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Thank You Mart is releasing 30 limited collaboration items featuring Sanrio's character unit HAPIDANBUI, all priced at ¥390 (tax included ¥429), with online pre-orders from October 21 and in-store sales from mid-November 2026.
From December 27, 2026 to January 7, 2027, Hilton Okinawa Chatan Resort will hold a New Year's Eve sun salutation yoga session, a countdown laser show and DJ event, a New Year's Day Eisa performance and fireworks, along with special restaurant menus.
Hitobito, a delicatessen where bread takes the lead, is set to open on the first floor of the Shin-Daibiru Building in Osaka's Dojima in late November 2026, with bagels, sandwiches, deli dishes, baked sweets and homemade gelato.
hitosumi coffee stand, a takeout-focused specialty coffee stand in Kitashinagawa where traces of the old Tokaido remain, opens on October 22, 2026. Each cup is brewed carefully, one at a time, and a web pre-order service keeps waits short.
Three fan-made games from holo Indie, the game brand for hololive production fan creations, join Steam Next Fest October 2026 Edition, which runs on Steam from October 20 to 27, 2026.
Kabaya Foods' long-selling candy toy brand Hone Hone Saurus is collaborating with the Jurassic World film series. The limited-quantity Hone Hone Saurus Jurassic World goes on sale nationwide on November 17, 2026, and collecting the special parts builds Distortus Rex.
More than 50 original illustrations that Nihonga painter Fumiko Hori drew for Jakucho Setouchi's newspaper essay series Jakuan Koyomi will be shown to the public for the first time at Nakajima Art in Ginza from November 5 to 25, 2026.
Teppanyaki Yamahiko at Hotel Metropolitan Edmont in Tokyo's Iidabashi will serve two limited Christmas courses, "stella" at ¥25,000 and "nix" at ¥20,000, at counter seats on December 24 and 25, 2026.
Huis Ten Bosch in Nagasaki Prefecture has named its new scenic roller coaster PANORAMA RUSH, opening in the Art Garden area in spring 2027 as a 35th anniversary project, with a linear launch that is a first in Western Japan.
Elementary school students and younger can ride the lifts for free on weekdays during the 2026-2027 winter season at Hunter Mountain Shiobara in Tochigi and Tambara Ski Park in Gunma, both scheduled to open on November 28, 2026.
JR Tower Hotel Nikko Sapporo will serve a Christmas-themed afternoon tea set at The Lobby Lounge from December 16 to 25, 2026, with a three-tier stand of sweets and savories, a glass dessert, and a Japanese Black beef main dish.
Two special exhibitions are on in Kaga Onsen Kyo this autumn, a Yoshidaya Kiln show marking 200 years since the kiln moved to Yamashiro Onsen (October 7 to January 18) and a Shibayuki solo exhibition at Kaga Iryokuen (October 21 to November 17).