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On November 3, 2026, Sarutahiko Coffee will open a new store inside the Ote Rest Area of the Imperial Palace East Gardens in Tokyo, offering store-exclusive blends, seasonal sweets, and original takeaway items.
Since October 16, 2026, the Dazaifu shop of matcha sweets specialist Sawawa in Fukuoka has been running a permanent Monchhichi collaboration corner featuring two limited mascot key chains.
Kyoto Seishu Netsuke Art Museum (清宗根付館) presents its November "Autumn Masterpieces" (「秋の名品」) exhibition, featuring new works by contemporary netsuke artists, including Grand Prix winners of the Golden Netsuke Awards.
Starting Monday, November 2, 2026, three Shaun the Sheep New Year items, a kagami mochi (¥698), a kagami mochi plush (¥3,300) and a netsuke ema keychain (¥880), will be sold at select post offices, along with a launch giveaway on Instagram and X.
SKINNYDIP LONDON's new Toy Story collection of iPhone cases and beaded phone straps, spotlighting the series' supporting characters, goes on sale first at a pop-up store in LUCUA 1100, Osaka, from November 6 to 12, 2026.
From Friday, November 20, 2026, Hands Omiya in Saitama will sell new SNK goods, including a The King of Fighters '96 game shirt, T-shirts of Fatal Fury, Fatal Fury Special, Samurai Shodown, and Metal Slug X, and waterproof stickers. The event runs through Saturday, December 19.
The art event "SNOOPY ARTURAL," which combines Peanuts comics with nature and environmental art, will tour major cities across Japan from April 2027, starting with an exhibition at Nihonbashi Takashimaya in Tokyo from April 28 to May 10, 2027. Field art in parks and rural fields will also be presented.
A limited-time pop-up shop for the anime The Space Sagittarius runs from December 1, 2026 to January 3, 2027 at Shosen Grande in Jimbocho, Shosen Book Tower in Akihabara and Horindo Shoten Takadanobaba, selling new original goods made from scene stills including rare pilot version images.
Two tanker jackets inspired by Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ are joining the STRICT-G.ARMS collection. Pre-orders open October 30, 2026 on Premium Bandai, with in-store sales at STRICT-G locations starting October 31.
The Sumo Show HIRAKUZA in HAKUBA, an interactive 60-minute sumo show presented in English, will be held at Kyowa Wing Hakuba from January 16 to 22, 2027, with tickets at ¥8,800 (tax included) on sale from 10:00 AM on November 2, 2026.
Prizes featuring characters from the language-learning app Duolingo are coming to amusement facilities across Japan from January 2027, with a preview and a Duo greeting at AMUSEMENT EXPO 2026 on November 7.
A new collectible toy series called "Placomic" styles the runners of plastic model kits as manga panels. The first lineup features Detective Conan and Sanrio Characters, four designs each, on sale December 26, 2026.