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Mount Takao in peak autumn color with a Takao Tozan Railway cable car at Kiyotaki Station

Mount Takao Autumn Leaves 2026: Peak Timing, Cable Car Waits, and Night-View Days

Nagaoka Fireworks lighting up the night sky over the Shinano River

Nagaoka Fireworks 2026: Sold Out, No Free Seats (Resale Is Japan Residents Only) — Access and the Ride Home

Fireworks over the Edogawa riverbank at the Edogawa Fireworks Festival

Edogawa Fireworks Festival 2026: Paid Seats Close July 28, Plus Free Areas, Road Closures & Access

Dancers (ren) performing at a Koenji Awa Odori stage as crowds line the street on a summer evening

Koenji Awa Odori 2026: August 29–30, Paid Seats, Free Viewing & Road Closures

Mister Donut and Mrs. GREEN APPLE collaboration: three apple-shaped donuts and a parfait

Mister Donut × Mrs. GREEN APPLE 2026: Apple-Shaped Donuts, Prices, and How to Pre-Order

A six-photo collage of autumn foliage spots: golden trees along a lakeshore, brilliant red maples against a blue sky, a Japanese garden pond mirroring the colors, a park entrance lined with ginkgo trees, mountain foliage with Mount Fuji in the distance, and orange maples surrounding a thatched garden pavilion.

Tokyo Fall Foliage 2026: Peak Week and 4:30pm Park Closings

Large fireworks bursting in the night sky at the Todabashi Fireworks Festival, with colorful pink and teal blooms above the silhouettes of spectators gathered along the riverbank.

Todabashi Fireworks 2026: A 40–60 Minute Walk to the West Site, Gates at 4 p.m.

Fireworks bursting in the night sky at the Itabashi Fireworks Festival, with layered pink and white blooms scattering points of light against the darkness.

Itabashi Fireworks 2026: The Free Viewing Area Moved Upstream — Head for Takashimadaira Station

Tsukiji Outer Market Hours 2026: 9am-2pm, Closing Days, Best Day to Go

Campaign key visual for GU's 2026 Fall/Winter collection, with a diverse group of models gathered on gray steps wearing autumn-winter looks including plaid coats, knitwear, pleated skirts, and leather jackets.

GU Fall/Winter 2026: Ex-Marni Designer Redesigned Every Piece, From ¥1,290

The Zama Sunflower Festival, where a sunflower-decorated arch frames a vast field of sunflowers stretching toward distant mountains under a blue sky.

Zama Sunflower Festival 2026: 550,000 Blooms & an Easy Day Trip from Tokyo

A two-photo composite of Tokyo's two main airports: the Haneda Airport terminal with its "Tokyo International Airport" sign on top, and Narita Airport with its "Narita Airport Terminal 1" sign below.

Where to Stay Near Narita and Haneda Airports: Hotels for a Late Arrival or Early Flight (2026)

Starbucks Japan summer orange and mango drinks including the Orange & Mango Frappuccino

Starbucks Japan Orange & Mango Frappuccino: 3 Summer Drinks from ¥579 (July 22)

The exterior of Ueno Station under a clear blue sky, with the green "上野駅 UENO STATION" sign and a clock on the rooftop, showing the historic station building housing the atré retail complex.

Ueno Park One-Day Itinerary 2026: Time It Around the Morning Lotus

A two-photo composite: people holding cans of Coca-Cola on the left, and stacked packages of CURRY UP retort curry (including butter chicken) with stickers on the right.

Coca-Cola × HUMAN MADE Cans, Round 2: ¥146 at FamilyMart July 21 — Free Gift Bag With Two

A three-photo composite of the three great festivals of Tohoku: the glowing lanterns of the Akita Kanto Festival (left), a giant warrior float from the Aomori Nebuta Festival (center), and colorful paper streamers at the Sendai Tanabata Festival (right).

Tohoku's Three Great Festivals 2026: How to See All Three, and Why Aomori and Akita Don't Fit in One Night

Rows of glowing paper lanterns strung on bamboo poles against the night sky at the Akita Kanto Festival, each brushed with kanji and clustered like ears of rice.

Akita Kanto Festival 2026 (August 3–6): Which Night to Go — Tickets, Food Stalls, Drone Show

Tanabata streamers at the Sendai Tanabata Festival, with rows of colorful decorative balls and long paper streamers hanging from a covered shopping arcade.

Sendai Tanabata Festival 2026: Dates Aug 6–8, Fireworks the Night Before on Aug 5

Key visual for the "7-Eleven × Chiikawa: The Movie – Secret of the Mermaid Island" collaboration, illustrating Chiikawa characters wearing flower leis on a tropical island with hibiscus, alongside a 7-Eleven storefront and the Japanese tagline "Let's make island memories with Chiikawa!"

Chiikawa x 7-Eleven Japan 2026: All 10 Collab Foods, Prices, Dates & Freebies

The Aomori Nebuta Festival at night, with a giant, vividly colored illuminated float (nebuta) depicting a warrior and horse, surrounded by happi-coated pullers and spectators.

Aomori Nebuta 2026: Day-by-Day Schedule, Dancing as a Haneto, and the Aug 7 Water Parade + Fireworks

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