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COCO VILLA Minakami, a whole-house private villa with a private sauna, cold plunge, open-air bath, bonfire space and attic home theater, held its grand opening on October 26, 2026 in Minakami, Gunma, and sleeps up to 10 guests.
From November 7 to December 25, 2026, Cocoon City in front of JR Saitama-Shintoshin Station holds a Christmas market under champagne-gold illumination, with a lighting event featuring Miyase Ryubi and Shimajiro events for families.
Tokyo Dome City Attractions will host a collaboration with the film Cosmic Princess Kaguya! from November 27, 2026 to January 3, 2027, featuring six themed attractions, a digital stamp rally, an AR illumination experience, and collaboration tickets with limited novelties.
Osaka Takashimaya is holding the Curious George Ukiuki Market (おさるのジョージ うきうきマーケット) from November 5 to 23, with event-exclusive goods, a purchase gift, a photo spot, and reservation-only greetings with George.
From November 14, 2026 to January 17, 2027, Civic Creative Base Tokyo (CCBT) and a plaza on Cat Street in Harajuku host a free exhibition with Montreal-based art and design studio Daily tous les jours, featuring the interactive works "Spaghetti Chorus" and "Walk Walk Dance."
On November 1, 2026, the dashi shabu and obanzai restaurant "Okaka" will open at Huis Ten Bosch in Nagasaki, serving Satsuma Kurobuta pork shabu-shabu in a broth drawn from bonito flakes shaved to 0.01 mm.
DIG SHIBUYA 2027, a technology and art culture event, is planned for February 11 to 14, 2027 in Shibuya, and 12 Co-Creation Projects have been selected from 66 entries from Japan and overseas.
Dining 33 Pâtisserie à la maison at Azabudai Hills is taking reservations through December 10, 2026 for four Christmas cakes, from whole cakes to single-serving petits gâteaux, while Dining 33 serves a Noël Course from December 19 to 25.
DJI | Hasselblad Authorized Concept Store Tokyo Omotesando, the first combined concept store of the two brands, holds its grand opening on October 31 (Sat), with a drone flight cage, medium format cameras and opening events over two days.
Eda Sta! (江田スタ！), a large photo studio near Eda Station in Yokohama, has significantly updated its popular booth Daten BAR (堕天BAR), which now features a newly installed commercial draft tower and gothic graffiti paint with angel motifs.
On November 1, 2026, cupcake and biscuit shop Fairycake Fair will release a six-item Christmas collection based on The Little Prince, including a biscuit tin, dragée tins, and embroidered goods, plus an original gift tag for purchasers at its Lumine Shinjuku store.
From December 1, 2026 to January 15, 2027, The Living Room at Park Hyatt Kyoto serves a limited-time festive afternoon tea created with Kyoto-born fermentation aging-care brand FAS, a course-style menu with tea pairings centered on Japanese tea, priced at ¥8,800 (service charge extra).