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A new NuiPal plush line brings all five magical girls from Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht: Rising- to palm-sized, boa-soft form, with pre-orders now open ahead of a planned January 2026 release.
This autumn, Manza Prince Hotel in Gunma presents a season of experiences themed around "Four Colors Unique to Manza" — a hot spring plan framed by golden foliage (September 26 to October 31, 2026), cuisine built around Tsumagoi's cabbage harvest, stargazing sessions at 1,800 meters, and guided walks through the historic hot spring town.
Sega will release physical PlayStation®5 and Nintendo Switch™ 2 versions of 'Moonlighter 2: The Endless Vault' — Digital Sun's action RPG with shop-management elements — in Japan on Thursday, December 10, 2026, through a co-publishing partnership with UK publisher Silver Lining Interactive.
Sky Dining Tenku on the 31st floor of Nagoya Prince Hotel Sky Tower will host two Christmas buffets from November 6 to December 27, 2026, the White Noël lunch buffet with snow-white desserts, and the Sky Noël dinner buffet, which adds a choice of four main dishes from December 11.
New Balance introduces "983," a lifestyle sneaker reinterpreting 2000s performance running shoes with a sculptural, refined silhouette. It arrives October 1st at New Balance stores, the official online store, and other retailers.
On October 31, 2026, Yokosuka City will hold "Pokémon Pikapika-dan with Yokosuka City" at City Hall Front Park, an event where participants dress up as Pikachu to pick up litter and think about keeping the city clean.
Seven-Eleven Japan marks Pompompurin's 30th debut anniversary and back-to-back Sanrio Character Ranking win with a nationwide fair featuring three original sweets, limited-edition goods, and multiple sticker and lottery campaigns starting September 8.
Tower Records Shibuya will once again host the Pretty Cure Live Costume Exhibition from September 19 to October 4, 2026, displaying stage costumes worn at last year's concert alongside an advance sale of Star Detective Pretty Cure! LIVE2026 merchandise.
This fall, Prince Grand Resort Karuizawa is offering a lineup of stay experiences unique to the season, including a night ski-lift ride to view the harvest moon from the summit, a guided birdhouse-building workshop in the resort's forest, free moon- and star-gazing nights by the campfire, and a getaway plan bundling activity vouchers for cycling, golf, and nearby sightseeing spots.
From October 1 to November 30, 2026, The Royal Park Hotel Iconic Osaka Midosuji's 15th-floor bar and lounge, THE BAR, offers "Atelier – Autumn Afternoon Tea," featuring chestnut, persimmon, and apple desserts scented with osmanthus, along with a high tea that adds a choice of evening main.
Sanyodo, a maker of festival prize toys, will exhibit its floating "Sukui Ningyo (Pukapuka)" scooping dolls, plush toys, air-filled vinyl toys, and capsule toys at the 102nd Tokyo International Gift Show Autumn 2026, running September 2 to 4 at Tokyo Big Sight.
From October 30 to November 3, 2026, Sensoji Temple in Tokyo is opening its normally closed Denboin Garden and Ema-do Hall — home to around 50 large votive paintings — for a five-day special viewing featuring a mist installation and the after-dark Kinryu Yakai program. Reentry-enabled day-and-night tickets go on advance sale September 1.