A new project at Higashi Honganji in Kyoto focuses on the temple's six nationally designated Important Cultural Property gates, with a multilingual website opening October 30, 2026, exclusive goods on sale from October 31, and an official English guided tour that ends with a sutra-copying workshop.
The direct day-trip bus tour from Sapporo to Upopoy National Ainu Museum and Park in Shiraoi, Hokkaido, originally scheduled to end on October 31, will keep running on Saturdays through March 27, 2027, and during the Sapporo Snow Festival.
Kyukamura Hiruzen Kogen in Maniwa, Okayama is selling a Mountain Climbing Support Stay Plan with trailhead transfers, a packed lunch and a hot spring bath as autumn colors move from the mountains to the flatlands through mid-November.
The 400-meter suspension bridge Mishima Skywalk in Shizuoka is expected to see peak autumn color around mid-November 2026, with the new SKY CROSS and Kaze to Sora no Deck viewpoints, a dog run, and a sunset postcard and photo contest campaign from November 14.
Hita Illuminage 2026, a winter illumination event making its Kyushu debut, runs for 93 days from October 31, 2026 to January 31, 2027 at the Sapporo Breweries Kyushu Hita Plant in Hita, Oita, with six highlight areas including a corridor tunnel and a space-themed plaza.
Starting November 7, 2026, Hokokuji Temple in Kamakura will hold special night visits in cooperation with Kamakura Park Hotel, Hotel Metropolitan Kamakura and local partners, with a lit-up bamboo grove, matcha and rakugan sweets, and a seasonal goshuin, limited to 80 guests per session.