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Detective Conan Cafe 2026 runs from April 10 through August 2 across 8 venues. This guide covers the 3 cities most overseas fans actually visit , Tokyo Shibuya, Osaka HEP FIVE, and Nagoya Global Gate — with menu prices, reservation fees, and the puzzle-solving rewards that bring regulars back three times.
Two parallel Ranma 1/2 events anchor Japan's spring and early summer 2026: the TV Anime Ranma 1/2 Exhibition runs April 23 to May 12 at Ikebukuro Sunshine City, and the Flower Bouquet Pop-Up Shop & Cafe at Tree Village runs Tokyo May 2 to 29, with Osaka and Hakata June 20 to July 2. This guide covers dates, tickets, merch drops, and how to combine both stops on a GW trip.
The Demon Slayer Handmade Club at ufotable Cafe runs April 28 through May 31, 2026, across 7 venues in Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokushima, and Kitakyushu. A pour-your-own-sauce craft menu, 5 seasonal cloth patterns, ribbon rolls, and a Machiasobi vol.30 workshop on May 16 and 17. Here is the booking flow and what to order.
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End opens its first-ever theme park attraction at Universal Studios Japan on May 30, 2026, running through January 11, 2027 inside Stage 18 in Osaka. The Story Walk is a walk-through immersive — guests cast a spell in the grimoire library at Auserst and step through Zoltraak scenes, the Era Meteor showers, and the field of blue moon weed around Himmel's statue. There is also a themed restaurant and a Hollywood Dream ride takeover. Here is how to fit all three into one Osaka day from Tokyo, the e-seitai-ken (free ride ticket) rule, and the Express Pass timing.
Jujutsu Kaisen x Sweets Paradise 5th Anniversary Cafe runs at 9 stores across Japan from April 2 to April 29, 2026. 6 character food plates from 900 yen, 7 drinks at 770 yen each, app-only reservations, random coaster per order. Full booking walkthrough inside.
Okami turns 20 on April 20, 2026, and Capcom is marking it at Monster Hunter Sakaba in Akihabara and Namba through June 1. Here is the menu, booking route, and which of the two cities is the better pick for your trip.
The Demon Slayer Kizuna collaboration at ufotable Cafe runs Phase 2 'Bonds Forged' (結んだ縁) from May 8 to July 7, 2026 across 5 venues, following the Phase 1 close on May 6. ufotable's standard pricing , pair drinks at 650 yen, mains 1,200 to 1,400 yen — and the same Thursday LivePocket lottery flow. Full booking walkthrough inside.
Osaka is running 12+ anime collab cafes in April 2026 — Demon Slayer ufotable Namba, Jujutsu Kaisen at Sweets Paradise Tennoji, Blue Lock at Collabo Cafe Honpo Nihonbashi, Okami 20th at Monster Hunter Sakaba Namba, Apothecary Diaries at and GALLERY Namba, plus Osomatsu-san, Black Jack, and more. Here is the full English guide with reservation rules, prices, and a 6-hour Umeda-to-Namba walking plan.
Golden Week 2026 (April 29 to May 5) is the single busiest week of the year for anime collabs in Japan. Here is the English-first guide to 15 events running that week, what actually needs a reservation, and the one-hour plans for Akihabara, Ikebukuro, and Shibuya that avoid the worst of the crowd.
JR Tokai's 'Oshi-Tabi' Vol.3 pairs The Apothecary Diaries with the Tokaido Shinkansen from April 17 to July 20, 2026. Onboard voice drama, a 7-spot Osaka stamp rally, a limited 900-yen guidebook at Animate Umeda, and BOX cafes in Tokyo and Osaka. Here is the English-first guide to actually doing the trip, with the route that worked for me in a single day out of Tokyo.
The ufotable Cafe Demon Slayer rerun collaboration runs March 31 through May 6, 2026 across 7 locations in Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, Tokushima, and Kitakyushu. 4 exclusive food items from 1,200 yen, 8 character pair drinks at 650 yen each, and a lottery reservation system that opens every Thursday at 6 PM. Here's exactly how to get in.
Planning to visit Detective Conan Cafe 2026 in Japan? This practical guide covers the dates, best Tokyo and Osaka locations, what makes each city different,...
Looking for the best Jujutsu Kaisen cafe in Japan in 2026? This practical guide compares Tokyo, Osaka, and other cities, with dates, reservation rules, and...
Osaka runs 8-12 anime collab cafes at any given time across Namba, Umeda, and Tennoji — plus permanent spots like Capcom Cafe Umeda and rotating collaborations. Add Den Den Town's kilometer of otaku shops and USJ's anime attractions, and there's a serious argument for making Osaka your anime trip's base.
Rewritten for May 2026 with the new Welcome Suica Mobile app (180-day validity, no deposit), Apple Pay and Google Pay setup for both iPhone and Android, refund and balance rules, and a Pasmo vs Suica vs ICOCA comparison table.
Den Den Town is Osaka's answer to Akihabara — smaller, less crowded, packed with anime deals. 2026 guide covers shops, gachapon, maid cafes, and walking routes.
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