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From November 20 to 23, 2026, ETERNAL Art Space presents "RESONANCE — Tradition Reimagined" at MoN Takanawa in TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY, an exhibition bringing Japanese traditional culture and digital art together through eight artists and creative teams from Japan and abroad.
The 5th Day the Expo Night Sky Becomes Art 2026 takes place on Saturday, November 21, 2026 at Expo Commemoration Park in Suita, Osaka, with about 15,000 fireworks, music, and drone art. Billed as the last large-scale fireworks event of the year in Kansai, it debuts Tower of the Sun drone art and also features music fireworks in collaboration with FM802. All seats are reserved, and tickets are on sale now.
Starting November 6, 2026, Flower Miffy's drink stand adds two hot drinks, Caramel Cream Coffee and Apple Caramel Milk Tea, at its Asakusa and Tennoji Mio locations.
FONDAN, a "melt-in-your-mouth sweets" brand sold only at its Tokyo Station shop, will hold its first pop-up store at Hankyu Umeda Main Store in Osaka from November 11 to November 18, 2026.
From November 3, 2026 to February 28, 2027, Ami Premium Outlets in Ibaraki Prefecture holds a tie-up event for the film "Godzilla Minus Zero," featuring a stamp rally, original collaboration menus, and exclusive goods.
The second collaboration between Doshisha's Gorilla series and the film Godzilla Minus Zero is a calf and thigh care appliance with a G (Godzilla) button and Godzilla dorsal fin-style parts, on sale at Don Quijote group stores nationwide from November 17.
From November 12 to December 25, 2026, Grill Manten-boshi in the Marunouchi Building serves seven Harry Potter-inspired menu items, and from December 18 to 25 it adds a reservation-only Hogwarts Christmas Dinner Course limited to 40 servings a day.
Hanshin Koshien Stadium will hold its Night Mound Pitching Event on December 6 (Sunday), 2026, with 60 participants throwing from the mound under the stadium lights. Applications open November 3 on Lawson Ticket.
From November 9 to 30, 2026, five Hard Rock Cafe restaurants in Japan will serve two special cocktails and screen U2 music videos and live footage to mark the release of the band's album Carnaval De Luz.
A free virtual live looking back on Hatsune Miku YOZORA PROGRAM from 2023 to 2026 will be held in a special VRChat world on December 5, 12, and 19, 2026, with new VRChat items and re-releases of past items on sale from December 1.
The 4th Higashi-Mino Gohei Mochi Festival (第四回東美濃五平餅まつり) takes place on November 7 and 8, 2026 at Toki Premium Outlets, with live demonstration sales by 10 gohei mochi shops and local specialties such as kurikinton and hoba sushi on sale.
From December 18, 2026 to January 11, 2027, Hiroshima Castle hosts a free nighttime event with the first projection mapping on its main keep, plus projections on the Omotegomon Gate and stone walls and lighting around the grounds.