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From October 23, 2026 (Friday) through the end of January 2027, Kaiten Sushi Ginza Onodera Hareza Ikebukuro serves a limited-time mini matcha parfait made with kuromitsu and tsubuan from Eitaro Souhonpo.
Finnish design house Marimekko teams up with GODIVA on café menu items and crêpes decorated with the Kukasta kukkaan print, on sale from November 1, 2026 at GODIVA café, GODIVA Crêpe, and GODIVA Dessert.
GODIVA Japan's 2026 holiday lineup, available from November 1, features the Petit Four Collection chocolates, three limited baked sweets, and the 100 Years of Playfulness Luxury Box with 85 pieces, plus an original mug giveaway campaign.
From November 14 to December 25, 2026, Grandberry Park in Machida, Tokyo, turns into a Snoopy-themed Christmas park with an approximately 8-meter tree, photo spots, a paper hat giveaway, workshops, a gift market, and the SNOOPY ICE ARENA opening December 5.
Happy Haul, the blind-box series from US toy maker Just Play, has added Disney plush keychains featuring Stitch and forest-animal costumes, plus Winnie the Pooh mini figures in hexagonal honeycomb display cases.
Hatsune Miku Connecting Puzzle TAMAGOTORI Deluxe, a casual egg-matching puzzle game, is set for release on October 29, 2026 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Steam at ¥1,980.
The Terrace Restaurant at Hilton Narita will hold a Christmas buffet from December 19 to 25, 2026, with Christmas-limited dishes at brunch and dinner. On four days, a Christmas Special Dinner Buffet adds a Wagyu sirloin and foie gras plate, Santa Claus and reindeer visits, and table magic.
From October 22, 2026, Captain's Bar & Lounge at Hilton Tokyo Odaiba serves a Shine Muscat Seasonal Parfait for ¥2,500 and a year-round Chocolate Parfait for ¥1,800, both in limited quantities.
Hotel Granvia Hiroshima will take reservations for two hotel-made Christmas cakes from November 1 to December 11, 2026, including the crown-shaped Kiwami Tiara Strawberry made with 35 Amaou strawberries and limited to 50 cakes. Pickup is on December 24 and 25.
HTHREE Fitting Room, a reservation-only try-on event for the Taiwan-born hand-dyed leather shoe brand, is running in Kanda, Tokyo through November 28. Tassel loafers are scheduled to be available for fitting from October 30, and non-hand-dyed models are now on sale alongside the hand-dyed ones.
From October 30 to November 15, 2026, Re Gallery SCEARN in Omotesando hosts "Inheritance of Silence," a group exhibition of five artists from Japan and abroad working in glass, leather, wood and photography, curated by GALLERY ESCAPERS.
An online kuji lottery marking the 25th anniversary of the Dengeki Bunko original work goes on sale at 5:00 PM on October 29, 2026, at ¥770 per draw (tax included).