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A new Houkago Mates Tail Charm Mini lineup of 10 types based on Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is open for pre-order at ¥1,870 each, with release scheduled for around January 22, 2027.
Jewelry brand e.m. holds its 30th anniversary exhibition and POP UP SHOP "ARE YOU EXCITED?" in Harajuku from October 21 to 25, 2026, with on-the-spot color stone select rings, limited motif rings, earrings and key chains, early-release clear rings, and its first jewelry pouch.
Expo'70 Commemorative Park holds its Autumn Rose Festa from October 24 to November 23, 2026, with about 2,400 rose plants of roughly 250 varieties in the Rose Garden of Peace, plus a Kyoto Tachibana band performance, the first Pan Tengoku bread festival at the park, guided tours, and a rose seedling shop.
Classic costumes for Mai Shiranui and Terry Bogard will be available as paid downloadable content for the fighting game FATAL FURY: City of the Wolves from October 22, 2026, at ¥330 (tax included) each.
A 1/7 scale finished figure of Frieren from the TV anime Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, themed on her battle against Aura, is now open for pre-order at Amiami for ¥25,080 (tax included), with a planned release in June 2027.
A 1/7 scale finished figure of Kotone Fujita from Gakuen Idolmaster in her pre-training look from "Ameagari no Iris" is now available to pre-order at AmiAmi, with a release planned for July 2027 at a reference price of ¥22,000 (tax included).
GELATO PIQUE KIDS & BABY will release "ASAHIYAMA ZOO GELATO PIQUE" on October 23, 2026, a collection inspired by baby snow leopards, Ezo red foxes, and gentoo penguins from Asahiyama Zoo, with part of the sales donated to the zoo's fund.
From October 17, 2026, Grand Prince Hotel Hiroshima will take reservations for Christmas cakes and a Christmas Bread Box, with pickup at Lounge Morokini from December 20 to 25 (Bread Box, December 23 to 25). Cakes start at ¥3,000.
A completed figure of Lacus Clyne in her Jinbaori Ver. from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM, part of Megahouse's GGG series, is now available for pre-order at AmiAmi. The figure has a reference price of ¥24,200 (tax included) and a planned release in late March 2027.
A completed figure of Lacus Clyne in an original swimsuit outfit from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM, part of Megahouse's Lucrea Light series, is now available for pre-order at AmiAmi. The figure is priced at ¥8,800 (tax included) with a planned release in late March 2027.
Sakai Green Museum Harvest Hill in Sakai, Osaka will hold its illumination event "Wonder Night Hill 2026-2027" on select days from October 30, 2026 to February 14, 2027, with more than 1 million lights, two new areas, interactive light displays, a Sylvanian Families collaboration, and special bubble and sky lantern events.
Painter Hironori Sato's solo exhibition "Somewhere to Belong" runs from November 2 to November 29, 2026 at SHARE LOUNGE Karuizawa T-SITE in Nagano. Admission is free, and the works on display, created around the theme of a place to belong, are available for purchase.