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From November 5 to December 25, 2026, the free Christmas Market in a Picture Book returns to Sky Arena at Tokyo Solamachi with 15 huts, new menu items, and a giant stollen cutting ceremony on opening day.
TOSHIMA STREET FES 2026 (TSFes 2026), the fourth edition of the street culture festival, runs from November 1 to 3, 2026 around Ikebukuro Station with street dance, DJ, rap, art, urban sports and food, mostly free to enter.
A Touhou Project collaboration cafe runs at CURE MAID CAFÉ in Akihabara from October 30 to November 15, 2026, with character-inspired food, sweets and drinks, plus one exclusive sticker for each collaboration menu item ordered, while supplies last.
Ukiyoe Immersive Art Exhibition GIFU, running from November 6, 2026 to January 11, 2027 at Gifu City Museum of History, will collaborate with the neighboring Gifu Park and Gifu Castle Rakuichi, where shops will sell ukiyo-e themed blend coffee, a set meal, incense, and more.
Limited-time programs based on two popular works by Hiromu Arakawa are scheduled to open at Universal Studios Japan in spring 2027 as part of Universal Cool Japan 2027.
Sushi to Ramen Uogashiya Nakameguro opens at 11:00 AM on October 29, 2026, about a 15-second walk from the south ticket gate of Nakameguro Station. A ramen and 5-piece nigiri set will be offered for ¥1,000 on six opening days.
From December 1 to 25, 2026, TEA LOUNGE MAYFAIR at The Westin Miyako Kyoto is serving a Christmas Afternoon Tea of 14 items, with sweets styled as Santa hats, wreaths, and present boxes, plus a separate strawberry parfait.
From November 1 to December 25, 2026, POP UP MON・CREVE in Haneda Airport Terminal 1 sells sweets in Winnie the Pooh packaging, including Honey Pancakes and Honey Madeleines.
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Wonder Festival 2027 [Winter] will run for two days, February 13 and 14, 2027, at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, with a new 5,000 yen 2DAYS Pass, advance tickets that come with a limited T-shirt, and date-specific 1DAY Passes, with ticket sales starting in stages from November 27, 2026.
To celebrate the opening of the Kano crab fishing season, Yamashiro Onsen holds the Yamashiro Crab Festival on November 15, 2026, with crab soup served in Kutani ware bowls (limited to the first 600 servings), a fresh crab sale, and local sake and beer.
Yokohama Bay Hotel Tokyu's all-day dining restaurant "Café Tosca" will host the strawberry dessert buffet "Sweet Journey Strawberry" on Thursdays from January 7 to April 22, 2027, with an overnight stay plan also available.
A pop-up shop marking the 25th anniversary of the original Zatch Bell! work runs at Daimaru Tokyo from October 28 to November 10, 2026, and at Daimaru Umeda from November 18 to December 8, 2026, selling goods that use original illustrations.