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Sport & Do Resort Resol no Mori in Nagara-machi, Chiba, is hosting an "AUTUMN FOREST FAIR" from September 24 to November 30, 2026, featuring bonfire cooking, harvest-themed workshops, and water activities like BIG SUP cruising and Floating Sound Bath at its nature-surrounded glamping resort.
ROKKO SNOW PARK will start snowmaking on October 20, using its Ice Crusher System to build up the slopes ahead of its December 5 season opening for a 93-day run through March 7, 2027.
RURU MARY’S, the sweets brand from Mary Chocolate Company, is teaming up with FEILER, the German chenille-weave textile brand, for the first time, releasing two floral-print handkerchief, bag, and pouch collections on October 9 at select FEILER shops nationwide and its official online store.
Wagokoro Co., Ltd. has opened hair ornament brand Kanzashi-ya WARGO and Japanese umbrella brand Hokusai Graphic as new specialty stores on the 1st floor of Shinjuku Marui Annex, while renewing its Hashiya Mansaku chopstick store, replacing the former multi-brand shop TheIchi with three individual specialty spaces from September 18, 2026.
This autumn, Shizuoka City invites travelers to a refined 1-night, 2-day escape, from Sunpu Castle's Momijiyama Garden to the National Treasure Kunozan Toshogu Shrine, home to a reservation-only nighttime special viewing running September 19 to November 29, 2026.
On September 27, 2026, Buddhist temple Shoudaiji holds a free evening service and gagaku performance, "Mid-Autumn Moon Gagaku Evening," at Shinrin Koen Showa Jouen, a memorial garden in Higashimatsuyama, Saitama Prefecture, inviting visitors to spend time reflecting on loved ones under the autumn moon.
Tokyo Gets is releasing a new merchandise lineup for SKET DANCE, which marks its 15th anniversary this year, featuring newly drawn Alice in Wonderland-themed illustrations, with pre-orders open from September 18 to October 9, 2026.
SNOW MIKU and Rabbit Yukine, the characters Crypton Future Media uses to support Hokkaido, have been appointed official ambassadors for the "Hand-Sign Stop Movement" pedestrian safety campaign. A newly created poster has been unveiled, and "Kirari SNOW MIKU & Yukine Reflector" goods will also go on sale to help spread awareness of the movement.
Original goods from the Sumikko Gurashi cafe themed around angels and devils, previously sold only at TOWER RECORDS CAFE Omotesando, go on sale online in limited quantities starting September 18.
GA Crossing's online wagashi store Tabiwaga is launching a new collaboration series with historic Japanese sweets shops, and the first installment partners with Kashō Fūgetsu, a confectioner founded in 1948 in Hitachi, Ibaraki. The two have created a limited chocolate yokan made with Belgian chocolate and white bean paste, available in a run of just 100 sets from September 18 through October 8, 2026.
Men's fashion brand TAKEO KIKUCHI launches its NEW WARDROBE feature page on the official online store from September 18, showcasing a select lineup of items to enrich your autumn styling.
Fogg, operator of the online lottery platform RAFFLE, is launching a Takopi's Original Sin raffle themed around high-school-age Shizuka and Marina, offering goods with newly drawn illustrations from September 18 to October 16, 2026.