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From October 3 to October 31, 2026, kawara CAFE&KITCHEN Kichijoji PARCO and kawara CAFE&DINING Kawasaki More's serve Mell-chan collaboration menus, including ribbon-themed plates, a strawberry parfait, and a blue Calpis float, along with original goods and novelties.
mesm Tokyo, Autograph Collection on the Takeshiba waterfront holds the seafaring-themed festive promotion "Holiday Voyage 2026" from December 1, 2026 to January 7, 2027, with a stamp rally, postcards, a Nutcracker dinner, a Christmas cake, and a countdown party.
MOCAD ONLINE SHOP has published CRAFTED Vol. 6 on the Kameoka stone craft workshop Saida Stone Shop and started selling its first experience tour, held for one day only on November 3, 2026.
A limited-time pop-up store for the jewelry brand MONAKA jewellery runs at Tomorrowland Lumine Tachikawa from October 1 to 12 and at Tomorrowland Kashiwa Takashimaya Station Mall from October 16 to 25, 2026.
From October 9 to 21, 2026, the walk-around mt masking tape event "mt ex Minomachi 2026" takes place at NAE Mino, Matsuhisa Eisuke Paper Shop Bantodai, and 洗翠庵 in Mino, Gifu, with installations, limited-edition tapes, a stamp rally, and a Kani Chip collaboration.
On Monday, October 12, 2026 (Sports Day), BAR 新宿 ウイスキーサロン in Shinjuku hosts a 90-minute tasting seminar with Nagahama Distillery chief blender Yusuke Yaku, pouring five whiskies including three secret bottles, one of them an upcoming release.
To mark the first anniversary of NARUMIYA HAPPY PARK, the NARUMIYA CHARACTERS Lovely Stand theme cafe runs October 16 to November 22 in Shinjuku and October 29 to November 29 in Umeda, with character-inspired food, drinks, and original goods.
A TV anime Naruto: Shippuden × episode pop-up shop runs October 9 to 21, 2026, at Ekimaru A La Mode's JR Kyoto Station West Exit store, with limited goods featuring new school-trip-themed illustrations and a random postcard for every ¥3,000 spent.
From October 1, 2026, NASU SENBONMATSU FARM in Nasushiobara, Tochigi, offers a drop-in workshop where visitors color paper-cut designs by Teppei Hayakawa with Kitpas and hold them up to the light.
A Nicolai Bergmann NOMU × Mikkeller collaboration cafe runs from October 2 to October 31, 2026 at Nicolai Bergmann NOMU aoyama, serving MIKKELLER NZ craft beers, fish & chips, and an apple pumpkin pie made with a stout sauce.
From October 31 to November 3, 2026, the new event Open Hasami 2026 takes visitors around Hasami Town in Nagasaki to see kilns, workshops, food and culture that usually stay out of view.
Taiwan-born fragrance brand P.Seven Tea Perfume introduces the Hecha Series, three perfumes combining Japanese tea and Taiwanese tea, developed with Fukujuen's CHA Research Center. Pre-sale starts October 7, 2026 at Salon de Parfum 2026 in Isetan Shinjuku.