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GOOD NATURE STATION in Kyoto will hold its holiday season event Holiday with you 2026 from November 21, 2026 to January 11, 2027, with a tree and lantern lighting ceremony, two markets, workshops and seasonal food and gifts.
Grand Hyatt Fukuoka in Hakata-ku is serving limited-time Christmas menus, including a holiday afternoon tea from November 1, a Christmas dinner buffet from December 19 to 22, a Christmas dinner course from December 23 to 26, and two original Christmas cocktails in December.
From January 9 to May 31, 2027, Grand Prince Hotel Hiroshima will hold its all-you-can-eat Strawberry Lunch Buffet on the 23rd floor, now in its 25th year. Themed "Fragrant Symphony," it features a collaboration with Mlesna Tea. Adults pay ¥5,000 on weekdays and ¥5,500 on weekends and holidays.
Guests who stay on Saturday, December 12, 2026 with the "Staying Overnight for Monet" stay plan at Hakone Gora Karaku (箱根・強羅 佳ら久) or Hakone Ashinoko Hanaori (箱根・芦ノ湖 はなをり) can join a curator-guided tour of the Pola Museum of Art before it opens to the public, starting at 8:30 AM on Sunday, December 13.
A limited-time pop-up store for Happy Kanako’s Killer Life runs at TO POP-UP Shibuya Sakura Stage from October 30 to November 9, 2026, with exclusive goods featuring newly drawn illustrations and a display of costumes worn by the drama cast. Admission is free.
A new project at Higashi Honganji in Kyoto focuses on the temple's six nationally designated Important Cultural Property gates, with a multilingual website opening October 30, 2026, exclusive goods on sale from October 31, and an official English guided tour that ends with a sutra-copying workshop.
From November 6, 2026 to January 14, 2027, Kiddyland Omokado store on the 4th floor of Tokyu Plaza Omotesando “Omokado” hosts a pop-up store for the new unisex label “hololive - holoSynQ,” with early sales of original apparel themed on the VTuber group FLOW GLOW.
From December 21, 2026 to February 2, 2027, Hoshinoya Tokyo in Otemachi offers a one-night "Ichiyo Raifuku Hot Spring Good-Luck Stay" with a sword dance (kenbu) lesson, a saline hot spring bath, a "Kaiun Deep Breathing" session 160 m above ground, and kumihimo braiding, at ¥63,050 for one guest or ¥106,100 for two (accommodation fee separate).
From December 1 to 18, 2026, the SATSUKI LOUNGE at Hotel New Otani Osaka holds its Super Sweets Buffet 2027 - Strawberry Picking at the Hotel, featuring sweets made with Hakata Amaou strawberries.
Hyatt Regency Seragaki Island Okinawa (ハイアット リージェンシー 瀬良垣アイランド 沖縄) is selling the Wellness Passport Plan (ウェルネスパスポートプラン) for stays in The Beach House (ザ・ビーチハウス) from November 1, 2026 to March 19, 2027, with breakfast, a Lagoon Sauna Experience (ラグーンサウナ体験) invitation, discounted morning yoga, original bath salts, and a minibar, from ¥60,750 per room for two guests before tax and service charge.
Ibaraki Prefecture will hold the Let's Eat Ibaraki Harvest Festival 2026 (茨城をたべよう収穫祭) at the Central Plaza of Komazawa Olympic Park in Tokyo from Saturday, November 21 to Monday, November 23, 2026, with 24 local eateries, a market, and a drinks alley. Admission is free.
Ichihatasan Yakushiji in Aichi Prefecture will begin distributing its November-only gold foil goshuin on Sunday, November 1, 2026. The two designs feature Monju Bosatsu (文殊菩薩), associated with academic success, and Bikara Taisho (毘伽羅大将), one of the Twelve Divine Generals, at ¥500 each.