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ArtSticker, the art communication platform run by The Chain Museum, has begun selling tickets for Turner: Painting the Sublime, in Dialogue with Contemporary Art, a major J.M.W. Turner retrospective opening at the National Museum of Western Art in Ueno on October 24, 2026.
From October 1, 2026, Hotel Harvest Atami Izusan is serving an autumn-inspired afternoon tea evoking the sea and mountains of Atami, with seating limited to six guests a day.
audio-technica MIMIO holds a 10-day pop-up event built around delivering heartfelt thanks at Ropponmatsu Tsutaya Shoten in Fukuoka from September 14 to 23, 2026, featuring a hands-on hearing assist earphone display, free illustrated flower cards, and a discount coupon for Aoyama Flower Market Ropponmatsu.
Hikidashi and Seika Foods are releasing BE@RBRICK Bontan Ame 100%, a Medicom Toy collaboration figure inspired by the packaging of Bontan Ame, the Kagoshima candy loved since 1925, with online pre-orders opening September 10 ahead of in-store sales in Kagoshima and at Medicom Toy shops nationwide.
BEB5 Tsuchiura by Hoshino Resorts is holding "Sweet Marron Time" from September 1 to November 30, 2026, letting guests enjoy Ibaraki's top-producing chestnuts through an arrival tea set, a nightcap Mont Blanc, a wake-up smoothie, and a chestnut-themed lottery.
Belgian Beer Weekend 2026 Kyoto brings more than 100 types of Belgian and craft beer — including Kyoto Brewing Co.'s beer for the first time — plus Belgian food and a new Kyoto pickles collaboration to Ohigashi-san Hiroba in front of Higashi Honganji Temple from October 8 to 12.
BIRD HOTEL, a garden hotel in Kamakura's Yuigahama, is bringing a layered matcha and green tea parfait to its restaurant THE TABLE from September 15, followed by a sweet potato and chestnut afternoon tea from October 16, alongside a new dog-friendly pizza starting September 15, 2026.
CAMP AKAIKE, a forest campsite at the foot of Mount Fuji in Yamanashi Prefecture, hosts its second "Sologuru Camp 2026," a weekend event exclusively for solo campers, from October 16 to 18, 2026.
Good Smile Company releases a Nendoroid Basic figure of Power from Chainsaw Man in her casual clothes, now available for pre-order through hobby retailer AmiAmi at ¥3,900 (tax included), with a planned release in January 2027.
Good Smile Company is releasing a Nendoroid Doll figure of Makima from Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc, now available for pre-order through hobby retailer AmiAmi at ¥9,800 (tax included), with a planned release in February 2027.
Chopsticks Studio Asakusa, a chopstick-making experience studio near Kaminarimon Gate in Tokyo's Asakusa, has welcomed more than 2,000 visitors in the roughly two months since its July 2026 opening, earning a 4.9 rating on OTAs such as Klook and GetYourGuide and a perfect 5.0 on Google Reviews.
CLAT-JAPAN, the custom apparel and goods service from Focus Co., Ltd., has expanded its cap embroidery options to include the brim, with orders accepted at short turnaround and without a prior estimate.