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Tea & Cocktail "Garden Lounge" at Hotel New Otani (Tokyo) is holding the "Super Sweets Buffet 2026 — Chestnut & Grape" from September 1 through November 30, 2026, featuring chestnut and grape sweets, 17 original sandwiches, hot dishes, Shine Muscat drinks, and a two-day Silver Week JAZZ Night Buffet.
Hotel New Otani Osaka's "2027 New Year Package" has seen brisk reservations since bookings opened on August 30, as a weak yen and a shorter year-end holiday push more travelers toward a luxury domestic stay instead of an overseas trip. The hotel offers six plan options from one night to four nights, combining traditional New Year events, family-friendly activities, and a full lineup of seasonal dining at its location beside Osaka Castle.
Hotel Okura Tokyo Bay will host a limited 6-day Grand Sweets Buffet themed around Halloween's Sweet Temptation, featuring desserts made with autumn ingredients such as chestnut, purple sweet potato, pear, and persimmon, from October 26 to 31, 2026.
Bar & Restaurant COCONOMA at Hotel & Residence Roppongi is serving a Halloween-themed "Autumn Fruit Afternoon Tea" from October 1 to October 31, 2026, featuring playful sweets and drinks built around Kyoho grapes and Shine Muscat.
imprimo has added a Chihuahua silhouette charm to its pet jewelry line, following earlier Dachshund and Toy Poodle designs, with sales starting September 7, 2026 through the imprimo official site.
AnimeFesta, the anime-streaming subscription service operated by WWWave Corporation, is set to begin exclusive streaming of Indian Summer — a manic slapstick rom-com about a maid robot and her maniac master — starting September 14, 2026.
Roast Beef Kamakurayama's Yokohama Sky Building location is offering a limited-time 2026 autumn course featuring roe-bearing ayu (sweetfish) alongside the restaurant's signature black wagyu fillet roast beef, enjoyed with panoramic night views from the 29th floor.
Karuizawa Marriott Hotel will hold a one-night Makers Dinner called "The Art of Fermentation" on November 21, 2026, pairing six wines from Six Cloves Wines and Karuizawa Anne Winery with a six-course menu built around Nagano's fermented ingredients, alongside a talk session with both winemakers.
Kenmin Dining, the Kobe restaurant famous for its long lines, is holding its first Greater Tokyo area department store event at Yagihashi Department Store in Saitama from September 9 to 14, serving live-cooked yakibifun rice noodles alongside a sale of Kenmin Foods' signature products.
Kirakuni. Gifu Tamamiya, a seafood izakaya from Talga Inc., opened in Gifu City's Tamamiya area on August 30, 2026, serving market-fresh seafood dishes including its signature kobore-zushi, hamayaki, and creative maki rolls across 58 seats with seven private rooms.
A limited-time pop-up from KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS and PARCO's game label PARCO GAMES, KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS × PARCO GAMES STRAND STORE, opens on the 9th floor of Shinsaibashi PARCO from September 19 to October 12, 2026, bringing together more than 15 brand collaborations, original merchandise, exhibits, and a collaboration menu built around the "STRAND" theme of DEATH STRANDING.
AMNIBUS, an online store selling original anime and manga merchandise, has started accepting pre-orders for six types of Kuroko's Basketball products, including chibikoro trading acrylic stands and B8 hard cases.