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A new 2WAY mini boston bag with a softly rounded shape and a light water-repellent finish is now open for WEB-exclusive advance reservations at T2O ONLINE STORE. It comes with a mini pouch printed with OKABE TETSURO's cat illustrations.
From October 1, 2026 (Thursday), Okamedo Kominka Cafe will serve "Steamer-Finished Fluffy Oni Manju," an Aichi regional sweet steamed in a bamboo steamer for about 3 minutes and served with five toppings (butter, maple syrup, chocolate, vanilla ice cream, and chunky sweet red bean paste), for ¥1,700 (tax included).
From December 1, 2026 to February 28, 2027, Tsubaki, a ryotei-style ryokan in Okuyugawara Onsen, Yugawara, Kanagawa, is offering a winter-only stay plan that upgrades the main dish to anko (monkfish) hot pot and the white rice to takikomi gohan with crab, kue (longtooth grouper), and salmon roe, limited to 10 guests per day.
This October, Osaka Marriott Miyako Hotel is serving Halloween sweets at the COOKA buffet from October 17, an eight-day-only Halloween Parfait at LOUNGE PLUS from October 24, and "Veuve Clicquot Yelloween 2026" collaboration cocktails at BAR PLUS throughout the month.
Panasonic will release the Nano Care straightening iron EH-HN30 in early November 2026. Its ceramic heater and 3D Smooth Plate straighten hair in one stroke at 160°C, lower than the previous model, while nanoe moisturizes the hair and helps colored hair look beautiful. The top model EH-HN51 is released at the same time.
From October 2 to November 29, 2026, Paramita Museum in Komono, Mie Prefecture, will present a special exhibition looking back on the career of Taisho- and Showa-era painter KAWABATA Ryushi, with a lecture and a concert during the run.
From October 1, 2026, pistachio sweets specialty shop PISTA & TOKYO will sell its Pistachio Cake, a busse sandwich cake filled with smooth pistachio cream, exclusively at its Tokyo Gift Palette store at Tokyo Station, in limited quantities each day.
Hotel New Otani Makuhari's Tea & Cocktail "The Lounge" is hosting a Pompompurin collaboration sweets buffet from November 3 to December 7, 2026, featuring character-inspired sweets, savory dishes like carved roast beef, an original can badge gift, and two collaboration drinks.
Saturdays NYC and PUMA Golf release their second collaboration on October 2, 2026, featuring a leopard-print PUMA CLYDE GOLF shoe and coordinating apparel.
PUMA GOLF and Saturdays NYC release their second collaboration on October 2, 2026, led by a limited-quantity leopard-color PUMA CLYDE GOLF shoe and matching apparel.
From October 16 to November 30, 2026, Enoshima and Shonan host a Rascal Does Not Dream tour event with a digital stamp rally, life-size character panels, newly drawn postcards, and collaboration goods.
Luxury watch resale specialist Haruyoshi, which has a store on Ginza Chuo-dori, has acquired a discontinued platinum jewelry Rolex Cosmograph Daytona (Ref. 116576TBR) with a 36-stone baguette diamond bezel and a pavé diamond dial.