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DERMAAID, a first-aging-care skincare brand from pdc, plans to release its new "Mild Line" this autumn, made up of the Triple Active Mild Lotion and Triple Active Mild Cream, with full details to be announced in late October 2026.
Three collaboration T-shirts by rock band DOHATSUTEN and the Silver Fang series will be sold at the Silver Fang series POP UP STORE in Shibuya, Tokyo, from October 10 to 12, 2026, at ¥9,900 each in sizes L and XL.
From October 1 to 31, 2026, cupcake and biscuit shop Fairycake Fair is selling Halloween-limited sweets, including a cat cookie tin illustrated by Hisae Maeda and Baked ZOO cupcakes dressed as ghosts, at its Tokyo Station, Lumine Shinjuku, and Shibuya stores and online.
A second online lottery marking the 20th anniversary of the TV anime The Familiar of Zero goes on sale on Kujibikido from 12:00 PM on October 6, 2026, with original goods using DVD and Blu-ray package illustrations.
The Touken Ranbu ONLINE collaboration edition of the Fit Boxing series goes on sale January 15, 2027 for Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch. Customers who buy it at Animate receive an exclusive acrylic plate set featuring six sword warriors.
Fujinoya Okunoin, the second whole-house rental of the Fujinoya brand, has opened in Tanabe, Wakayama, a 10-minute walk from JR Kii-Tanabe Station, with no dinner served so that guests can eat out in town.
Fujiya's Country Ma'am cookie coated in white chocolate, sold as a winter-only item in 2025, will be available year-round from this year, with the Middle Pack going on sale nationwide on October 6, 2026.
GARDEN HOUSE KAMAKURA, SHINJUKU, MINATOMIRAI, and TAKANAWA are serving "SHINE MUSCAT SELECTION," a limited-time lineup of food, desserts, and drinks made with in-season Shine Muscat grapes, starting October 1 (October 15 at KAMAKURA), with a different menu at each restaurant.
GARRACK is releasing smartwatches and acrylic stands inspired by Kaguya, Iroha Sakayori, and Yachiyo Tsukimi from the film Cosmic Princess Kaguya!, with three models of each. Pre-orders open October 2, 2026, and sales begin October 23.
GINZA 豉 KUKI, a Japanese restaurant in Ginza built around fermentation and aging, serves an October course featuring Ozaki beef grilled on a magnolia leaf and a miso ice cream dessert.
From November 4 to 20, 2026, the Lobby Lounge at Grand Prince Hotel Osaka Bay is serving the autumn-only afternoon tea "Marron Collection," featuring a Japanese chestnut Mont Blanc, marron eclairs, and a freshly piped Mont Blanc parfait.
From December 18 to 25, 2026, Hakata Excel Hotel Tokyu in Fukuoka will serve a limited-time Christmas lunch at Charcoal Grill Keyaki, with a course featuring Fukuoka-produced red sea bream and aigamo duck and a platter dessert of 12 sweets to choose from, for ¥4,800 per person.