The SUSHI BUS, an open-top double-decker with a conveyor-belt sushi lane on the second floor, begins touring Tokyo on October 10, 2026. The 70-minute all-you-can-eat ride costs ¥16,000 per person, and reservations are now open.
Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Art is holding the special exhibition "Shugoro Hasuda: Opening a Window to the World" from September 20 through October 25, 2026, and has opened reservations for a curator-guided bus tour on October 17 and 18 to visit Hasuda's public works installed around Kanazawa, including the piece at Kanazawa Station's west plaza.
The Fukushima City Tourism Convention Association has opened bookings for the autumn-foliage season of "Jodo-daira Sky Access," a new round-trip shuttle connecting Fukushima Station directly to the scenic Jodo-daira highlands via the Bandai-Azuma Skyline, running October 1 to November 3, 2026. Two daily departures — a 5.5-hour hiking option and a 2-hour sightseeing option — run with an optional stop at Takayu Onsen.
Kobe no Tobira, the Kobe Tourism Bureau's platform for locally organized tourism programs, has begun selling four autumn tours that take visitors deep into Kobe's lesser-known history and culture, from a hot spring town and a mountain castle to a historic port district and a residence on track to become Japan's first National Treasure house.
Achi Village in Nagano Prefecture, celebrated as home to Japan's best starry sky, is partnering with the city of Iida to trial a new bus route connecting Nakatsugawa Station in Gifu Prefecture to Iida Station via Magome and Hirugami Onsen, running from September 1, 2026, through March 31, 2029.
From August 8 to 31, 2026, amphibious bus "Yamanakako no Kaba (YAMANAKAKO NO KABA)" adds a single daily "Evening Cool Breeze Ride" after its last regular departure, offering cooler evening air, views of Mount Fuji over Lake Yamanaka, and an original fan for every rider.