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Aomori Nebuta 2026: Day-by-Day Schedule, Dancing as a Haneto, and the Aug 7 Water Parade + Fireworks
Tokyo Banana x Frugra, a 35th-anniversary first, sold only at Tokyo Station from July 17, 2026. Price, sale dates, where to buy, and the sticker gift.
Paid tickets are no longer on sale, so the free zone south of the river is your only option on July 25. Enter at Tachikawa or Nishi-Tachikawa, not Sunagawa.
Hello Kitty x 3COINS: July 18, from ¥330. Day one needs a lottery win or same-day ticket — the lottery has closed. Walk in from July 19. Tokyo stores, tax-free.
o transfers from Shinjuku, 599 meters up. Which ticket (¥1,450 or ¥1,090), why Trail 6 in summer, the 11:30 summit crush, and the 9:15 p.m. last cable car.
You haven't missed Japan's summer sales. Lumine starts July 16, Mitsui Outlet Park runs to Aug 16, Premium Outlets opens Aug 21. Dates, access, tax-free rules.
Every bowl of udon at Marugame Seimen comes with a free Sumikkogurashi card, July 14–Aug 31: 12 designs, ¥390 a bowl. Plus the ¥690 box, and why Haneda's out.
Eight Tokyo rooftop beer gardens, checked against official sites: from ¥2,970, one closes Aug 29, Mt. Takao runs to Nov 29, and which you can book in English.
Ueno's Shinobazu Pond fills with lotus each summer. The flowers open at 7-9 a.m. and close by midday, so come early. Here's the 2026 season, hours, and access.
