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Marking the 10th anniversary of Yuji Nishimura's activities, Yuji Nishimura's Secret Exhibition runs from December 29, 2026 to January 25, 2027 at the Mitsukoshi Gallery in Fukuoka's Tenjin district, with more than 300 works on display.
Zaiton, a ramen shop with 16 years of history in Nagoya and Kashii, opens a new branch on the first floor of Hakata Bus Terminal on November 16, 2026, serving soy sauce ramen made with Hakata jidori chicken.
DJI | Hasselblad Authorized Concept Store Tokyo Omotesando opens on October 31, 2026 with Hasselblad medium format cameras upstairs and DJI drones and handheld cameras downstairs, plus one-on-one consultations and multilingual support.
An immersive event inspired by more than 20 works by picture book author Eric Carle, including The Very Hungry Caterpillar, runs from December 25, 2026 to March 28, 2027 at YOKOHAMA COAST, directly connected to Yokohama Station.
From December 11, 2026 to February 28, 2027, Hoshinoya Okinawa will offer a 2-night, 3-day "Awamori Discovery" program with an in-room tasting of differently aged awamori, a guided visit to a limestone cave and a distillery, and a dinner with six awamori pairings.
On December 10 and 13, 2026, HOTEL AO KANAZAWA, a two-minute walk from Kenrokuen Garden, will hold a workshop where participants make a New Year shime decoration incorporating Kaga mizuhiki, followed by a lunch of their choice.
Kaga Iryokuen, a cultural tourism facility in Yamanaka Onsen, presents Shibayuki's "Atawari" from October 21 to November 17, followed by the Yuu Uozu exhibition from November 20 to December 16, 2026, with November events including a free-admission day, Kimono Week and a concert.
KINTORA Brewery, founded in Nagoya in 1845, is opening the whole-house guesthouse Kochikuan on its grounds, with a free tasting set of three Kohen sake for guests and reservations planned via Airbnb from November 2026.
The one-night Miyajima Night Market (Miyajima Yoichi) will run from 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM on Saturday, November 21, 2026, with food booths at Miyajima Pier Square and programs around the island, alongside a special night opening of Itsukushima Shrine and autumn illuminations.
From December 1 to 25, 2026, RISONARE Nasu holds its first "Milk Christmas" for hotel guests, with a roughly 4 m Milk Bottle Tree made from local milk bottles, a warm milk and vegetable soup, a milk-flavored puffed rice snack given as a Christmas present, and a milk bottle snow globe craft.
The Hokusai Exhibition Room at Shimane Prefectural Art Museum in Matsue will show about 40 works from its collection, including The Great Wave off Kanagawa, from October 28 to November 30, 2026.
A private small-group tour with an English-speaking guide now takes international visitors to long-established craft shops around Ueno's Shinobazu Pond, from ¥110,000 per group of 2 to 5 people.