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The second gelato pique collaboration with Sanrio characters, GELATO PIQUE ♡ Sanrio characters, goes on sale October 28, 2026, at GELATO PIQUE LIMITED CONCEPT STORE locations in Sapporo, Ginza, Nagoya, Umeda and Fukuoka, with sanrio house stores and online stores also carrying the collection.
GU-PITA, the nutrition-adjusted snack series now in its 30th year, goes on sale in limited-edition packages featuring four San-X characters from November 16, 2026, at drugstores, variety shops and mass retailers across Japan.
HAGOOGI's rechargeable electric hot water bottle comes in three character designs, a calico cat, a gray rabbit and a brown-and-black cat, and includes a shoulder strap and a removable cover.
Paper & Mood, a new lineup of letter paper, mini envelopes and stickers from Nihon Hallmark, goes on sale on October 13, 2026, with Paper Packs at ¥660 and Sticker Packs at ¥528 (tax included).
The Charles Fazzino 3D Art Exhibition runs from October 7 to 13, 2026, at the Art Gallery on the 8th floor of Hanshin Umeda Main Store, featuring colorful layered artworks by the New York-based pop artist.
Orders have opened on AMNIBUS, an online shop for original anime and manga goods, for six High School DxD HERO items, including trading acrylic stands and trading acrylic cards.
Hoshino Resorts Tomamu in Hokkaido opens its Ice Village, a town of 11 snow and ice domes, on December 20, 2026, with the season planned to run through March 10, 2027. New this winter are concerts in the Ice Chapel, afternoon tea in the Ice Hotel and an Ice Photo Studio.
Hotel Kanazawa is selling a stay plan that pairs a winter kaiseki dinner of sweet shrimp, snow crab and yellowtail with a breakfast buffet, available for a limited time from December 1, 2026.
Hotel New Otani Osaka is offering its "Autumn Consecutive-Night Stay" plan for stays through November 30, 2026. Each guest receives ¥5,000 in hotel credit per night to use at the hotel's restaurants and shops, and free parking is included. The hotel is a handy base for autumn leaf viewing in Kyoto and Nara.
Huis Ten Bosch in Nagasaki Prefecture will hold its year-end event "Grand Finale Night - Music & Fireworks Countdown -" for six days from December 26, 2026, with a different live show or spectacle each night and 5,000 fireworks on New Year's Eve.
Iinuma Honke, a sake brewery in Shisui, Chiba, holds the "Shuen Shisui no Yoake 2026" banquet on November 6 and 7, 2026, pairing a seasonal course meal with freshly pressed junmai daiginjo at Kinoene Omoya, a farmhouse restaurant about 300 years old.
Ise History Museum in Ise, Mie Prefecture, is holding its autumn special exhibition on Nihonga painter Nakamura Sashu through November 23, 2026. Adult admission is ¥300, high school students and younger are free, and the displays change between the first and second parts.