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Pre-orders for the KADOKAWA PLASTIC MODEL SERIES The Quintessential Quintuplets∽ Nino Nakano opened on October 16, 2026 at noon. The assembly-type plastic model comes with optional parts such as a school bag and is scheduled for release in March 2027.
From December 1, 2026 to February 28, 2027, KAI Kinugawa offers a stay plan that includes a guests-only special prayer at Nikko Toshogu, original naorai sweets served at the long-established wagashi shop Nisshodo, and a goshuincho made with Kurobane indigo dyeing and Mamada cord.
Kamogawa Sea World in Chiba Prefecture will hold the after-hours orca performance "Special Night with Orca" on 27 days from December 2026 through February 2027, mainly on weekends. Tickets are ¥1,000 per person, with sales opening on October 20.
Kigetsu: Night of the Waning Moon, a time-leap survival horror adventure game for Nintendo Switch, has been confirmed for release on Steam, and a demo version is now available. The release date and price are yet to be announced.
From December 19 to 25, 2026, Kobe Suma Sea World in Kobe will hold "Suma Sea Christmas 2026," featuring Christmas versions of the Dolphin Night and Orca Performances in each day's final show, a Christmas dinner buffet at Blue Ocean Orca Stadium on four evenings, and winter-limited sweets.
Freshly baked cannelé specialty shop KURAMAE CANNELÉ opens its first limited-time shop at Atre Meguro from October 20 to 30, 2026, selling its signature Kuramae Cannelé, the Yasashi-yaki and a limited Strawberry Financier in limited-edition Halloween packaging.
From October 16 to 30, 2026, the Kyoto Museum of Crafts and Design is holding the sixth "Coffees and Pottery" exhibition-sale, a spin-off focused on plates with 23 Kyoto-based artists and workshops, free admission, and a special online shop page.
From October 24 to November 17, 2026, Kyoto Tsutaya Books hosts "resonance," a group exhibition by Yasuko Iba, Takahiro Iwasaki, Nobuaki Onishi, Teppei Kaneuji, Rui Sasaki, and Shingo Francis, held to mark the store's third anniversary.
Licca-chan's ON/OFF Exhibition runs from January 16 to March 14, 2027, at Fukuoka Science Museum, featuring a collaboration exhibit with the creator 現実を生きるリカちゃん and a limited-quantity original Licca-chan.
Plushies, a multi pouch, an XL Mokona plushie, and room shoes based on the TV anime Magic Knight Rayearth will arrive in stages at amusement facilities from October 2026, alongside a follow and repost campaign running through October 21.
A "HAPPY Halloween POP UP SHOP" for the Kowaii (scary-cute) monster world Maniani World will run from October 20 to 31, 2026 at Hands Shibuya and Hands Shinjuku, with new goods using newly drawn Halloween illustrations and a special card for purchasers.
A total of 7,000 kochia at Michinoku Lakeside National Government Park in Kawasaki, Miyagi Prefecture, have reached their autumn peak, creating a vivid red autumn scene. Peak viewing is expected to continue for about another week to 10 days.