The event, titled the 52nd Southern Beach Chigasaki Fireworks Festival, marked the first time fireworks returned to the venue in two years. Organizers reused shells that had been canceled nationwide, allowing the display to go ahead at Southern Beach Chigasaki in Chigasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture.

The Shonan Bali Friendship Association presented the results of its inspection trip to Bali, Indonesia, to Mayor Tsuneo Suzuki on July 31. The report outlines findings intended to expand exchange between Fujisawa and Bali. The meeting signals a push to strengthen cultural and possibly economic ties following the association’s visit.

The hair and head spa salon HONDA AVEDA HEAD SPA, located in Terrace Mall Shonan (1 Tsujido Kanda, Fujisawa), started offering a new spa menu called Chakra Journey Spa on August 1. The new service was introduced at the salon inside the shopping center.

An event titled “Shall we draw on the nursery wall together?” will be held on August 8 at Potofu Hiratsuka Nursery in Amanuma, Hiratsuka City. Parents and children are invited to join Chigasaki-based painter Yamanaka Tomio to create artwork on the nursery’s exterior wall. The event was announced by Shonan Keizai Shimbun.

OISO BEACH SIDE BBQ, an outdoor barbecue facility, opened on July 25 inside Oiso Long Beach in Oiso Town’s Kofuhongo area. The site is located next to the park’s wave pool and is divided into three areas organized by use. The new facility aims to offer visitors a variety of barbecue experiences within the popular Shonan seaside complex.

The rental house called “After Surf Clubhouse” opened on July 18 in Katase Kaigan 2, Fujisawa. The property is a renovated seaside detached house located near Katase-Enoshima Station. The opening was reported by Shonan Keizai Shimbun.

An AI hands-on workshop called “AIで、自分だけのLINEスタンプ画像をつくろう” was held on August 5 at the GS貸会議室藤沢南口店, a rental conference room near Fujisawa Station South Exit in Fujisawa City. The event introduced elementary school students to AI tools for making their own LINE sticker images and was pitched as a possible summer vacation independent research project. The workshop was reported by 湘南経済新聞.

A pop-up store called SPICY HAPPINESS IN summer! featuring Shin Ramyun brand PUNSIK has opened inside the AOSHIRO RESORT beach house at Katase Nishihama Beach, Katase Kaigan 2, Fujisawa City. The store opened on July 18 and offers a themed experience including an automatic cooking device that evokes the Han River dining style. The pop-up is part of summer beach offerings at the Katase Nishihama bathing area.

Nakamura Seisakusho installed a fountain facility called the Fountain Deck in the waterside plaza of Kami-Fuchu Park in Odawara City. The renovated area reopened on 2026-07-04 and is promoted as a new summer spot where even toddlers can play safely and securely in the water. The facility is intended to provide a family-friendly water play area for local residents and visitors.

Surplus electricity generated by solar-sharing panels at Odawara Kanagote Farm is now being supplied to all campuses of Yokohama College of Commerce through a partnership between GPP and UPDATER. The arrangement is presented as a Kanagawa-origin model of local production for local consumption of electricity and is intended to support decarbonization efforts at the educational institution. The project frames the farm’s renewable output as an advanced example of how regional renewable energy can assist schools in reaching 100% renewable electricity.