary Yamaguchi Prefecture is located on the western edge of Japan’s main island of Honshu. It is dotted with historical spots and gained popularity when the industrial heritage sites in Hagi were registered as a World Heritage site.Among them, we drove around Iwakuni City, which has many attractions such as Iwakuni Castle and Kintaikyo Bridge, […]
Summary Yamaguchi Prefecture is located on the western edge of Japan’s main island of Honshu. It is dotted with historical spots and gained popularity when the industrial heritage sites in Hagi were registered as a World Heritage site. This time, using the Yamaguchi Central Pass (a round trip pass), we took a bus tour of […]
Summary A two day and one night trip to Chatan, an area where you can enjoy a tropical resort.This is a popular area with a strong American flavor due to the proximity of an American military base. The hotel we stayed at was very comfortable and I highly recommend it! The Okinawan pig breed shabu […]
Summary Motobu Town is famous for the earliest cherry blossom festival in Japan, and is a popular tourist destination as an area rich in nature, including Mt. Yaetake, a famous cherry blossom viewing spot, and Minna Beach, which boasts one of the clearest beaches in Japan.It was a relaxing and peaceful trip, healed by nature […]
Yokohama, just 30 minutes away from Tokyo, is a city with urban sophistication yet having a rural mood. It is a prosperous port town with many tourist attractions and beautiful scenery.In this page, we introduce famous sightseeing spots in Yokohama such as Chinatown and the Red Brick Warehouse, as well as seaside restaurants, retro cafes […]
Summary Following the first part, the second part and the second day, we enjoyed active sightseeing while enjoying Okinawa’s unique gourmet food! Okinawa is famous for this! While keeping in mind the points that Okinawa is famous for, we also happened to come across a wine that tasted so good that we went to buy […]
A local team member's day trip to Sumatakyo Gorge in Shizuoka, featuring the Dream Suspension Bridge, handmade soba, Kawane tea, and a free onsen footbath. Plus practical tips on Mt. Fuji viewpoints, Shizuoka food, and seasonal highlights.
Summary Check out this Choshi, Chiba trip plan! Enjoy tasty seafood and beautiful Pacific Ocean views in nature. Hope it helps with your travel plans:) *Please note that information and prices listed are subject to change. Travel Itinerary 07:30am Tokyo Station It takes about 2 hours from Tokyo Station to Choshi by “Shiosai” limited express […]
Nasu is a tourist destination that immerses you in nature, allowing you to experience the changes of the four seasons up close. It is an ideal place for family trips, offering events that can be enjoyed by everyone, including interactions with animals and engaging in craft activities.Since it is easily accessible from central Tokyo, it […]
Summary This time I stayed at the new FAV Hotel in Hakodate, Hokkaido 😊! The artistic rooms were very stylish and nice 🎨💕 We also experienced the luxury of being able to book sushi in the hotel 🤤🍣. We also visited other popular Hakodate spots and had two days full of food and sightseeing 🥰🛩. Please […]