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Muchu Planet UNIQLO PARK Yokohama Bayside (Muchu Planet ユニクロパーク 横浜ベイサイド), a next-generation kids theme park with 10 types of digital attractions and a book and goods shop, opens on Saturday, October 31, 2026, on the 3rd floor of UNIQLO PARK Yokohama Bayside.
The 15th Namba Hikari Tabi (なんば光旅) runs from Friday, November 13, 2026 to Sunday, February 14, 2027, daily from 5:00 PM to 12:00 AM. Viewing is free, and Tsutenkaku Tower joins the illumination for the first time this year.
NANJU, a five-room small luxury hotel on a cliff 40 meters above sea level in Gusukube Bora on Miyako Island, Okinawa, opens on December 24, 2026, with sea views from every room and a restaurant led by executive chef Kenya Akita. Reservations open on November 13.
NARUMIYA HAPPY PARK, a flagship store with a "toy shop in a dream" concept, opens on the 12th floor of LUCUA SOUTH in Osaka on November 24, 2026, with a new character debut, opening-exclusive goods, and a pre-opening lottery for LUCUA members.
Starting November 1, 2026, the NARUTO & BORUTO Shinobi-Zato attraction at Nijigen no Mori on Awaji Island celebrates the birthdays of Sasori, Jiraiya, Rock Lee and Sai, with limited-edition Shinobi-Zato Birthday Cards handed out to visitors.
A food festival with about 30 local-gourmet vendors from across Japan serving nabe, oden, grilled skewers and more will be held for the first time in Kanazawa at the Ishikawa Industrial Exhibition Hall from November 21 to 23, 2026, with free admission.
From November 21, 2026 to February 28, 2027, the Godzilla Interception Operation attraction at Nijigen no Mori on Awaji Island holds a free "Junior Squad Member Exam" for children who cannot ride the zipline. Kids who clear the missions receive an exclusive Junior Squad Member ID.
Ahead of its spring 2027 opening, the Kyoto select shop Niroku (にーろく) will hold POP-UP events on November 11, 14, and 22, 2026, at Okazaki Park and in front of two Yojiya stores, with items from Kyoto makers on sale and gelato tastings.
Obitsu Seisakusho (オビツ製作所) will release the commemorative model doll "Yaesaka Shino Yokohama Nostalgia." on November 1, 2026, alongside new Kewpie doll items at its 60th anniversary exhibition "Marutto Obitsu Seisakusho" at the Yokohama Doll Museum, running through January 31, 2027.
A goshuin-style stamp machine for making original stamps joins the experience event Obungu Hiroba at Kintetsu Yokkaichi in Mie from November 3, 2026. The event runs from October 31 to November 8, 2026.
From November 1 to 30, 2026, Okazaki Rakunoyu (大庭園露天風呂 おかざき楽の湯) in Aichi will collaborate with the Great Ieyasu-kō "Aoi" Busho-tai (グレート家康公「葵」武将隊), featuring a red Ii Naomasa bath, a golden Tokugawa Ieyasu salt sauna, and limited-time Sengoku warlord mazemen dishes.
Oita Prefecture's limited-time antenna shop "Onsen-ken Oita Fair" runs from November 1 to 30, 2026 at Giftpad space on the 2nd floor of KITTE Osaka, with weekend events including a kabosu fair, a sake tasting day, and a dried shiitake grab event.