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A limited-time stay package from The Kahala Hotel & Resort Yokohama goes on sale on October 6, 2026, for stays from November 21 to December 25. It includes a priority entry pair ticket to the Christmas Market in Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse and premium mugs, from ¥52,400 per room for 2 adults.
From October 30 to November 20, 2026, Kera-ike Skating Rink in the Karuizawa Hoshino Area celebrates its 10th anniversary with free admission on October 30 and 31 and special rates through November 20 for Nagano residents, offering an early "first skate" among the autumn leaves.
Kirin Nama-cha Jukusei, a new bottled green tea made with aged tea leaves, goes on sale across Japan on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, together with a renewed Hoji Sencha and the new Caffeine Free.
Kids' fashion brand BREEZE releases a collaboration collection with the picture-book series Kobito Zukan on Friday, October 9, 2026, at BREEZE stores and its online store.
Suntory's Kudamono Torys Can Apple Highball is a limited-time release arriving across Japan on December 1, 2026. The 350ml, 5% ABV can is priced at ¥189 excluding tax.
Lawson-exclusive Disney shopping collection vol.5 brings Zootopia acrylic charms and stickers to stores from October 13, 2026, priced at ¥550 to ¥660 with tax, while supplies last.
GROOVE X's family robot LOVOT gets a ghost-themed knit basewear made in collaboration with FRGMT. The FRGMT GHOST KNIT comes in black and white and goes on sale on October 9, 2026, for ¥15,980 (tax included).
From December 19, 2026 to February 28, 2027, the TV anime Lycoris Recoil collaboration event "LYCORIS RECOIL × Blue Turtle Collaboration 2026" offers a collaboration cafe at Blue Turtle, themed rooms at Hotel Atoll Emerald Miyakojima, and original goods on Miyakojima.
MARY QUANT, THEATRE PRODUCTS and PUBLUX have teamed up on a bag series of five exclusive designs priced from ¥8,800 (tax included), sold online and at all FREAK'S STORE locations.
From October 14 to 20, 2026, Matsuzakaya Shizuoka will hold the "-gravity- Kenta Nakajima Exhibition" at Blanc CUBE, the art and luxury salon on the 2nd floor of the North Building. It is the first solo exhibition at the store, centered on the Western-style painter's Anonymous Horizon and Kien no Hana series.
MEIKYU STORM, a free smartphone dungeon-exploration action RPG where attacks are automatic and players fight hordes of enemies in randomly generated dungeons, is now available on iOS and Android with no ads.
MIMARU SUITES Kyoto CENTRAL, an apartment hotel in central Kyoto where all 19 rooms have two or more bedrooms, has been selected as a "Selected Hotel" in the MICHELIN Guide 2026. It is the first MIMARU property to be selected.