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HANAMIYA HOTEL, a six-room private boutique hotel overlooking the Kamo River, is set to open in Kyoto's Tennocho neighborhood in fall 2026, pairing traditional Kyoto craftsmanship with an on-site omakase sushi restaurant.
Hatena Coffee Shop, a mystery-solving cafe where guests can't leave until they solve a puzzle, opens its Fukuoka Tenjin location on September 11, 2026, marking its first store in Kyushu as part of three consecutive weekly openings in September that bring its nationwide total to nine locations.
Head Concierge is opening its 21st company-run head spa location in Daikanyama, Tokyo, on September 21, 2026, with a larger retail space stocking Milbon's Aujua, KINUJO beauty devices, and the brand LOA.
French bag brand Hervé Chapelier will release a limited special edition of its popular Panther Blanc pattern, the "704FB" in Panther Blanc x Noir x Blanc, starting September 11, 2026, exclusively through its official online store and Matsuya Ginza.
Karaoke Manekineko is running a Honkai Star Rail collaboration campaign called "Starfall Summer Song" from September 10 to November 29, 2026, with drinks, food, and novelties that change between two halves of the campaign, held simultaneously at Karaoke Shop JOYSOUND locations.
The final show of Hoshimachi Suisei's biggest arena tour yet, HOSHIMACHI SUISEI ARENA TOUR 2026 Once Upon a Stellar, will be live-viewed at 51 movie theaters across Japan and at theaters overseas on November 12, 2026.
Shueisha Games has unveiled HOSHiN ENGi Re:surrection, a new roguelite action game celebrating manga Hoshin Engi's 30th anniversary, set to launch in 2027 for Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and Steam.
Hoshino Resorts and JAPAN C.R.C. are bringing back their camping car plan for touring Hokkaido's Powder Belt for a third season, letting skiers and snowboarders chase the best snow conditions each day without being tied to a fixed hotel reservation.
Sanrio characters Exhibition Hotel Floria Tokyo at Tokyu Kabukicho Tower is unveiling its second wave of Tokyo-exclusive original merchandise, including new Halloween goods, a Cinnamoroll bath tray figure, and other everyday items, with products going on sale in stages from September 19, 2026.
On October 11, 2026, Hotel Kazenoyama's French restaurant BERGWIND will host a Makers Dinner limited to 24 guests, pairing a full-course French menu with wines from Clos de Tenryu and welcoming winemaker Tomohiro Iwata to share the stories behind each bottle.
Identity V is teaming up with the City of Yokohama and the Yokohama Convention & Visitors Bureau for a citywide cheer festival starting September 19, featuring limited sticker giveaways at about 200 shops, photo spots, a mini stage, a trial play corner, and a mystery puzzle and stamp rally across the city.
Following a popular run that drew more than 10,000 visitors after its March 2026 debut, the full-dome program Immersive Planetarium Claude Monet returns to Konica Minolta Planetaria Tokyo in Yurakucho from October 2, retracing Claude Monet's life and famous works across the dome ceiling.