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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.
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.