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The Hiroshima Furusato Festival will take place at Ueno Park's Fountain Plaza from January 9 (Friday) to January 12 (Monday, Public Holiday), 2026, featuring Hiroshima's food culture and specialty products. A giant oyster soup pot using 40,000 Setouchi oysters will be offered free to the first 200 visitors daily.
Tsukiji Hongwanji Temple will offer complimentary hot milk made with Nokyo Milk at their annual New Year's Eve bell-ringing event on December 31. This initiative supports domestic dairy consumption during the winter season when milk demand typically decreases.
Hotel Granvia Kyoto begins accepting reservations for eho-maki lucky direction sushi rolls starting January 5, 2026. The featured Seven Lucky Gods roll uses eel and six other premium ingredients.
Starting January 9, 2026, Hotel Granvia Osaka's Tea Lounge launches a new evening menu featuring chocolate cake paired with savory treats and your choice of beverages, perfect for a relaxing stop after work or before dinner.
Hotel Granvia Wakayama launches special New Year 2026 Lucky Bags with hotel dining packages and gourmet items. Advance reservations start December 26.
Hotel Intergate Hiroshima will host a special traditional Hiroshima Kagura performance by the Arida Kagura Troupe on January 17, 2026, celebrating the hotel's 7th anniversary.
A new dinner course featuring Okinawan ingredients prepared with French techniques will be available at Restaurant Bon Appetit from January 15, 2026.
Hotel Metropolitan's Bar "Orient Express" presents a Winter Cocktail Fair from January 1 to February 28, 2026, featuring three seasonal cocktails made with "The KI NO BI Kyoto Dry Gin" series, inspired by Japanese winter.
The new anime project for Is the Order a Rabbit? announced on March 1, 2025, has been confirmed as a full-length theatrical film. The first teaser visual featuring Cocoa and Chino, designed by character designer Akane Yano, has been unveiled along with the production staff.
ABEMA will launch a limited-time Jujutsu Kaisen official free channel from January 1-13, 2026, featuring all 47 TV series episodes and the theatrical film Jujutsu Kaisen 0, celebrating the upcoming Culling Game (Part 1) broadcast.
Contents Seed Co., Ltd. has launched post-event online sales for Assassination Classroom merchandise from Jump Festa 2026 through THE Chara online store, running from December 25, 2025 to January 21, 2026.
Content Seed Co., Ltd. has launched a post-event online sale for Black Clover TV anime merchandise that was sold at Jump Festa 2026. Orders are being accepted on THE Chara online shop.