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From January 4 to February 28, 2027, KAI Alps in Omachi Onsenkyo, Nagano, holds Yukiguni Gangi Akari again this winter, lighting its gangi corridor and courtyard with 50 kamakura snow lanterns, with snow lantern making and irori-grilled mochi for overnight guests.
Kamakura Prince Hotel will hold a wagashi-making experience with Kamakura's creative wagashi shop "Temari" on 10 Sundays from December 20, 2026 to February 28, 2027. Participants make three nerikiri and enjoy them with matcha, for ¥6,500 per person, limited to 20 people per day.
To mark the start of the kobako crab season on November 6, 2026, three Kanazawa restaurants, Coil, TILE and barrier, serve winter-only crab menus from November 7, with prices from ¥3,900 to ¥14,000.
Following the start of Matsuba crab fishing on November 6, 2026, the Matsuba crab specialty restaurant Kanimatsuba Honten (かにまつば本店) in Tottori City begins its season on November 8 with a new Tokusen Kanimeshi Course at ¥19,800 (tax included), prepared by a head chef who also works as a fisherman.
From October 30 to November 18, 2026, Kappou BUTAI on the 29th floor of NEWoMan TAKANAWA LUFTBAUM in Minato, Tokyo serves a limited seven-dish dinner course, "MIWA-三輪-", that pairs Nara ingredients with Edomae ingredients and includes two glasses of Mimurosugi (みむろ杉) "Dio Abita", the Junmai category winner at SAKE COMPETITION 2026.
Thank You Mart is releasing 23 limited Korilakkuma items in a lavender and dark-accent "little devil" design, all priced at ¥390 (tax included ¥429), with online pre-orders from October 29 and in-store sales from late November 2026.
KOUGEI EXPO in KANAGAWA, one of Japan's largest events for traditional crafts, runs from November 7 to 9, 2026 at Pacifico Yokohama with free admission. It features ikebana by Senko Ikenobo, a Touken Ranbu ONLINE collaboration gallery, stage talks, craft demonstrations, and hands-on workshops.
Kyoto Century Hotel will hold the two-night "Whisky and Jazz Blending Party" on November 19 and 20, 2026, with tastings of about 20 whiskies from five makers in the lobby and a satellite venue at the main bar Essex, both set to jazz.
The Kyoto Museum of Crafts and Design in Kyoto's Sakyo Ward is holding "Tradition Meets Today
Kyukamura Hiruzen Kogen in Maniwa, Okayama is selling a Mountain Climbing Support Stay Plan with trailhead transfers, a packed lunch and a hot spring bath as autumn colors move from the mountains to the flatlands through mid-November.
The November Grand Sumo Tournament in Kyushu will be held at Fukuoka Kokusai Center from November 8 to 22, 2026. tabiwa Travel is now selling viewing plans that combine a Chair C Seat ticket with a JR round trip and a stay at Via Inn Hakataguchi Ekimae, an official hotel of the Japan Sumo Association.
Nouvelle Vague LeTAO Chocolatier Otaru Main Store (ヌーベルバーグ ルタオ ショコラティエ小樽本店) will start an advance sale of the winter-only sweet Kakaosshu (カカオッシュ) on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at ¥1,998 (tax included) for 5 pieces, with frozen delivery available across Japan.