Choioden Sapporo Sumikawa, a casual oden tavern built around hamo dashi, opens on October 9, 2026, a one-minute walk from the west exit of Sumikawa Station on the Sapporo Municipal Subway Namboku Line.
From October 10 to 12, 2026, the Toranomon Japanese-style izakaya 楽㐂 (Rakki) will hold the three-day-only Sushi BOSE event, serving Edomae sushi from a single piece alongside pairings of five sake and shochu chosen by the sake shops Kagoya and Sakadoya.
A seven-seat neighborhood tavern called mae opens on October 14, 2026 in Okayama City's Izushicho, across from the small hotel C&C, with an interior designed by a Taiwan-based architecture studio.
Kushitei at Yodobashi Ikebukuro East Exit reopened on October 1 as the kushiage izakaya Sakaba Kushitei, with 5-, 7-, or 12-skewer platters and seasonal autumn skewers.
Starting October 1, the Japanese-style izakaya Shimokita Rokkaku, a 10-second walk from Shimokitazawa Station, serves an eight-dish autumn yakiniku course with Senba beef from Chiba Prefecture and all-you-can-drink options at its terrace seats.
Fujinoya Okunoin, the second whole-house rental of the Fujinoya brand, has opened in Tanabe, Wakayama, a 10-minute walk from JR Kii-Tanabe Station, with no dinner served so that guests can eat out in town.