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pTa.shop has added three new T-shirt designs to its Grave of the Fireflies collaboration with Shinchosha, featuring watercolor art from the film's original image boards, on sale since August 12, 2026.
From August 20, 2026, the Hankyu 17-Bangai shopping complex in Umeda, Osaka is running a special exhibition of Takarazuka Revue stage costumes alongside Takarazuka-themed staircase decorations, continuing through March 16, 2027.
From September 1 to 30, 2026, Hard Rock Cafe's Universal CityWalk Osaka location is offering a limited-time menu of five dishes and four drinks in support of "Hard Rock Rising," a global contest to discover and support up-and-coming artists, bands, and DJs, whose Japan finals will also be held at the same restaurant.
Hobonichi Techo's 2027 lineup goes on sale September 1 with more than 280 new items, including fresh collaborations with Hello Kitty, Puppet SunSun, and the V&A Museum, a second-year Moomin partnership, and new Kakimori-designed stationery.
Cafe 33 at Hyatt Regency Kyoto is holding a weekend and holiday afternoon tea buffet built around chestnut, sweet potato, and pumpkin from October 3 to November 29, 2026, with Halloween-themed sweets on October 31 and November 1.
Imari City in Saga Prefecture holds its Hosui Pear Festival on August 29 and 30, 2026, selling freshly harvested Imari pears at four JA Imari direct-sale locations, with a temporary hometown tax reception desk also opening at Michi-no-Eki Imari.
Boulmiche's culminating brand Seiyo Kashisho KIKUJIROU is holding a limited-time pop-up at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store from August 26 to September 1, featuring a new citrus honey baumkuchen alongside its signature Four Sec cookie boxes and pound cakes.
From October 1, Kobe Sannomiya Tokyu REI Hotel's restaurant TORIKO is serving an autumn lunch course with unlimited refills on three main dishes — roast duck, seafood bouillabaisse, and sirloin steak — plus a chestnut Mont Blanc dessert, for ¥3,800 per person.
Chinese Restaurant Hoshigaoka at Kyoto Tokyu Hotel is holding an "Abalone and Autumn Flavors Fair" from September 1 to October 31, 2026, offering lunch and dinner courses plus a la carte dishes that pair abalone with seasonal chestnut, kabocha squash, and ginkgo nut.
Lindt & Sprüngli Japan is releasing "Dubai Style Crema Gelata," a gelato reinterpretation of the trending "Dubai chocolate," from September 1 through October 31, 2026, alongside a Japan-and-Germany-exclusive autumn tablet flavor.
Louis Vuitton has released a new lineup of men's bags, including the Bastille PM, Keepall Bandoulière 35, and Vagabond Hobo PM in the classic Monogram Archive Canvas, alongside the Satchel Wearable Wallet and Steamer 30 in the tonal Monogram Midnight Canvas.
Onsen Dojo, operator of the Ofuro Cafe hot spring facilities, and Kyodo Shoji's COEDO Brewery have jointly developed OFURO ALE, a Kölsch-style anniversary beer brewed with Saitama-grown sansho pepper, yuzu, and rice, going on sale September 19, 2026 for ¥780.