What’s New in Japan 🗻 Travel Updates, Events, Exhibitions & more 🗻 May 2026

What’s New in Japan 🗻 Travel Updates, Events, Exhibitions & more 🗻 May 2026

New attractions, shops and restaurants in Japan, as well as upcoming events, illuminations and cute collabs this May and beyond.

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There’s always so much new stuff going on in Japan, every time in Japan Travel News! This month there are Pokemon events, including a themed footbath, a collab with Maneki Neko Karaoke and a Pokemon hotel room in Tokyo. There are also train and shinkansen themed hotel rooms. In important travel news, there are new rules for cycling in Japan and finally a Suica app for some Androis users (Samsung only I’m afraid!). There are new trains and a new shinkansen to look out for, the cutest night ferry and an anime-themed cruise on Lake Ashi near Mount Fuji, as well as a new boat trip in Tokyo. There’s a Disney plane from JAL, cute restaurant collabs with kawaii characters and beautiful evening illumination events all around Japan. Plus new shops, including Hamtaro and a supermarket chain from Don Quihote, plus new cafes and restaurant news.

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00:00 Intro
00:34 Edo-Tokyo Museum
01:16 Pokémon footbath
01:53 Nihonbashi e-liner
02:47 Android Suica app
03:59 Tourist Pasmo
05:08 Cycling rules
05:45 Throwing coins
06:38 Train view hotel
07:16 Enoden themed hotel
07:49 Shinkansen hotel room
08:13 Pokémon hotel room
08:40 Suica penguin
09:11 Chiikawa night ferry
10:08 Tap to pay in Sapporo
10:48 Sakura Tram
11:31 Dr S shinkansen
12:13 Alice in Wonderland rose garden
12:40 Kaguya’s Shining Garden
13:04 Kyu-Shiba-Rikyu Garden Night Party
13:21 Tanabata Sky Lanterns
14:01 Oshi no Ko Cruise
14:22 Pokémon Karaoke
14:47 Fukushima Fantasy
15:05 Tokyo Tower x San-X
15:27 Disney Plane
15:47 Hamtaro shop
16:29 Sega pop-up shop
16:52 Don Quihote supermarket
17:39 Square Enix shop & café
18:04 Piyorin Village
18:45 G-Cha & Ba-Cha Café
19:15 Gusto x Pokémon
19:39 Tokyo Station historic café
20:17 Pompom Purin Diner
21:00 Uobei Sushi x Pompom Purin
21:15 Exhibitions

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