Atelier Shimura, the dyeing and weaving brand carrying on the artistic spirit of Fukumi Shimura, holds a 10th anniversary exhibition and sale at its Setagaya gallery from October 30 to December 22, 2026, unveiling three new handwoven kimono, "Dawn," "Twilight," and "Moonlight," with a talk, a lecture, and a kimono try-on session.
The Furukawa Festival in Hida City, Gifu Prefecture, a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage festival, was certified as a Night View Heritage of Japan on October 9, 2026, with its lantern-lit Yomatsuri night festival earning particularly high praise.
Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo is offering a weekday-only, guests-only tea experience led by ceramic artist and tea master Shota Yamada, held in the registered tangible cultural property tea room "Zangetsu" and on a lawn facing the three-story pagoda, from October 1 to December 31, 2026 and March 1 to June 30, 2027.
From October 30 to November 1, 2026, Saisei Kogei Exhibition 3 will be held in Harajuku, Tokyo, reviving a late father's suit, radio and other belongings with traditional crafts so the next owner can keep using them.
TOKUJI YAKUSOU, a brand that offers wild herb tea rooted in the medicinal herb culture of Tokuji in Yamaguchi City, opened its official brand site on October 1, 2026. The site carries a magazine on how the tea is made and the people behind it, and connects to the existing online shop.
Di Classe's new Auro siwawashi pendant lamp uses Karasuyama Washi wrinkled by hand to create soft light and deep shadows. It goes on sale October 7, 2026 for ¥60,500 (tax included, with an incandescent bulb).