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SECRID's new Palmellato, Pyramid and Serpent leathers bring vegetable-tanned aging, a three-dimensional pyramid pattern and a glossy snake emboss to its Miniwallet and Slimwallet card wallets.
The fantasy RPG Seven Knights Re:BIRTH began its collaboration with the anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba on October 1, running through October 29 in two parts, with Tanjiro Kamado and Zenitsu Agatsuma as the first characters and a new Infinity Castle event content.
Los Angeles balcony Terrace Restaurant & Moon Bar in Shinagawa Season Terrace is taking reservations for a shared-style Christmas dinner plan available December 21 to 25, 2026, featuring A5-grade Sendai beef, hanasaki crab, and lobster.
Shuccho Noto Robata, a limited-time event where visitors grill seafood from Noto over charcoal to support the region's recovery, runs from October 23 to December 20, 2026, at a special venue in the AEON Mall Takanohara parking lot in Kizugawa, Kyoto. Part of the sales will be donated to disaster-affected areas of Ishikawa Prefecture.
SmartShake Reforce is releasing its Horror Series, a collaboration with Friday the 13th, IT and A Nightmare on Elm Street. Each shaker is priced at ¥3,520 (tax included) and goes on sale at 10:00 AM on October 1, 2026.
Maiko, Yuzawa Nakazato, Muika, Cupid Valley and Ninox, five Smile Resort ski areas in Niigata Prefecture, have started selling discounted early-bird lift tickets for the 2026-2027 season through the online service Smile Ticket.
To celebrate its 7th anniversary, the Kyoto-born chocolate brand SNOOPY Chocolat releases plush toys of Snoopy's siblings, chocolate pin badges and a leather mascot on October 9, 2026, followed by a Marron chocolate monaka on October 15.
Kumamoto Castle Hall hosts a two-day castle event on October 3 and 4, 2026, with castle PR booths from across Japan, a Touken Ranbu ONLINE collaboration, a special exhibition on 400 years of Kumamoto Castle history, lectures, stage events, workshops, and original goods.
Tokyo-born winter sandal brand SUBU celebrates its 10th anniversary with SUBU DOTS COLLECTION 2026, 10 styles in 22 colors priced from ¥9,900 to ¥14,300, with reservations starting October 2 and release on October 9.
A whole-house rental inn named "Sumu" opened on October 1, 2026 on Naoshima, Kagawa, in a renovated 50-year-old house. It sleeps up to 15 guests, has a hinoki sauna and a tea room, and stays begin on October 8.
sunal's Pre-Wash Scalp Serum, a pre-shampoo product that dissolves buildup without rubbing while repairing hair with 3% hematin, goes on early release on October 1, 2026, for 3,580 yen (tax included).
Tickets are now on sale for teamLab's nighttime outdoor art exhibition at the Fukuoka Castle Ruins in Maizuru Park, running from October 30, 2026 to January 11, 2027. It is the third edition and the first in seven years.