From September 1 to October 15, 2026, Osaka Excel Hotel Tokyu's 17th-floor restaurant PIC⊛NIKA hosts its first Osaka-mon Umariage dinner fair, pairing three wines from Katashimo Winery with three original pasta dishes made from Osaka-grown ingredients.
BOUNCEE by RIHGA Fukuoka Hakata, the first hotel under RIHGA Royal Hotels' new BOUNCEE by RIHGA brand, opens in Fukuoka's Gion-machi on September 1, 2026, built around a "HOTEL BAR" concept with moody guest rooms, a sauna-equipped large bath, and a signature restaurant-bar serving Hakata cuisine and cocktails.
Calbee and JA Towada Oirase are reviving their Tohoku-exclusive Aomori Potato Chips Dashi Shio Flavor from August 24, 2026, with a redesigned package that spotlights the Yokohama Town, Aomori growers behind the potatoes.
KITTE Osaka holds "Kai Minori's Beloved Local Bread Tour" from September 2 to 30, 2026, bringing together 53 kinds of jimoto pan (local bread) from 12 bakeries nationwide, curated by writer Kai Minori, who visits the venue in person on September 2.
From September 16 to 29, Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store's food floor turns its focus to Nagano-grown hazelnuts and walnuts — Shinshu Nuts — as around 60 brands turn the local ingredient into sweets, bread, and prepared dishes.
A new multi-story dining building called Shimakaze Champuru Village opened in Naha's Matsuyama district on August 21, 2026, bringing together izakayas, yakiniku, sushi, and other restaurants behind a fully glass-walled, LED-lit facade.