Oshushi Hanare, a new annex of the popular Tenmonkan sake izakaya Oshushi, opens near Kagoshima Chuo Station on September 21, 2026, serving the original restaurant's signature irori-grilled dishes and oden alongside original menu items exclusive to the annex.
Sekai no Yamachan opens its second Sendai restaurant, Sekai no Yamachan Sendai Asaichi-dori, on September 25, 2026, with a joint opening campaign alongside the existing Sendai Ichibancho store featuring a limited-time Nagoya food menu, two connecting stickers, and store-exclusive gifts.
Kuguru, a shabu-shabu and obanzai restaurant, opens in Akashi, Hyogo on September 14, 2026. The restaurant buys whole Hayashi SPF pigs from Chiba and lets diners compare the loin, belly, shoulder loin, and leg in shabu-shabu, switching to an obanzai menu after midnight.
Yakitori Izakaya Minorido in Gifu City has introduced a new menu from September 8, featuring dishes built around Gifu's local ingredients with the restaurant's own playful spin, for everything from a casual solo drink to a full banquet.
Kirakuni. Gifu Tamamiya, a seafood izakaya from Talga Inc., opened in Gifu City's Tamamiya area on August 30, 2026, serving market-fresh seafood dishes including its signature kobore-zushi, hamayaki, and creative maki rolls across 58 seats with seven private rooms.
A new multi-story dining building called Shimakaze Champuru Village opened in Naha's Matsuyama district on August 21, 2026, bringing together izakayas, yakiniku, sushi, and other restaurants behind a fully glass-walled, LED-lit facade.