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A sawmill with more than 70 years in business opens its first directly operated wooden-barrel pen shop at 2k540 AKI-OKA ARTISAN, between Akihabara and Okachimachi stations, on November 6, 2026.
Shin-Furano Prince Hotel in Furano, Hokkaido, will offer its "All-Out Shimaenaga Trip" stay plan from January 8 to March 13, 2027, with a shimaenaga concept room, an original hot pot set and a craft experience, from ¥32,019 per person.
Shiroi Koibito Park in Sapporo holds its winter illumination "Sweet Illumination 2026 – 50th WINTER WITH LOVE –" from December 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027, featuring a large heart-shaped main tree, new illumination areas, a lighting ceremony on opening day, and limited-time sweets.
Shiseido Parlour's Ginza main store restaurant and Salon de Café, along with BAR S, are offering Christmas-only menus, including course meals at ¥15,000 and ¥18,000 from December 18 to 25, 2026, plus a white Christmas parfait and a Nordic Coffee cocktail from December 1 to 25.
A directly operated store for the original character SIROTAN, SIROTAN Funwari Store Kamakura Komachi-dori, opens on December 4, 2026 on Kamakura's Komachi-dori Street with a Japanese-style store design and opening purchase gifts.
SNKRDUNK is opening its second trading card store in Akihabara, Tokyo, on Friday, November 6, 2026, with a lineup centered on authenticated Pokémon Card Game products and several hundred PSA-graded items.
From November 1 to December 25, 2026, Snoopy Museum Tokyo in Machida is decked out with a big wreath and Christmas tree, with new Christmas-only goods, original stickers, a can badge workshop, and a Snoopy and Belle greeting on November 14.
The Star Detective Precure! Exhibition comes to Takashimaya Osaka from December 26, 2026 to January 11, 2027, its first showing in western Japan, with tickets on sale from 10:00 AM on November 9.
Sunshine City Prince Hotel in Ikebukuro will sell a stay plan with a TV anime Attack on Titan collaboration photo spot from December 1 to 25, 2026, themed around Christmas with the Titans.
Taikuma Saisai 2026 in Kumamoto, a Taiwan and Kumamoto cultural exchange event with 13 vendors, will be held at Amu Hiroba in front of Kumamoto Station on November 7 and 8, 2026. Eight vendors come from Taiwan, and the program includes an FMK live broadcast, a Kumamon stage, and evening DJ sets. Admission is free.
Dialogue Art 2026 (対話アート2026) runs from November 8 to 22, 2026, at three venues in Matsumoto, Nagano, presenting works from the A.I.R, SIGNALS, and IN HOSPITAL programs.
Kyoto confectioner Tawaraya Yoshitomi began selling its year-end (oseibo) gift lineup on November 1, 2026, at its stores and online shop, led by its signature sweet Unryu.