SUMMER LOUNGE MEIJI PARK Powered by Corona

A summer moment to enjoy one of Japan’s largest movie events and beer in the middle of the city!

At this event, a beer garden where you can enjoy drinks and food will be set up in an open-air lounge full of a sense of liberation. Additionally, special screenings by the popular outdoor movie event “Nebukuro Cinema” are scheduled to take place over a period of more than 40 days, making it one of the largest in Japan (*). You can forget the hustle and bustle of the city and enjoy an extraordinary summer experience.

The venue is Tokyo Metropolitan Meiji Park, a green space in central Tokyo that is accessible on foot from four different stations, so the event is easy to fit into an evening after work or as part of a weekend plan.

*One of the largest number of days held as an outdoor movie screening event in Japan (Survey by Tokyo Legacy Parks Co., Ltd.)

◆ The limited-time outdoor beer lounge returns this year!

A lounge featuring tables, chairs, and lighting effects will appear again this year in a space surrounded by the greenery of Meiji Park. In addition to drinks from sponsoring companies, new food menus have been added to make the experience even more substantial. It is an “everyone’s beer garden” that can be enjoyed by anyone, whether visiting with friends, family, or colleagues.

The lounge is open from 17:00 to 22:00, with last order at 21:40, giving visitors time to relax as the evening progresses. The lighting effects become part of the atmosphere once the sun sets, and the open-air setting keeps things comfortable through the summer months.

In addition to the beer lounge, the “Corona Sunsets Truck” will appear this year, offering drinks such as Corona beer and food that pairs perfectly with them. A space that refreshes the spirit will be created, primarily during sunset times from Friday through the weekend. Food that goes well with Corona beer and the non-alcoholic beer Corona Cero will also be provided, allowing you to enjoy a pleasant outdoor meal.

◆ This year’s “Nebukuro Cinema” will be a long-run event of over 40 days, making it one of the largest outdoor night cinema events in Japan! A lineup of masterpieces and hot topics that everyone can enjoy!

The popular outdoor movie event “Nebukuro Cinema” will be held simultaneously again this year! Masterpieces and hot topics from Western films, Japanese films, and anime that everyone from adults to children can enjoy are scheduled to be presented over a period of more than 40 days, which is one of the largest in Japan.

The format combines a large outdoor screen with the relaxed setting of the park, so visitors can watch a film while enjoying a drink and the evening air. The long run also means the program has room for a broad mix of titles, covering a range of genres and audiences.

◆ Special content during the period: Every Tuesday, run together and toast with beer! “Run & Beer”

As a collaboration event with the Tokyo Metropolitan Meiji Park running community “Runner’s Park Tokyo,” “Run & Beer” will be held again this year. After running, non-alcoholic beer Corona Cero will be provided for free! A plan to refresh both mind and body is prepared.

The event pairs a group run through the park with a toast afterward, making it a good option for runners who also want to enjoy the lounge atmosphere. Since the drink provided is Corona Cero, participants can take part without drinking alcohol. The event takes place on eight Tuesdays from July through September.

Dates: July 21 (Tue), 28 (Tue), August 4 (Tue), 18 (Tue), 25 (Tue), September 1 (Tue), 8 (Tue), 15 (Tue)
*Implementation details are subject to change.

Basic Info

• Location / Nearest Stations
  Tokyo Metropolitan Meiji Park
  Kokuritsu-Kyogijo Station (9 min walk) / Gaienmae Station (9 min walk) / Sendagaya Station (10 min walk) / Shinanomachi Station (13 min walk)
• Address
  〒160-0013
  Kasumigaokacho-nai and others, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo
  MAP
• Period
  2026/07/17 (Fri) ～ 2026/09/27 (Sun)
• Time
  Start 17:00 / End 22:00
  Last order 21:40
• Official Website
  https://meijipark-summer-lounge.com/

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What is Nebukuro Cinema?

Nebukuro Cinema is an outdoor film screening with sleeping bags instead of seats. The name comes from the Japanese word nebukuro (寝袋), meaning “sleeping bag.” The setup is straightforward: an open-air space with low lighting, bedding on the ground, and a screen set up at one end. Viewers choose where to lie down—inside a sleeping bag, on a mat, or directly on the grass—and watch the film from there.

The event is part of SUMMER LOUNGE MEIJI PARK 2026 Powered by Corona. It takes place in Meiji Park on summer evenings. The program consists of classic films, shown on a large screen. Corona is available to drink. Because the venue is outdoors, the experience is closer to camping than to a standard cinema: there is no assigned seating, the temperature drops as the night goes on, and the surrounding park remains visible around the edges of the screening area. The absence of chairs is not a novelty; it changes the basic relationship between viewer and film. Watching from a sleeping bag is comfortable, but it also makes the event a practical outdoor activity rather than a purely cinematic one.

Odaiba Bamboo Lantern Festival

A story of gentle lights coloring the summer nights. This summer, fantastical bamboo lights will spread across Odaiba.

Soft light spilling from bamboo. Stars shining in the night sky. The sparkling night view of Odaiba. Countless bamboo lanterns enveloping the venue will color the usual Odaiba into a special space.

And the Odaiba Bamboo Lantern Festival is not just about gazing at bamboo lanterns. Play, eat, experience, and take photos. It is a special summer event that can be enjoyed from day to night together with your family, friends, and loved ones.

This summer, why not enjoy a fantastical moment that can only be experienced in Odaiba?

More than just lanterns

The festival takes over Symbol Promenade Park Central Square with a scene built around bamboo, a material with a long history in Japanese craft and culture. The lanterns are the centerpiece, but the event is designed as a full day out: children get their own play areas, families can work on crafts together, and everyone can eat, explore, and take photos without leaving the venue.

Inflatable Play Equipment

Inflatable play equipment will appear at the venue, giving children a place to play to their heart’s content. It adds an energetic option for younger visitors and balances the festival’s quieter, more contemplative evening activities.

Festival Stall Corner

The festival stall corner is full of exciting games unique to festivals. It brings the classic energy of a Japanese summer festival to Odaiba, where visitors can try games between lantern displays and food stops.

Workshops

Workshops are planned as memorable experiences that parents and children can enjoy together. They add a hands-on element to the visit, giving families a shared activity to take part in rather than just something to watch.

Bamboo Lantern Making Experience (Paid)

For a deeper connection to the event’s theme, the paid bamboo lantern making experience lets you make your own original bamboo lantern. You finish with a lantern you created yourself, a summer memory to take home.

Kitchen Cars and Food & Beverage Booths

Kitchen cars and food and beverage booths will be set up around the venue, offering delicious gourmet food. You can eat without leaving the festival, whether you want a quick bite between activities or a longer meal once the lanterns are lit.

Fantastical Photo Spots

There are also spaces surrounded by the gentle light of bamboo that will make you want to capture them in photos. These photo spots use the lanterns’ warm glow to create backdrops you won’t find at a typical illumination event.

From day to night

During the day, the focus is on the inflatable play equipment, festival stalls, workshops, and gourmet food. At night, the bamboo lanterns take center stage, their gentle light giving the venue a calmer atmosphere under the summer night sky.

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Odaiba is an artificial district in Tokyo Bay, originally designed as a defensive position and later redeveloped as a commercial and leisure area. The first fortifications were built in the 1850s by the Tokugawa shogunate, and additional land was created over the following decades. Today, the district is connected to central Tokyo by the Rainbow Bridge and the Yurikamome automated transit line. Its layout is unusual for the city: broad walkways, open plazas, and buildings arranged around the waterfront rather than packed into narrow blocks.

Most of the current development dates from the 1990s and 2000s. The main commercial centers are Aqua City and DiverCity, which combine shopping, restaurants, and entertainment. DiverCity is also home to a full-scale Unicorn Gundam statue. The area has several indoor theme parks and two large digital-art exhibitions, teamLab Planets and teamLab Borderless. The waterfront parks and artificial beach are used for walking, picnics, and occasional events. In this sense, Odaiba functions less as a conventional neighborhood than as a managed environment for tourism and recreation.

The district’s open spaces also make it a practical site for large gatherings. The Odaiba Bamboo Lantern Festival is one example. Held in the summer, it places thousands of bamboo lanterns along paths and plazas near the bay. The high-rises and the illuminated Rainbow Bridge provide a backdrop, but the festival does not rely on drama or spectacle. It works because the island’s generous open areas give the lanterns room to be seen and the event remains legible even for a first-time visitor. Odaiba is not a subtle recreation of an older Tokyo; it is a deliberately planned district whose appeal depends on scale, accessibility, and the simple contrast between the city and the Bay.

Memory Contamination Exhibition

An experiential exhibition exploring the vagueness of memory, the “Memory Contamination Exhibition,” is being held at Shibuya BEAM. It does not aim to frighten visitors with sudden shocks. Instead, it cultivates a quieter and more persistent unease by directing the question of memory’s reliability back at the visitor: to what extent can memories actually be trusted?

The title states the thesis. Memory, the exhibition suggests, is not a fixed recording but a substance that can be contaminated by suggestion, by misinformation, and by the contradictory accounts of others. The exhibition explores this from multiple angles, including the Mandela Effect and AI hallucinations, along with the uncertain traces left between testimony and records. Visitors are not merely shown examples of these phenomena; through the exhibits, they experience the instability of their own memory. The resulting horror is psychological rather than visceral, rooted in doubt rather than in fright.

The Production Team

The exhibition is the latest project from a tag-team of two experienced production groups. The first created the “Missing Persons Exhibition” and the “Fear Exhibition,” which attracted a cumulative total of approximately 400,000 visitors. The second produced the “Exhibition for Those Who Can See” and the “Paintings You Must Not Look At Exhibition.” The script was written by author Yu Shinada (Da Vinci Koyama).

It has already left a strong impression on early visitors. At a pre-opening preview for media and related parties, reactions included “I stopped knowing how much of my own memory is true” and “Rather than ‘scary,’ it is terrifying—a new sensation of horror.” These responses suggest an experience that continues to work on the visitor after leaving the venue. In effect, it is an experiment that visitors run on themselves.

Second Part of WEB-Exclusive Content: “Questionnaire Regarding Memory”

Prior to opening, the exhibition released the first part of its WEB-exclusive content, a “Memory Ability Test.” It was taken more than 200,000 times, a response that indicates how strongly the theme resonates.

The second part, the “Questionnaire Regarding Memory,” is now open exclusively to visitors. It is not a simple questionnaire. The contents of the questions are not disclosed in advance, and the answers are based on the exhibits actually seen inside the venue. The questionnaire is posted at the venue exit, so it is encountered only after the exhibition is complete—meaning the experience feeds directly into the answers given.

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Basic Information

• Location / Nearest Station: Shibuya BEAM / Shibuya Station
• Address: 〒150-0042 31-2 Udagawacho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo (MAP)
• Venue: BEAM Gallery
• Period: 2026/08/02 (Sun) ～ 2026/09/06 (Sun)
• Time: Start 10:00 / End 20:00
• Last Admission: Up to 60 minutes before closing
• Viewing Time: Approximately 90 minutes
• Price / Fee: 2,300 yen (tax included)
• Admission: Fee applies to elementary school students and above
• Official Website: https://kiokuosen.com/

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Shibuya BEAM is a multi-story exhibition complex a short walk from Shibuya Crossing. The building was originally a warehouse for television studio equipment. It has since been stripped back to its raw concrete shell and turned into a venue for installation art that deals with memory and perception.

The interior is not arranged for convenience. Corridors are narrow, ceiling heights change without warning, and rooms are shaped asymmetrically enough that the route through the building feels disjointed. The industrial structure gives the space an institutional character—more like a facility built for observation than a place designed to make visitors comfortable. That atmosphere suits the work shown here, which often asks how reliable memory really is.

For the Memory Contamination Exhibition, the building’s peculiarities are put to direct use. Some rooms are set up as dim “recollection chambers,” with projection mapping turning ordinary walls into shifting, contradictory versions of the same past event. In other rooms, the original soundproofing is used to create near-total silence, making the experience of looking feel less certain than usual.

Shibuya BEAM is not a conventional gallery. There are no white walls or tidy labels, and the building is too much of a presence to disappear behind the art. Visitors have to navigate its awkward layout, and that effort becomes part of the exhibition. For a show about how memories can be planted, distorted, or contaminated, the space itself does much of the work.

Oktoberfest TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY 2026

To the most cheerful 17 days of this summer.

The bustle of authentic Germany comes to TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY this summer, and the access could not be easier: the venue is 0 minutes on foot from JR Takanawa Gateway Station, meaning you can step off the train and straight into the festival.

Gateway Park, part of the TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY development, provides an open-air setting built for summer. With pleasant music flowing through the space, it is a place to slow down, linger over good food, and enjoy an adult summer time at your own pace — whether you arrive in the afternoon or head over after work.

The venue will feature a lineup of meticulously selected gourmet items, such as premium German beers, unique craft beers, and authentic sausages. The selection rewards both newcomers and enthusiasts alike: a classic pour for those who stick to tradition, a craft option for the curious, and hearty sausages that hold their own alongside the drinks.

With mugs in hand, the German-style toast “Prost!” will be performed — a brief, collective moment that sets the tone for the whole gathering. In addition to beer, there is a full range of other alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, so those who are not fond of alcohol or families can enjoy themselves casually. Combined with free admission, the event keeps the barrier to entry low and the atmosphere open to everyone.

Live performances and acts are also scheduled to be held at the venue, adding a live soundtrack to the afternoons and evenings. While surrounded by delicious food and music, the time spent with friends, family, and loved ones will make your summer memories even more special.

For the summer of 2026, why not enjoy 17 high-quality days experiencing the culture and deliciousness of authentic Germany at “Oktoberfest TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY 2026”?

*Event times and other details may change slightly due to circumstances.
*Please check the official website for detailed contents.

Basic Information

• Event Location / Nearest Station: Gateway Park / Takanawa Gateway Station
• Address: 〒108-0074, 2-21-1 Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo — MAP
• Event Period: 2026/08/07 (Fri) – 2026/08/23 (Sun)
• Time: Weekdays 15:00–21:00 / Holidays 11:00–21:00 (scheduled)
• Price / Cost: Free admission
• Official Website: https://pavilitas.co.jp/oktoberfest
• Rain Information: In the event of severe weather, the event may be cancelled. If cancelled, an announcement will be made on SNS.

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Takanawa Gateway City

Takanawa Gateway City is a mixed-use development in Minato, Tokyo, built around JR Takanawa Gateway Station. It occupies a former rail yard between Shinagawa and Tamachi and is part of a larger redevelopment of the area. The project combines offices, conference halls, hotels, retail, and public plazas in a walkable district of glass-fronted buildings and planted open spaces.

The station sits at the center, surrounded by high-rise buildings and terraces that are used for events throughout the year. The development is served by the Yamanote Line, with connections to Haneda Airport and central Tokyo. The central square hosts large public gatherings, including Oktoberfest TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY 2026, an event featuring German beer and food. The mix of uses and transport links makes the area a regular stop for commuters, travelers, and local residents.

Exhibition: Touching Horror —The World of Movie Art—

An exhibition where visitors can experience the sculptural art of horror movies, which was highly acclaimed at Tokyo Solamachi® with a satisfaction rate of over 90%, will be held at Namba SkyO. This is not a haunted house. The distinguishing feature of this exhibition is that you can enjoy the world of horror movies by “looking, filming, and touching” — without being frightened. It invites you into the “movie sets and the scenes behind them” that can only be experienced here.

Art sets directed by Japanese movie art directors and the scenes behind them will be specially reproduced, introducing the forbidden spaces of cinema with an overwhelming sense of realism. Photography and video recording are permitted throughout the venue — a rarity for exhibitions of this nature. The experience extends beyond visual appreciation: sculptural objects allow you to feel the difference in materials with your hands, photo spots are positioned for optimal documentation, and an “Art Note” corner sheds light on the largely unknown work of movie art direction.

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What is Namba SkyO?

Namba SkyO is a 31-story commercial complex built above Osaka Namba Station. The building combines retail, dining, office space, and public areas in a single footprint, with direct connections to train lines serving the Kansai region.

What matters for this exhibition is how the building handles people in space. The escalators run in long vertical sequences—up, across, up again—so visitors move through the structure in stages rather than choosing their own routes. The floor plates connect in ways that allow organizers to guide circulation deliberately, sending people past specific views or through transitional zones before they reach the main exhibition areas.

The building also carries the specific texture of its location. Namba functions as Osaka’s primary entertainment district: dense signage, late hours, a concentration of theaters and arcades and restaurants. Standing inside Namba SkyO, you look out at this landscape through large windows at multiple levels. The urban context outside becomes part of the experience inside.

These qualities suit horror exhibitions for practical reasons. The controlled circulation paths can stage encounters sequentially rather than letting visitors self-select. The city views provide a constant reminder of the human environment that horror repeatedly distorts. The building’s own commercial character—its function as a place of leisure and spending—mirrors horror’s historical development through popular entertainment, from early cinema through contemporary media.

Namba SkyO does not become a neutral museum container here. The exhibition uses the building as it actually exists: a vertical commercial structure in a dense entertainment district, with all the particular constraints and possibilities that entails.

Expo Summer Festival 2026

The Expo ’70 Commemorative Park will once again host its cherished summer tradition, the “Expo Summer Festival 2026.” Spanning a total of 27 days—primarily concentrated on weekends from July through September—this fourth edition of the event adopts the evocative theme of “Reiwa Summer, Showa Summer.” By blending contemporary sensibilities with nostalgic echoes of the past, the park is transformed into a space enveloped in fantastical light-ups and illuminations, offering a diverse range of activities designed to be enjoyed by visitors across all generations.

Illumi-Night Expo

The centerpiece of the evening is the Illumi-Night Expo, where sophisticated light-ups and illuminations are concentrated around the iconic Tower of the Sun. Visitors can stroll through the “Path of Wind”—a 50-meter installation featuring streamers, windmills, and wind chimes that provide both a visual and auditory sense of coolness. In a notable addition for this year’s festival, the “Dream Pond”—the site of the original night shows during the 1970 Expo—will be bathed in vivid blue light-ups, bridging the gap between the historical significance of the venue and modern lighting technology.

Expo Night Market with Beer Garden

Located at the Festival Plaza, the Expo Night Market combines traditional festival entertainment with a modern culinary experience. The festival corner features classic amusements, including shooting galleries and Taiwanese large-ring toss, while the adjacent food area offers an array of street food gourmet, sweets, and izakaya-style menus specifically curated to pair with beer. The atmosphere is further energized by daily programming that includes student circle stages, DJ sets, and traditional Bon Odori dancing.

The Night Market operates on the same schedule as the general Expo Summer Festival 2026, with one exception: Sunday, September 13th. On that specific date, the plaza will instead host the paid “Mangeki Summer Festival 2026.”

• Time: 17:00–22:00 (Last Order: 21:30)
• Venue: Festival Plaza
• Admission Fee: 500 yen on the day (450 yen for advance purchase); elementary school students and younger enter for free.
• Note: Reserved seating is available via advance reservation.

Fireworks Plaza

For those seeking a quintessential summer experience, a dedicated Fireworks Plaza will be established in the eastern area of the Dream Pond. This designated zone allows visitors to safely enjoy handheld fireworks. While guests are welcome to bring their own fireworks and buckets at no extra cost, the park also provides on-site sales of fireworks and bucket rentals for those who prefer a more convenient, all-inclusive arrangement.

Event Overview

• Event Period: July 24, 2026 (Fri) – September 23, 2026 (Wed/Holiday), primarily on weekends (27 days total)
• Event Time: 17:00–22:00 (Final entry at 21:30)
• Event Location: Expo ’70 Commemorative Park (1-1 Senri Banpaku Koen, Suita City, Osaka Prefecture), specifically around the Tower of the Sun, Festival Plaza, and Dream Pond.
• General Admission Fees (Nature and Culture Garden / Japanese Garden):
  • Adults (High school students and above): 450 yen
  • Children (Junior high school students and below): Free
  • Summer Vacation Discount: Until August 31, high school students may receive a discounted admission fee of 250 yen upon presentation of a valid student ID.
• Additional Costs: Please note that certain activities, such as the Expo Night Market (500 yen), require separate admission fees.
• Inquiries: 06-6877-7387 (Expo ’70 Commemorative Park Call Center)
• Website: https://banpakunatsumatsuri.jp/

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What is Expo ’70 Commemorative Park?

Expo ’70 Commemorative Park occupies 260 hectares in Suita City, Osaka Prefecture, on the site of the 1970 World Exposition. The Expo opened in March 1970 under the theme “Progress and Harmony for Mankind,” running for six months and drawing approximately 64 million visitors. When the event closed in September, the Osaka Prefectural government retained the site rather than returning it to development, converting the grounds over the following two years into a public park that opened in 1972.

The park divides roughly into northern and southern zones. The northern area contains the National Museum of Ethnology, the National Museum of Art, Osaka, and the Japanese Folk Crafts Museum, the latter relocated from Tokyo in 1974. The southern zone centers on the Natural and Cultural Gardens, where former international pavilion sites now surround three interconnected reservoirs. This section includes sports facilities, forested areas, and the former Expo’s central symbol zone.

Taro Okamoto’s Tower of the Sun remains the site’s most visible structure. The 70-meter concrete tower features three faces on its exterior and a fourth internal “Sun of the Underworld” visible through the base. The structure’s interior exhibits opened to the public in 2018 after decades of closure, displaying surviving elements from Okamoto’s “Tree of Life” installation.

Other surviving Expo structures include the Expo ’70 Pavilion—the former Mitsubishi Future Pavilion designed by Kiyoshi Kawasaki—which now houses exhibits about the original exposition, and the Suita City Museum, occupying the former Expo Museum building. The SORAIRO Aqua Center operates out of the former Australia Pavilion.

The park functions as a working recreational space rather than a preserved historical site. The Natural and Cultural Gardens host amateur sports leagues, seasonal festivals, and cherry blossom viewing in April. Since the 1980s, the Expo Summer Festival has brought fireworks, food vendors, and light installations to the central plaza each August. The grounds contain over 80 hectares of open lawn, providing space for large events while accommodating routine daily use by local residents seeking distance from central Osaka’s congestion.