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- PlacesAkita Kanto Festival 2026 (August 3–6): Which Night to Go — Tickets, Food Stalls, Drone ShowAug 3-6, 2026, and no two nights are the same: the drone show runs the 3rd and 6th only, the daytime contest skips day one, the stalls aren't on Kanto Ōdōri.
- PlacesSendai Tanabata Festival 2026: Dates Aug 6–8, Fireworks the Night Before on Aug 5Sendai Tanabata 2026 runs Aug 6-8: giant paper streamers fill downtown Sendai. The fireworks (~16,000 shells) are a separate event, the night before on Aug 5.
- Food & DrinkChiikawa x 7-Eleven Japan 2026: All 10 Collab Foods, Prices, Dates & FreebiesChiikawa x 7-Eleven Japan 2026: 10 collab foods on sale July 18-20 (fair from July 21). All prices, release dates, the first-come freebies, and how to pay.
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- PlacesAomori Nebuta 2026: Day-by-Day Schedule, Dancing as a Haneto, and the Aug 7 Water Parade + FireworksAomori Nebuta 2026: Day-by-Day Schedule, Dancing as a Haneto, and the Aug 7 Water Parade + Fireworks
- Food & DrinkTokyo Banana x Frugra 2026: Price, Sale Dates & Where to Buy at Tokyo StationTokyo 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.
- PlacesTachikawa Fireworks 2026 (Showa Kinen Park): Tickets Are Gone. Where to Watch Free, and Which Gate to UsePaid 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.
- ShoppingHello Kitty x 3COINS 2026: ¥330 Goods, Skip Day One, Go July 19Hello 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.
- PlacesMount Takao Day Trip 2026: The ¥1,090 Ticket from Shinjukuo 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.
- ShoppingJapan Summer Sales 2026: Still Time, Outlets Run to Aug 16You 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.
