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いだ天別邸 高山でこなる店, the second location of a Japanese restaurant born at Lake Kawaguchi, opened on October 23, 2026, in Takayama, Gifu. It serves tempura, toban-yaki, hot pot, and wagyu ramen, and has a simple prayer space inside the restaurant.
From November 2026 through January 2027, InterContinental Sapporo is serving seasonal dishes inspired by Hokkaido produce and Sapporo's winter scenery, including a Christmas market buffet at AuBlanc, a white afternoon tea at Norva, and Christmas and New Year courses at SAWAKA.
Painter Iori Nagashima presents new paintings that reframe the misalignments of repainting as positive traces, shown at GINZA ATRIUM in Ginza Tsutaya Books from November 6 to 25, 2026.
Urban Research's regional project JAPAN MADE PROJECT teams up with companies in Hitsuji Summit Bishu to release a Bishu tweed jacket and pants set and a fancy tweed knit pullover on November 6, 2026, at select stores and online.
From November 1 to 30, 2026, LE CAFÉ de Joël Robuchon Takashimaya Nihombashi serves a collaboration parfait with a swan-shaped cream puff and NINA'S Marie-Antoinette tea, limited to 20 per day at ¥2,900 with tea included.
Joso Shin Hanabi 2026 X'mas – National Young Pyrotechnicians Championship takes place on Saturday, December 12, 2026, near the Kinugawa Embankment Breach Monument in Joso, Ibaraki, with about 10,000 or more fireworks, a competition among young pyrotechnicians from across Japan, and a Christmas market.
London-born homeware brand Jubilee will have a booth in PART 2 of the British Fair 2026 (英国展 2026) at JR Kyoto Isetan, running November 3 to 8, 2026, with British dog-themed tote bags, bamboo plates, and key chains.
A limited-edition version of the miness bi-hada ompa L sonic vibration facial razor featuring four DRAGON QUEST character designs is available from October 26, 2026, in limited quantities.
Kai Corporation has launched eight baking items in collaboration with Sanrio Characters, including a heart chocolate kit, cookie cutters, a Pompompurin silicone pudding cup, and zippered wrapping bags, available from October 26 at its official online store and retailers nationwide.
From November 26 to December 7, 2026, the exhibition "The World of Ikebana Artist Shogo Kariyazaki in Bunka no Michi Shumokukan" (華道家 假屋崎省吾の世界展 in 文化のみち橦木館) takes place at a Nagoya City tangible cultural property in Higashi Ward, Nagoya, as the second edition of the "Challenging Historic Architecture" series, with live ikebana performances and an autograph session.
From October 30 to November 3, 2026, Namba Parks Museum in Osaka hosts a display-and-sales event on retro kissaten culture, with original goods from long-established Kansai coffee shops, takeaway menu items, workshops, talk shows and coffee classes.
Katsunuma Budo no Oka in Koshu City, Yamanashi Prefecture hosts the Katsunuma New Wine Festival on November 3, 2026, with paid tastings and sales of new wine and planned food stalls.