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An online lottery featuring newly drawn Western medieval-style illustrations from TV anime "Katekyo Hitman Reborn!" goes on sale October 15, 2026 on Kujibikido at 770 yen per draw, with acrylic stand figures, tapestries, and can badges among the prizes.
From November 10, 2026 to January 11, 2027, Dining Ruore (ダイニング ルオーレ) at RIHGA Royal Hotel Hiroshima serves a winter buffet of warming dishes and sweets made with fermented ingredients and spices, from ¥4,400 for adults at weekday lunch.
THE BOTANICAL RESORT Rinne, a botanical garden with overnight stays in Naka, Ibaraki, turns one on November 29, 2026, and will hold a different event on each of four consecutive weekends in November.
From December 1 to 25, 2026, Risonare Yatsugatake in Yamanashi holds Christmas events with Santa Claus appearing daily on Piment Street, cream puff tree sweets making, Christmas wreath making, and a stay plan that includes a "Delivery Santa" gift visit to the guest room.
The cruise train THE ROYAL EXPRESS will run a 1-night, 2-day Shimoda plan and a new 2-night, 3-day West Izu and Mt. Fuji plan in January 2027. Applications are accepted from October 8 to November 15, 2026, and seats are sold by lottery.
From November 6 to December 27, 2026, the CANVAS Lounge at The Royal Park Canvas Kobe Sannomiya serves a holiday-season edition of its mini afternoon tea "Meets KOBE," with strawberry and cream sweets from the Kobe boulangerie Comme Chinois and savories including a roast beef sandwich.
From October 14 to 19, 2026, Saga Tamaya in Saga City will hold a memorial exhibition for the late Living National Treasure Manji Inoue, showing works by him, his son Yasunori, and his grandson Yuki. A limited cafe serving sweets and tea on Manji Inoue Kiln tableware and a gold exhibition are held at the same venue.
From October 30 to November 1, 2026, Saisei Kogei Exhibition 3 will be held in Harajuku, Tokyo, reviving a late father's suit, radio and other belongings with traditional crafts so the next owner can keep using them.
A collaboration stage marking the 15th anniversary of the Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs. series and Gundam EXA is now live in the mobile game SD Gundam G Generation ETERNAL, alongside a limited-time campaign to read volume 1 of the Gundam EXA and Gundam EXA VS comics through October 31.
From November 16, 2026 to January 14, 2027, DINING & BAR TABLE 9 TOKYO at Shinagawa Prince Hotel serves a winter afternoon tea themed on pears and cotton snow, with a gift-motif dessert through December and a sheep-motif dessert from January.
Shiromine-ji Temple, Temple No. 81 on the Shikoku 88-Temple Pilgrimage in Sakaide, Kagawa, holds its second night illumination from November 13 to 29, 2026, lighting up the autumn leaves and temple buildings and opening its Treasure Hall to visitors.
The sake and fruit liqueur set "Shu Shu Shu Shu", made entirely with Gunma ingredients, went on sale again on October 1 in a limited run of 200 sets.