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.
The City of Yokohama, the Yokohama Convention & Visitors Bureau, and Yokohama Minatomirai 21 are teaming up with Chiikawa the Movie, The Secret of the Mermaid Island, for a citywide collaboration from July 24 to August 2, 2026, featuring an original sticker giveaway, photo spots across town, and special collaboration fireworks.
Nagoya's Osu district will host the cosplay event "OSU Cosplay" on September 12, 2026, with the Osu Skate Rink, Osu Shopping Street, and TV Aichi's headquarters studio all serving as venues.
Sekigahara Warland's annual Wish-Making Wind Chime Festival returns with about 6,000 wind chimes strung along a 200-meter tunnel, joined this year by a new Shofu Uchiwa Matsuri displaying roughly 1,000 fans indoors, both running through September 30, 2026. Every visitor receives a free original uchiwa starting July 13, and an indoor Sennari Hyotan Matsuri gourd display continues into early December.
AEON Cinema Ayagawa in Kagawa and AEON Cinema Rinku Sennan in Osaka reopen their fully renovated lobbies on July 17, 2026, taking on a space station theme and a movie studio theme respectively, complete with new photo spots, lounge areas, and dining corners for visitors of all ages.
HOTEL Hoshitori Terrace Sekigane hosts an opening conference on July 23 for its photo exhibition "Ripples of Sand," featuring Tottori Sand Dunes as seen by German photographer Günter Zorn.