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From September 5 through November 29, 2026, Minamichita Beach Land in Aichi Prefecture is holding "Ocean Athletes' Summit Showdown," a sports-themed lineup of animal shows featuring penguins, sea lions, dolphins, and a walrus, alongside a Halloween-season skeleton exhibition and a tablet-based scavenger-hunt game.
From September 7 to October 4, 2026, MoN Takanawa and TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY present a 28-day program reviving Takanawa's Edo-era "moon waiting" tradition, featuring an immersive planetarium, an exhibition of an Utamaro masterpiece, workshops, and moon-themed food and drink.
Monteur is releasing a Luxe Mont Blanc Dorayaki filled with Kuma Chestnut® from Kumamoto Prefecture, on sale nationwide at supermarkets from September 1 to November 30, 2026.
The Bunkyo Ward Mori Ogai Memorial Museum in Tokyo will present a special exhibition on the Kanchoro Kakai, a series of tanka poetry gatherings hosted by writer Mori Ogai at his residence from 1907, running October 10, 2026 through January 11, 2027.
The smartphone game Nekopara Sekai Connect will launch its Steam version on September 28, 2026, and an update following the August 24 maintenance adds new cat character Mayumi (voiced by Asami Seto), a new main story chapter, and expanded VR Cat Tower floors.
New Era, the global sports and lifestyle brand, is opening New Era Nagoya Station on the 7th floor of Takashimaya Gate Tower Mall — directly connected to Nagoya Station — in October, its fourth store in the Nagoya area, complete with limited-edition caps inspired by the city's signature anbata toast.
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.
Nittoh Tea is releasing two powdered stick drinks featuring Sanrio's Cinnamoroll and Pochacco — a cinnamon-roll-flavored milk tea and a banana-ice-cream-flavored banana au lait — each stick wrapped in one of six package designs, starting August 31, 2026.
On September 20, 2026, Ocean Spa Fuua in Atami will host a special aufguss event with heat master 野獣ヒロキ, offering four free 20-minute sessions inside its Loulyukamp sauna experience.
A new 21cm size of "Oseiron," a cooking vessel that pairs an Arita ware clay pot with a natural cedar steamer, has been released by livareit Co., Ltd., following an earlier 15cm version funded through Makuake. The steamer can be removed for use as a standalone clay pot, and an optional ceramic lid is now available for the first time.
PAUSAUNA STAY Nikko, a wa-modern whole-building rental with a private sauna and cold bath for up to 8 guests, began accepting reservations in Nikko's Kinugawa area of Tochigi Prefecture on August 8, 2026, under operator "& Yado Kanri."
Atlus, a Sega group company, confirms Persona 4 Revival and the Nintendo Switch 2 edition of Metaphor: ReFantazio for Tokyo Game Show 2026, with a playable Persona 4 Revival demo, the Metaphor: ReFantazio "Trial of the Sword" hands-on content, and novelty giveaways at Makuhari Messe.