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STRICT-G RUNWAY, a new project proposing everyday outfits for Gundam Series characters, debuts with its 2026 Autumn/Winter collection. Sales begin October 31, 2026, with a HiKESHi SPiRiT pop-up in Asakusa running through November 30 and Premium Bandai pre-orders opening October 30.
THE MARITIME HOTEL YOKOHAMA BAY will open on January 30, 2027 in the Yokohama Yusen Building, completed in 1936, a two-minute walk from Bashamichi Station. Rooms themed on world ports, a Nike Strength fitness gym, and an all-day restaurant are planned, with rates from ¥44,000 per room.
On October 23, 2026, Storydive Theater WAHHHP, a permanent VR theater in Shinjuku, Tokyo, opened the immersive VR experience "Titanic: Echoes Across Time," which explores the wreck on the Atlantic seabed and the ship's first voyage in 1912.
On November 21 (Sat), 22 (Sun), and 23 (Mon, holiday), 2026, Yokohama Symphostage hosts a free flea market with a cumulative total of more than 500 shops selling vintage clothing, antiques, crafts, and baked sweets, plus live music from 14 acts.
ABC-MART GRAND STAGE on the second floor of LaLaport Shin-Misato in Misato, Saitama reopens on October 23, 2026 with an opening campaign of triple app points and bulk-purchase discounts through November 4.
From November 20 to December 27, 2026, STAR COTTAGE ACHI "Hoshiai no Mori" in Achi Village, Nagano holds a free private event for overnight guests on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays, with reclining chairs and a telescope for viewing the moon and planets.
The free-admission Ainu Culture Festival (Fukuoka venue) takes place on October 31, 2026 at J:COM Kitakyushu Performing Arts Center, with traditional Ainu dance, songs, a keynote lecture, oral literature, a wood carving demonstration and a tree bark strap workshop.
The 2026 Fall/Winter collection "ECHO" from LUXIO, the bottle-type gel color line of Canadian-born nail brand AKZÉNTZ, goes on sale in November with six new 9 mL colors.
The second Andoya restaurant, with dine-in seating, opens on Friday, November 6, 2026 near Mitsumine Shrine in Chichibu, Saitama, serving Chichibu dishes such as walnut soba. A pre-opening runs from October 25 to November 5.
With plants still growing in autumn, indoor gardening brand APNL introduces two ways to prepare agave and haworthia for winter, a soil-applied liquid fertilizer and a leaf-applied mist, both blended with 18 types of eggshell membrane-derived amino acids.
From 10:00 AM on November 13, 2026, FamilyMart sells ¥1,500 Mubichike convenience store tickets for The Apothecary Diaries: The Late Lady’s Treasure at in-store multi-copy machines. Each ticket allows the purchase of one original bromide for ¥300 through famima PRINT.
Arashiyama Collective, a new art space centered on contemporary art, will open in Arashiyama, Kyoto in April 2027, with an opening exhibition by artist Tatsuo Miyajima.