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Doutor Coffee Shop will release a Cinnamoroll collaboration Lucky Bag 2027 on December 26, with in-store pre-orders starting October 30. Nine sets range from 2,400 to 12,000 yen.
On Friday, October 30, the entire 2nd floor of crane game specialty store Everyday Gyoda in Saitama becomes the second "Crane Game Super," a supermarket-style space where players can win daily necessities such as food, seasonings, and detergent.
CASETiFY and Rihanna's Fenty Beauty have teamed up on phone cases and tech accessories designed to carry makeup essentials on the go. The collection goes on sale at 12:00 PM JST on October 28, 2026.
An official Five Nights at Freddy's pop-up store will run at TOKYO Solamachi from November 3 to 17, 2026, and at INFOLENS GEEK SHOP Ikebukuro Parco from January 8 to 24, 2027, with a photo spot, official goods, and purchase bonuses.
Original goods from the collaboration between the French picture-book characters Gaspard and Lisa and GREEN×EXPO 2027 mascot Tunku Tunku go on sale in stages from October 28, 2026, with advance sales already underway at ecute Ueno.
GINZA Cozy Corner will sell the Disney Winter Collection, a 9-piece petit cake assortment themed around Disney characters enjoying winter sports, from December 1 at fresh cake stores nationwide. Christmas baked goods gifts, including a Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse tin, are also available.
Grand Mercure Wakayama Minabe Resort & Spa will hold events open to both overnight guests and day visitors in December 2026, including a koji-making workshop on December 6, ICHIGO ICHIE live painting on December 12, a saxophone concert in the chapel on December 19, and a model train running event on December 26 and 27.
Grand Nikko Awaji is offering a winter accommodation plan from November 14, 2026 to January 16, 2027, timed with the Awaji Green Hall special exhibition and the Awaji Yumebutai illumination event.
An exhibition of setting materials and early image boards from the original anime film GROTESQQQUE runs at GALLERY X BY PARCO in Shibuya PARCO from November 6 to 16, 2026, with free admission and original merchandise.
From November 28, 2026 to January 11, 2027, The Hakone Open-Air Museum presents "atmos," a new light work series by Kyota Takahashi, shown in the roughly one hour between dusk and closing at the plaza in front of the Forest Footbath, the Symphonic Sculpture and the museum café.
A limited-time set pairing Hakutsuru Sake Pack Maru 300ml with a wooden masu made from domestic hinoki cypress goes on sale nationwide from Friday, November 6, 2026, through the end of December.
From November 11 (Wed) to 16 (Mon), 2026, Hankyu Umeda Main Store holds its first "Umeda Flea Market" on the 9th floor, gathering about 70 shops with vintage items from France and around the world, plus live accordion and folk instrument performances.