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New Project SEKAI COLORFUL STAGE! feat. Hatsune Miku merchandise, including acrylic stands, a greeting card collection and mini pouches, goes on sale at Animate stores nationwide on October 13, 2026, alongside a fair offering a clear bookmark bonus through November 8.
From November 1 to December 25, 2026, Pullman Tokyo Tamachi will serve a Christmas afternoon tea themed around a snowy Christmas forest. Seven sweets include a strawberry millefeuille that stands in for a tree and a chocolate mousse reindeer, and each guest receives a petite Christmas gift of Ronnefeldt tea.
The Kyoto-born bagel specialty shop RABBIT BAGELS opens its Nara store on October 9, its Kokura Station store on October 22, and its Shinsaibashi Daimaru store on October 29, 2026.
From November 4 to December 27, 2026, SALON BAKE & TEA at NEWoMan Shinjuku and atre Ebisu serves a limited-time winter collection of afternoon tea and parfaits made with sweets producer Sweets Prince Ide-kun, themed around pink and blue ribbons.
Sapporo Park Hotel in Chuo-ku, Sapporo will hold a special tasting event by Akihiro Kikuchi, head chef of its Sichuan restaurant Togenkyo, from November 5 (Thu) to 7 (Sat), 2026. The eight-dish course costs ¥18,000 per person and includes free drinks and a souvenir.
On September 18, 2026, pTa.shop began selling three new T-shirt designs based on the work of Niigata-based illustrator Ryotaro Sato (サトウリョウタロウ). The T-shirts cost ¥4,950 (tax included) and come in sizes S to XXL.
A collaboration event between SEGA NET Mahjong MJ and Pachinko e Neon Genesis Evangelion (Hajimari no Kioku) began on October 5, 2026, featuring the Pachi-Eva CUP 2 national tournament across the app and arcade versions, along with Evangelion-inspired collaboration items.
A limited-time Mazemaze Sweets flavor made with Furano melon sauce, milk and warabimochi goes on sale at Seven-Eleven stores in Hokkaido in phases from October 6.
To mark its 7th anniversary on November 1, SHIBUYA SCRAMBLE SQUARE will hold its first off-site event, a ZINE-making experience at SHIBUYA KITAYA PARK on November 3, along with new shops, pop-ups, and SHIBUYA SKY anniversary events.
Orders have opened for SHIGLIA, an NFC-equipped AR card made with 30 VTubers that brings a favorite VTuber's illustration onto a smartphone screen when held over it, with the order period running from October 2 to October 14.
SHIRO's ZERO COLLECTION FRAGRANCE introduces four limited-quantity hair care items, including the brand's first Satin Oil, made from ingredients and containers that had been left in the warehouse. Member advance reservations start October 6, with sales from October 8, 2026.
Merchandise featuring newly drawn illustrations from the TV anime Shugo Chara!, themed around Heisei-era retro, is open for pre-order from October 5, 2026 at 12:00 PM to October 22, 2026 at 12:00 PM, with can badges, print club-style stickers, feature-phone-style keychains, acrylic stands, and acrylic art.