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Starting October 1, the Japanese-style izakaya Shimokita Rokkaku, a 10-second walk from Shimokitazawa Station, serves an eight-dish autumn yakiniku course with Senba beef from Chiba Prefecture and all-you-can-drink options at its terrace seats.
To mark the 20th anniversary of the Shugo Chara! serialization, Amulet Spade has become a 1/7 scale completed figure from Kotobukiya. Pre-orders are open at Amiami for 22,000 yen (tax included), with release scheduled for April 2027.
Siroca's new Heated Ultrasonic Humidifier combines a heater with ultrasonic misting to release warm, fine mist, and goes on sale on October 27, 2026.
The social adventure game Sky: Children of the Light is exhibiting for the second year at TOKYO TOWER CANDLE DAYS 2026 (October 23 to 25), expanding from the entrance plaza to the Tokyo Tower observation deck with a candle workshop, photo spots, a collab cafe, and a stamp rally.
SloPachi Spirit, a 3D virtual hall app for pachinko and pachislot, turns one on October 1, 2026, and is marking the occasion with a major update, a 1st Anniversary Campaign and an online gacha with original goods.
From September 30 to October 6, the VIVID CACAO 2nd anniversary pop-up at Isetan Shinjuku offers early sales and tastings of the limited-edition Soy Pro Beauty Plus Cacao, plus a pop-up-only set and a talk show on October 3.
The sneaker brand SPINGLE will open its new specialty store SPINGLE Miyajima in a renovated traditional house near Itsukushima Shrine on October 8, 2026, along with the store-exclusive SP-442MJ, hand-painted with Miyajima maple leaves.
The third studio CLIP × COJI-COJI collaboration goes on sale October 7, 2026 with tableware, reading goods, travel items and sports gear themed around four autumn pleasures, followed by Christmas items on October 22.
Two collaboration items between the Suica Penguin and outdoor brand LOGOS are coming to TRAINIART stores and online. The folding basket arrives on October 1, 2026, and the soft cooler on November 1, 2026, both at 5,480 yen including tax.
The fifth Sumikkogurashi the Movie is set for a nationwide release in 2027, the series' 15th anniversary year. A limited four-day re-screening of the second film runs at 82 theaters from October 31, 2026.
Sunshine City Prince Hotel in Ikebukuro will offer a Claude Monet–themed concept room stay plan in collaboration with The National Gallery, London from November 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027, along with an original parfait and lobby art displays.
Sunshine City Prince Hotel in Ikebukuro will offer two collaboration room stay plans themed on Touken Ranbu the Stage, the 2.5D musical based on Touken Ranbu ONLINE, from October 31, 2026 to January 9, 2027, with reservations opening October 1.