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Two popular immersive exhibitions with a cumulative total of over 277,000 visitors, THE FEAR EXHIBITION and MEMORY CONTAMINATION EXHIBITION, will be held simultaneously in Nagoya starting Friday, January 29, 2027.
The collaboration collection FRAY I.D♡Sanrio characters features Hello Kitty, My Melody and My Sweet Piano across seven items, including a cardigan, a dress, two bags, a bucket hat, a hair clip and a charm. It goes on sale October 29, 2026 at sanrio house stores in Shinjuku, Osaka and Nagoya and on the official online store.
Marking 30 years since Fujiyama - King of Coasters opened, Fuji-Q Highland will begin running a new jet-black train with blue flames and golden horns, "SOURYU," on Saturday, November 21, 2026.
Fuji-Q Highland in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, hosts a three-day ramen festival from November 13 to 15, 2026, with six ramen shops from around Japan and a new ramen rally that pairs a bowl of ramen with a ride.
From October 30 to November 23, 2026, OIL by Bijutsu Techo Gallery in Shibuya PARCO presents Fumi Imamura's project "Language of Flowers," an installation where visitors choose a single-flower artwork as if giving flowers instead of words, alongside the debut of her first art book "The Warm House." Admission is free.
Furusato Nabe Grand Prix 2027 in Hibiya Park will run from January 29 to 31, 2027, at Nireno-ki Plaza, gathering regional hot pots from across Japan, with online voting by visitors to choose the year's Grand Prix and a heated tent with a DJ.
Furyu is launching five crane game prizes themed on Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas, with a character face bag and mascots arriving in October and a dark Christmas tree, plush toys, and a Jack figure following in November.
A metal canvas art exhibition and sale commemorating the conclusion of the manga Space Brothers will be held in Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka, Fukuoka, and Tokyo from October 30 to December 7, 2026. Admission is free.
The Chocolat & Haute Pâtisserie brand GABRIELE RIVA and its flagship GR caffè will open on October 30, 2026, in a historic building near Komoro Station in Nagano, with a workshop, Komoro Labo (小諸Labo), attached.
All four facilities run by Galaxy Group on the shore of Lake Biwa in Takashima, Shiga are holding a Halloween event through Monday, November 16, 2026, with Halloween decorations and illuminations, free costume and goods rentals at check-in, lantern night walks, and gifts of fingertip projection lights and glowing bracelets.
Starting November 1, 2026, Ginza Cozy Corner is selling a limited-time, limited-quantity Harry Potter lineup at stores nationwide, with a 9-piece petit cake collection, a 6-piece cookie gift, and a 12-piece cookie tin marking the 25th anniversary of the films' release.
A GODIVA concept shop created in collaboration with the fashion and textile brand minä perhonen will open on December 2, 2026, in the Main Building basement of Isetan Shinjuku, with collaboration-exclusive sweets and freshly made items from a live kitchen.