A limited-edition "Croissant Taiyaki Purin" — filled with vanilla bean custard cream and caramel sauce inside a crispy croissant shell — will go on sale at Tsukiji Gindaco taiyaki-handling stores nationwide starting June 8, 2026.
Nojiru Yokocho 2026, a free-admission immersive food festival themed on passion and excitement, takes place at Bellesalle Akihabara from May 29 to 31. A second wave of food stall collaborations, drinks, and stage performers has been announced.
The Ginza-born fried sandwich specialty shop Age.3 opened its Hida Takayama location on May 3, 2026. Lines have been forming every day since opening, with made-to-order sandwiches and a Hida beef exclusive drawing visitors to the historic street food destination.
Starting May 18, 2026, 21 Grand Mercure and Mercure hotel restaurants across Japan will offer a seasonal summer dinner buffet centered on World Street Food and Three Authentic Curries, running through October 31.
A Tohoku first, this petal-shaped soft serve ice cream has gone on sale exclusively at the Monzen store of Matsushima Kamaboko Honpo from April 29, 2026.
Starting April 20, 2026, four Yamashita Honki Udon food court locations are serving the new "U Series" — udon-based recreations of potato, hot dog, and churros, all available for takeout and eat-and-walk enjoyment.