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Hankyu Umeda Main Store holds Christmas Market 2026 in its 9th-floor event space and Festival Plaza from November 18 to December 25, 2026. Under the theme "Tie the Magic," a scent effect joins the mirror ball tree and merry-go-round light show for the first time.
From October 28 to November 3, the 1st floor Promotion Space 11 at Hankyu Umeda Main Store hosts CROSSLINKING Japanese Creators, featuring HERMNANT's Nishijin hikihaku bags, Bunshogama tableware, and Awahino kettle-roasted tea. A sencha tea ceremony workshop with all three brands is held ahead of the event on October 24.
Hankyu Umeda Main Store's living goods floors on 7F and 8F and Umeda Souk on 10F are currently presenting October gift recommendations themed around treats for yourself and gifts to enjoy deepening autumn, from ballpoint pens and loungewear to incense, chopsticks and blankets.
From October 10 to 12, 2026, HIBIYA CENTRAL MARKET in Tokyo Midtown Hibiya holds a special event with an autumn wine festival, limited-time food from guest vendors, a ceramics exhibition, and an eyewear pop-up.
Prizes from Hidy!Rascal, a new brand of Rascal the Raccoon, will arrive in stages at amusement facilities and online crane games from October 2026, including a folding table, a pass case with reel, and a bath set.
The seventh "Higashi Tokyo Ichi" market, where new businesses are born, takes place October 16 to 18, 2026 in Yanagibashi, Taito City, with around 40 makers and free admission.
HIMEHINA's EP "VAMPY" goes on sale on November 27, 2026. The title track, written as the tie-in song for the new short anime project DemVAMPS, debuted live on October 4, and reservations are open now.
AMNIBUS, an online shop for original anime and manga goods, has opened orders for four Hinaringo items - trading can badges, a motif pattern tote bag, a chibi character acrylic stand set and a program logo die-cut sticker.
IL LUPINO PRIME in Omotesando, Tokyo, will serve a Christmas course from December 19 to 25, 2026, with appetizers including a caviar blini, lobster bisque, black truffle ravioli, and a USDA Prime T-bone steak from ¥27,500 (tax included). Reservations open on October 5.
From October 10 to November 24, 2026, Okage Yokocho in front of Ise Jingu's Naiku decorates its streets with about 2,000 lanterns for the second Akari no Matsuri. Admission is free, with a lantern lighting ceremony and autumn events including taiko, gagaku and the Ise Shinshu-sai new-sake festival.
pTa.shop has added 10 sweatshirt designs to its Iwanami Shoten collection, using the cover colors of 『岩波文庫』 and 『岩波新書』 plus the arabesque pattern from the paperback covers. On sale since September 17, 2026 at ¥8,800 (tax included).
With snow crab fishing opening in Ishikawa Prefecture on November 6, Shokudokoro Kanazawa Suju on the first floor of HOTEL AO KANAZAWA will serve its Winter All-Crab Course from November 13, 2026 to February 28, 2027. The ¥33,000 dinner course (tax included) prepares snow crab by grilling, boiling, and shabu-shabu, and an overnight stay plan with dinner and breakfast is also available.