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From December 19 to 25, 2026, Hotel Granvia Kyoto's 2nd-floor cafe restaurant "Le Temps" will serve an all-you-can-eat Christmas dinner buffet built around Kyoto ingredients, with roast chicken, a chef's special dish for adults, and live piano.
On Friday, November 13, 2026, Hotel Oriental Express Kagoshima Tenmonkan will hold a one-night-only event pairing five sake from Fukuoka with dishes made with Kagoshima ingredients. The fee is ¥4,000 including tax, and reservations are required.
A collaboration campaign between the TV anime Inu × Boku Secret Service and Karaoke Manekineko runs from October 8 to November 8, 2026, featuring original goods with newly drawn illustrations and two character-inspired non-alcoholic drinks.
A new pickup gacha is now running in the smartphone game Isekai Kitchen, raising the pull rate of ★3 Mokuren (Travel Outfit) and guaranteeing a ★2 or higher staff member on the 10th pull of every 10-pull gacha.
Japan Monkey Park in Inuyama, Aichi will host the free stage event "Let's Play with Sumikkogurashi! – Quiz Contest & Photo Session –" on October 12, November 22, and December 27, 2026, featuring a quiz contest and a photo time when guests can freely photograph the characters on stage.
To mark the 10th anniversary of KAMIHIME PROJECT, a limited wristwatch is open for order at FanFunMARKET through October 28. Priced at ¥35,200 with tax, it comes with a character message card and is limited to 300 serial-numbered pieces.
Takamatsu-based bag maker Kawanishi Kaban launches the Dual Key Case book, a one-piece leather key case that opens like a book, priced at ¥22,900 (tax included) and on sale from October 10, 2026.
The new casual game KERORO GUNSO☆ Hachamecha TV Show will be released on December 9, 2026, Sgt. Frog's birthday, for Nintendo Switch and Steam. A Steam demo featuring 3 types of mini-games across 25 stages is available now.
Kikusui Shuzo's seasonal nigori sake "Gorohachi," made with 100% Niigata-grown rice, begins shipping nationwide on Tuesday, October 13, 2026. It is a seasonal brew available only while supplies last.
Ticket sales for the KINGDOM HEARTS 25th ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION, running February 5 to April 4, 2027 at Mori Arts Center Gallery in Roppongi, begin October 8, 2026 with a lottery for goods-bundled tickets, and the ticket perks and some visitor bonus details have been announced.
Kodak Apparel's first pop-up store in the Sapporo area opens at Sapporo PARCO on October 9, 2026 and runs through March 28, 2027, with the 26AW collection and Sapporo-exclusive novelties.
Komoro Distillery will start selling its first single malt Japanese whisky, "KOMORO ORIGIN," on November 7, 2026, limited to 4,000 bottles in the initial release. The distillery has also announced the bottle design and a First Release Week running from November 7 to 15.