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emmi is releasing its adidas Originals collaboration sneaker, the "TOKYO W EMMI," with early sales starting September 10 at select Tokyo stores, where shoppers can also join a shoe-accessory customization event before the nationwide release on September 17.
From October 17, FAUCHON Hotel Kyoto is taking reservations for its 2026 Christmas lineup, including four original cakes, three hotel-made stollen with a new matcha and chestnut Premium flavor, and a chocolate Santa's Shoe.
Starting September 16, 2026 (Wednesday), Fortnum & Mason is opening its first Japanese tea stand inside GRANSTA TOKYO, the underground shopping area within JR Tokyo Station's Marunouchi ticket gates, as its existing store there returns from a renovation-related closure with a new takeout-style format and grocery corner.
FRANÇAIS is releasing Season's Mille-feuille Millefête, a new limited-edition mille-feuille layered with the flavors of autumn's harvest, in Caramel Raspberry and Sweet Potato Hazelnut, starting Friday, September 11, 2026.
Fujiya is releasing a tray gummy shaped like Peko-chan and Sanrio Characters, with each pack including one randomly inserted glossy sticker chosen from 20 Heisei-retro designs. The gummy goes on sale nationwide on September 15, 2026.
From September 11 to 27, 2026, The 30th Dining Bar at Futakotamagawa Excel Hotel Tokyu offers a limited-time set meal and dessert menu spotlighting venison, mushrooms, soba, and grapes sourced from Nagano City and Ueda City in Nagano Prefecture.
Ginza Tatsutano, a Japanese sweets shop founded in 1895, is opening a new location in Yokohama Motomachi on September 14, relocating from its revival shop in Jiyugaoka and returning to a city where it once ran two stores.
AKROS is releasing an official Girls Band Cry hooded jacket that faithfully recreates the one Nina Iseri wears in the anime, with pre-orders opening September 8, 2026 through the AKROS official website and Animate Online and sales beginning in January 2027, priced at ¥16,500 (tax included) in unisex sizes M to XXL.
A GIRLS und PANZER das FINALE Newtype Online Lottery goes on sale via Kujibikido starting September 15, 2026, featuring illustrations previously published in Monthly Newtype magazine across a prize lineup of tapestries, acrylic stands, clear posters, keychains, and can badges.
GLAMP DOME Ise-Kashikojima in Mie Prefecture is running a "Halloween Gacha," a no-loss draw that guarantees a coupon worth at least 3,000 yen, usable on stays from September 24 to October 31, 2026, alongside a guests-only Halloween Fair throughout October.
Grand Prince Hotel Hiroshima hosts a one-night-only pairing dinner on October 3, 2026, featuring Executive Chef Masahiro Nishisaka's first dinner event alongside Hayashi Shuzo, an IWC2026 trophy-winning sake brewery.
From September 9 to 22, 2026, Hankyu Umeda Main Store's 1st Floor Bag Gallery hosts a fall bag feature built around this season's key silhouettes, from relaxed hobo and slouchy shapes to East-West and barrel bags, alongside deep autumn colors and suede and fur textures.