What’s NEW
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Not quite ice cream, not quite jelly—this Japanese dessert barely melts
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Coil in Kanazawa launches a hands-on matcha and sweets experience
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HOSHINOYA Nara Prison turns a century-old prison into a luxury hotel
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Manten by Saiundo brings an edible night sky back to Tottori this summer
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This giant somen slide at Wood Design Park Yoi turns lunch into a summer thrill ride
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This new WaRobe yukata comes in two pieces
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Japan reinvented Mont Blanc — now AKINOEN has turned it into soft serve
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Kobe Nunobiki Herb Gardens now has a luxury sky bar in the forest
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“Orb” Lands 820 Feet Above Tokyo
Summer Beer Gardens
Think beer gardens are just about beer? Not in Japan.
Here, summer means rooftops suddenly filling with smoke, clinking glasses, all-you-can-drink plans and groups determined to stay out all night.🍺
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Namba Beer Garden BBQ Terrace in Shinsaibashi adds no-cleanup bring-your-own BBQ option
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Hotel Crystal Palace launches summer BBQ beer garden in Ibaraki
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Kobe International House launches Soran no Beer Garden 2026 with two seasonal themes
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This rooftop beer garden above Ikebukuro Station comes with hot pot, yakiniku and neon chaos
Editor’s PICKS
Made in JAPAN
Food
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This hidden Meiji Jingu Gaien restaurant is taking noriben absurdly seriously -
Tokyo’s messy monjayaki cruises just added luxury wagyu steaks -
Grogu stew, glowing drinks, and a very dramatic summer at STAR WARS CAFE : Galactic Diner -
Punini near Kanazawa Station is celebrating with surreal summer sweets
Stay
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HOSHINOYA Nara Prison turns a century-old prison into a luxury hotel
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This mountain breakfast in Japan is designed to cool your body from within
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Stay for Noto beef and nodoguro in a riverside onsen retreat in Ishikawa, Japan
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Hakone Suishoen, first built in 1925 (Taisho 14), reopens around a 300-year-old maple
Shopping
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Not quite ice cream, not quite jelly—this Japanese dessert barely melts
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This new WaRobe yukata comes in two pieces
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Benzaiten launches rare Aichi fig daifuku that looks unreal when sliced open
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This Attack on Titan-themed roach spray might be Japan’s most committed anime collab yet
Place
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Kobe Nunobiki Herb Gardens now has a luxury sky bar in the forest
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This Pokémon footbath in Wakura Onsen might be Japan’s cutest recovery project
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Unko Museum Tokyo: Japan’s Weirdest Pop Culture Experience (Tickets & Guide 2026)
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A scenic café opens on Mount Washuzan overlooking the Seto Ohashi Bridge
