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Hakone Emoa Terrace by Onko Chishin in Sengokuhara is offering group-only plans this autumn, including an October-November sweets plan and a private breakfast in the Orient Express salon car, whose interior was designed by René Lalique.
The 7th-floor Kitchen & Dining at Hankyu Umeda Main Store has a "Knife Grip Comparison" corner where shoppers can hold everything from home-use to professional-grade knives, get advice from specialist staff on hand size and cooking style, and use maintenance services such as resharpening and repairs after purchase.
A limited-time HIMEHINA collaboration cafe runs on the 8th floor of SHIBUYA109 Shibuya Store from October 1 to 19, 2026, serving food and drinks inspired by the cities on the group's world tour, along with collab goods and random coaster and clear card gifts.
The women's bag brand HIROFU is adding "DATES," an exotic red-brown reminiscent of the date palm, to its long-selling CESTA series, on sale from September 30, 2026 at the online store and HIROFU stores nationwide.
Craft gin brand HOLON releases HOLON GIN SEASONAL 金木犀 0.00%, a non-alcoholic osmanthus gin, on September 29, with related events and pop-ups planned in Nagoya and Tokyo.
From November 14, 2026 to March 30, 2027, Auberge Homachi Mikuniminato in Sakai, Fukui is offering three winter stay plans built around Echizen crab landed at Mikuni Port, including a French crab course supervised by Michelin-starred chef Tateru Yoshino and a premium plan using imperial-presentation-quality crab.
Two new Honehone Zaurus toy candy sets tied to the children's book series with over 3.2 million copies in circulation, Honehone Zaurus Adventure and Honehone Zaurus World, go on sale across Japan on October 6, 2026.
From October 1 to December 15, Hotel Granvia Kyoto takes reservations at its 2nd-floor pastry shop "Le Temps" for five Christmas cakes, including a new limited-quantity Kyoto Tamba chestnut bûche de noël and Amaou strawberry cakes.
From November 7 to December 27, 2026, Hotel Kanazawa is offering an overnight plan that pairs a kobako crab kaiseki dinner at its 1st-floor restaurant DINING TSUZUMI with a breakfast buffet of local Kanazawa ingredients, starting from ¥17,000 per person.
From October 1, 2026, HOTEL METROPOLITAN TOKYO IKEBUKURO takes reservations for its 2026 Christmas cakes, a lineup of four Suica's Penguin cakes and a classic shortcake, ranging from sizes for two to three people to a party cake for about 12.
From October 1, 2026, Hotel Okura Tokyo Bay in Urayasu, Chiba, is taking reservations for seven takeout Christmas items, including the new Christmas Wreath Tart and Christmas Bay Chocolate cakes, roast chicken, and roast beef.
HOTEL THE MITSUI KYOTO celebrates its 6th anniversary on November 3, 2026 with a Tokaido-themed brunch buffet and dinner party, a Noh performance of Hagoromo in the lobby, and a November 7 four-hands gala dinner linking Kyoto and the soon-to-open HOTEL THE MITSUI HAKONE.