Since March, baby sheep, kangaroos, a Tokara goat, and three species of monkeys have been born in the Animal Forest at Uminonakamichi Seaside Park in Fukuoka — including the first sheep birth in five years and the first Tokara goat birth in seven years.
The Osaka Prefectural Flower Cultural Garden in Kawachinagano, Osaka, is expanding its popular Wind Chime Wall and planting sunflowers for summer photo spots, alongside a World Insect Exhibition, a new Carnivorous Plant Laboratory, a Begonia Exhibition, ayu fish catching, and other family events this summer.
A new themed garden has opened on the hotel grounds at Lake Toya Tsuruga Resort Hikari no Uta in Toyako, Hokkaido. The Hikari to Kaze no Garden features a rose-covered arch, a chess-themed lawn, a photo-ready Hobbit's House, and hilltop views of Showa-Shinzan, with free admission for hotel guests and visitors alike.
Minamichita Beach Land in Aichi is holding an event from July 17 to 31, 2026, timed to Sea Day, with quiz-style panels on ocean environmental issues, an upcycled sea glass art display, a special keeper-led guide, and a limited-edition can badge giveaway.
With another hot summer forecast, Prince Grand Resort Karuizawa is offering a lineup of "cool escape" experiences — a summer snow play area, a misting station on the ski slopes, nighttime nature tours, and chilled seasonal menus — to help visitors beat the heat at the cool highland resort.
On July 13, 2026, Risonare Atami held a special "Fisherman's Academy" event for third-graders from a local elementary school in Atami. Guided by a representative of Atami Fish Market working to reduce unused-fish waste, the students learned about fish landed in Atami, watched hotel staff prepare a lunch using unused fish, and recorded their discoveries on a worksheet.