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From October 28 to 30, 2026, Basque steakhouse Casa Julián and Osaka's Kitan IN hold a three-night collaboration at KITAN HIBIKI in Hozenji, with a six-course menu and wine pairing for ¥40,000 per person.
Part 2 of the Record of Ragnarok III online lottery, "Side Gods," goes on sale at Kuji Cliffe on October 23, 2026, with a "Relaxing Time" theme and prizes including die-cut cushions and acrylic stands, at 770 yen per draw.
Part 2 of the Record of Ragnarok III online lottery, "Side Humankind," themed "Relax Time," goes on sale October 23, 2026 on Kuji Cliffe at 770 yen per draw, with prizes including die-cut cushions and acrylic stands.
From December 4, 2026 to March 18, 2027, OTTO SETTE at Risonare Yatsugatake in Hokuto, Yamanashi serves a winter-only dinner course built around radicchio tardivo and finocchio, with sommelier-selected wine pairings.
Food delivery service Rocket Now is running a collaboration campaign with Korean fashion platform MUSINSA from October 23 to November 8, 2026, with an air lottery booth at the MUSINSA Osaka Pop-Up Store 2026 and an app-only lottery for 90% OFF coupons.
A tote bag made with apple-derived synthetic leather RINGO-TEX® and COTOH × The Rolling Stones artwork goes on sale at the LuVLEE Artwork Project in Shibuya from October 26 to November 2, 2026, priced at ¥29,700 (tax included).
From November 14 to December 13, 2026, The Ryokan Tokyo YUGAWARA in Yugawara, Kanagawa holds a seasonal event with limited-time cream sodas, a lit courtyard terrace and a maple leaf book cover workshop.
The design of Sagano Scenic Railway's new trolley train in Kyoto's Sagano has been finalized with design supervision by GK Design Soken Hiroshima, and the train debuts in spring 2027 with large windows, skylights and a tatami-seat premium cabin.
Sake Lees Madeleine Marukasu (酒粕マドレーヌ まる粕), a new JR PREMIUM SELECT SETOUCHI souvenir made with sake lees from an Okayama brewery, goes on sale on October 30, 2026 at Omiyage Kaido shops in Okayama, Kurashiki, Fukuyama and Onomichi and at online shops, from ¥297 tax included.
From October 30 to November 8, 2026, Sapporo Mitsukoshi hosts the "Great Gold Exhibition" (Dai Ogon-ten), featuring a pure gold Gholdengo from Pokémon priced at ¥1,540,000 and life-size gold leaf statues of Gholdengo and Pikachu on display.
Sayama City Museum in Saitama is holding its autumn special exhibition on Doue artist Shoji Ikehara from October 17 to December 6, 2026, showing his folktale illustrations and travel sketchbooks.
A stay plan at The Hotel Seiryu Kyoto Kiyomizu, on sale from October 23, 2026 for the night of January 30, 2027, includes a monk-guided early morning visit to Kiyomizu-dera and is limited to 30 guests.