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GRACE CONTINENTAL and Grace Class present their 2026-27 Autumn/Winter collection under the theme "Soft Awakening," the first full-scale collection since welcoming a new brand director. It has been on sale since mid-September 2026.
To mark the 75th anniversary of Fujiya's Milky candy, Green Parks will release eight Peko-chan collaboration items, including a sweatshirt, long tee, bags, and charms, on October 9, 2026. A Peko-chan visit event follows on October 11 at the Ikebukuro Sunshine City store.
Guerlain's 2026 holiday collection, created with Swiss fashion designer Kevin Germanier, includes limited-edition makeup, a 25-gift advent calendar, holiday coffrets and exceptional pieces, with pre-sales of the makeup and advent calendar starting October 1, 2026.
HARIO's Tea & Coffee Maker Mug Greige Plus, a set that adds a matching sliding insulating lid to the strainer mug, goes on sale on October 1, 2026, Coffee Day, through the HARIO official online store for ¥3,300 (tax included).
A chronograph watch marking the 20th anniversary of the TV anime The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya opens for pre-order on the Fulton Japan official online store on October 8, 2026. The Haruhi Suzumiya and Yuki Nagato models are each a special limited production of 2,006 pieces, priced at ¥29,700 (tax included).
From November 7 to December 26, 2026, Hilton Okinawa Chatan Resort will hold Christmas events themed "A Silent Christmas of Falling Stars Shimmering in the Deep Sea," with special restaurant menus, Christmas cakes, seven decorated trees, Santa photos, and live opera.
To celebrate its first anniversary, Holiday Inn & Suites Sapporo Odori Park is hosting a one-day collaboration with Tokyo's BLUE BREW COFFEE ROASTER on Tuesday, October 27, serving specialty coffee normally available only in Tokyo and selling roasted beans, alongside a limited anniversary stay plan with a ¥100 breakfast.
From October 1 to December 18, 2026, Hotel Granvia Okayama takes reservations for three Christmas sweets at its 1st-floor Lobby Lounge Lumière, led by the limited-edition Premium Fraise de Noël shortcake. Pickup runs from December 1 to 25.
From October 1, 2026, Hotel Nikko Princess Kyoto near Shijo Karasuma takes reservations for three Christmas cakes and a stollen. A fourth cake is sold exclusively at Daimaru Kyoto, and the new Coffret de Noël features Amaou strawberries.
From October 1 to November 30, 2026, the cafe CROSS POINT TENJIN at Hotel Oriental Express Fukuoka Tenjin serves "Après-midi Raisin & Shine Muscat," an autumn afternoon tea starring Shine Muscat and Kyoho grapes, for ¥3,000 per person.
HOTEL THE MITSUI KYOTO near Nijo Castle has opened reservations for Christmas 2026, including its first Christmas afternoon tea from December 1 to 25, special courses at TOKI and FORNI on December 24 and 25, and a Kyoto strawberry Christmas cake and chestnut stollen.
Starting October 1, the lunch course at TOKI, the French restaurant at HOTEL THE MITSUI KYOTO, features two new dishes by head chef Tetsuya Asano, Kyoto Pot-au-Feu in all three courses and Kyoto Vegetable Gnocchi in the 8-course and 7-course menus.