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Fogg, operator of the online lottery platform RAFFLE, is launching a Takopi's Original Sin raffle themed around high-school-age Shizuka and Marina, offering goods with newly drawn illustrations from September 18 to October 16, 2026.
TETRU REDESIGN, a bag and shoe repair workshop in Higashimurayama, Tokyo, is expanding into a full remake and redesign service that turns customers' treasured bags into shapes they can use today, and from October 2026 will add original furoshiki wrapping and packaging to round out the experience.
A pop-up shop for the TV anime Tokyo Ghoul:re opens at AMNIBUS STORE -white- in Shibuya Modi from October 2 to October 18, 2026, offering new Fighting Back Ver. illustration goods and event-exclusive bonuses.
TOKYO MANGA BASE is holding a pop-up shop, the TOKYO MANGA BASE Shogakukan Original Art Festival, at Ginza Tsutaya Books GINZA ATRIUM from September 20, 2026, offering more than 100 original-art items, including Black Lagoon metal canvas art and Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End reproduction prints.
Digital device bag and case brand tomtoc will exhibit at TOKYO GAME SHOW 2026, running September 17 to 21, 2026 at Makuhari Messe, showing cases and bags for Nintendo Switch 2, Steam Deck, ROG Xbox Ally X, and game controllers at a booth themed on the streets of a travel destination.
As part of the Tokyo Sento Culture Outreach Project, the "TRY A TOKYO SENTO" campaign has been introducing the appeal of Tokyo's public bathhouses to visitors from Japan and abroad since September 1, and its campaign site is now adding new content, including a video from Taiwanese creator Machi (鄭羽婷), a sento appeal video from September 18, and a sento experience article at the end of September.
Umeda Sky Building's Christmas event runs from November 13 to December 25, 2026, linking the 1F Wonder Square to the 40F Kuchu Teien Observatory with a story starring the black cat Noel, a 25-meter LED-mapped tree, and a Christmas market, with a special website following on October 9.
Vendome Boutique, a costume jewelry brand that highlights the beauty of natural materials, introduces its Fall 2026 "Nouvelle Élégance" collection, featuring a reversible tiger's eye necklace and a lineup of minimal, layerable earrings and ear cuffs in gold tones.
War Thunder's new "Sky Odyssey" update brings more than 35 new vehicles from Greece, Australia, India, and Indonesia along with three newly permanent battle events, and DMM GAMES is holding a War Thunder stage event at Tokyo Game Show 2026 on September 20.
On October 31, 2026, The Westin Tokyo's lobby lounge The Lounge hosts the one-night-only Halloween Night, "Black & Amber," featuring free-flowing Veuve Clicquot Champagne, a Halloween special food menu called "Luxury Bite," live violin and piano music, and a stilt performance by STILTANGO.
YES GOOD MARKET 2026 announces a first-ever pre-event at Kyoto's Okazaki Park on October 2, opening the FOOD AREA early, and unveils its lineup of official products and collaboration items with multiple brands and artists ahead of the main event on October 3 and 4
Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise is hosting its autumn event "Aki Para!" from October 1 to November 13, 2026, with exhibits and performances built around four autumn themes — art, learning, sports, and food — including a renewed sardine show, two nighttime performances, animal lectures, and seasonal menus.