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Miike Port (三池港) in Omuta, Fukuoka opens its First Quay for free from November 16 to 22, 2026 and January 20 to 26, 2027, when the setting sun lines up with the lock gate to create the Hikari no Koro (光の航路) light path.
From November 13, 2026 to April 11, 2027, Mikawa Bay Resort Linx (三河湾リゾートリンクス) in Nishio, Aichi will run its "Mikawa Bay Kotatsu DE Cruise" aboard MARINE LINX with kotatsu seats on the outdoor deck.
From November 13, 2026, the Monchhichi × GiGO Campaign brings GiGO-exclusive monochrome prizes to GiGO Group stores nationwide and GiGO ONLINE CRANE, along with a must-buy campaign and an X repost giveaway.
A free two-day event on November 21 and 22, 2026 at Cocoon City in Omiya, Saitama offers game demos, a photo spot, a stamp rally and a coloring corner to celebrate the November 12 release of Moomin: Midsummer Madness.
Winter-themed Moomin postcards from Futaba go on sale on November 4th at post offices nationwide and the Post Office Online Shop. Each card costs ¥165 (tax included).
MUDANI Uru, a pair of attached Kyoto machiya townhouses rented out as whole houses, opened on November 1, 2026 in Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto. NORTH and SOUTH each have a garden between the main house and the annex bath and sleep up to seven guests, with rates from ¥90,000 per night for four.
The Namara Iissho Hokkaido Fair in Sangenjaya (なまらいいっしょ北海道フェアin三軒茶屋) takes place on Saturday, November 7 and Sunday, November 8, 2026 at Sangenjaya Fureai Hiroba, with 41 booths of food and specialty products from across Hokkaido.
Graphic designer and art director Naonori Yago's exhibition "Pangraphics" runs through November 8, 2026 in the Main Entrance Hall of Higashi Honganji, a nationally designated Important Cultural Property in Kyoto, with free admission.
On Friday, November 13, 2026, 22 producers and others from Ishikawa Prefecture will sell Noto vegetables, Noto beef, Noto salt and more at YANMAR TOKYO in Yaesu, Tokyo, with Pikachu as a special guest.
The Nyan Nyan Nyanko collaboration cafe "Nyan Nyan Nyanko Hanten" runs from December 1 to 21, 2026 in Kobe and Hiroshima, with Chinese-style menu items, original goods, and a SPINNS collaboration line.
Ofuro Café Karinnoyu, the hot spring and sauna facility within THE FARM in Katori, Chiba, holds the relaxation-themed sauna event "Mellow Sauna Day" on November 12 and 19, 2026, featuring herbal aufguss with farm-grown herbs and a mixed-gender sauna set to about 70°C all day.
Osaka Station City holds "Twilight Fantasy 2026 - MIRACLE CHRISTMAS -" from November 11 to December 25, 2026, with Tom and Jerry illuminations and photo spots, a lighting ceremony, a stamp rally, and more.