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Wake Ugaidani Onsen (和気鵜飼谷温泉), a town-run hot spring facility in Wake, Okayama, is celebrating its 31st anniversary. The Miakashi (燈明-みあかし-) light-up begins on November 1, alongside a new three-type nabe plan and a special offer for the third guest in a room.
Between November 28, 2026 and January 15, 2027, Restaurant Symphony on the 26th floor of Westin Hotel Sendai serves "Afternoon Tea -Crystal Holidays-," pairing seven white-toned sweets with five savories, including dishes made with Miyagi ingredients, and a weekend and holiday roast beef specialty.
The Westin Tokyo in Meguro-ku displays a 5-meter Christmas tree and miniature world landmarks in its lobby from November 7 to December 27, 2026, alongside Christmas menus at its restaurants, bars, and spa, and a food truck at Ebisu Garden Place.
Whisky Festival 2026 in Tokyo, a large-scale whisky tasting event held at Tokyo International Forum on November 6 and 7, will sell limited products bearing the event logo at the booths of eight exhibitors. All items are available in limited quantities.
WowUs, the observation facility on the 16th floor of Osaka Dojimahama Tower, will hold its winter-only terrace event WowUs SKY TERRACE from November 3 to December 26, 2026, with a special viewing plan that includes a limited-edition drink and an Instagram posting campaign.
On November 19, 2026, Chef Yannick Alléno and DASSAI will hold a one-night-only gala dinner at Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, with a talk session and an original course paired with DASSAI. Seats for the general public are limited to 20.
From November 9 to December 4, 2026, 17 restaurants across the Yaesu, Nihonbashi and Kyobashi areas near Tokyo Station will serve limited-time seaweed collaboration menus, with a digital stamp rally that gives a seaweed novelty item to the first 4,000 people who complete it.
A large-scale solo exhibition by media artist Yoichi Ochiai, built from a 2026 research project in Tottori Prefecture, will run at the Tottori Prefectural Museum of Art from April 29 to June 20, 2027.
Yokohama Vanilla, a gift sweets brand from Yokohama, will hold a limited-time pop-up store at the B1F East Exit Concourse of Lumine Est Shinjuku from October 30 to November 11, 2026, selling its Salted Vanilla Financier and Salted Vanilla Creamy Sablé.
Hida City in Gifu Prefecture, a model location for the anime film "Your Name", is giving out free 10th anniversary bookmarks at the Hida-Furukawa Machinaka Tourist Information Center and reviving the original display and bookmarks at the Hida City Library.
Y's is presenting "Y's - IN REVERSE", a capsule collection themed on discharge printing, at limited-time stores opening in turn from November 4 (Wed), 2026, starting at Isetan Shinjuku and continuing to Urawa, Shizuoka, Tachikawa, Kanazawa, Kokura and Hiroshima.
Artists Nao Sano and ocave present the two-person exhibition "memento" at YUGEN Gallery FUKUOKA in Fukuoka's Daimyo district from November 21 to December 20, 2026, exploring landscape and memory through pointillist paintings and textile works. Free admission.