Square Enix has officially opened international ticket sales for its huge Final Fantasy 40th anniversary exhibition, making it much easier for overseas visitors to secure admission ahead of its launch in Tokyo next January.
Square Enix has announced a huge new Final Fantasy exhibition that will celebrate 40 years of adventures by bringing memorable scenes, music and worlds from across the RPG series into the real world.
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Bandai has officially revealed an exclusive Gunpla kit that will soon arrive at a new Gundam Base store that is set to open as part of the first anniversary celebrations of the BHCPDII MUSEUM in Shizuoka, Japan.
Bandai is opening its BHCPDII MUSEUM in Shizuoka to foreign visitors for the first time from September 2026, finally removing the Japanese residency restriction that has made one of the company's most interesting Gunpla attractions almost impossible for international fans to experience.
Nintendo has announced that more than one million people have visited the Nintendo Museum, with the Kyoto attraction reaching the milestone less than two years after opening its doors.
A special exhibition dedicated to the television anime adaptation of Akane-banashi is scheduled to open at HMV museum Shibuya, welcoming visitors from July 11 through August 9, 2026.
A major retrospective celebrating the achievements of acclaimed animator Hirotoshi Sano is set to be held at the Tagawa City Museum of Art in Fukuoka Prefecture.
For the first time in its 1,400-year history, Tokyo's iconic Sensoji Temple will be the canvas for a spectacular projection mapping event.