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From August 19, Amsterdam bag brand MARREA is holding limited-time pop-ups at Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store and, starting August 26 for the first time, at Ginza Mitsukoshi, showcasing its popular Midi bag in multiple colors alongside a Ginza-exclusive custom charm program.
Maruai will release the second collection in its "SUU" stationery and goods series on October 19, 2026, featuring six items — including a notebook, letter set, and stickers — designed with original illustrations by illustrator とつかみさこ.
The mobile puzzle game based on The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today anime is hosting its 31st point event featuring Magical Yukichi and other rewards through August 31, 2026.
Restaurant MOSORO at Matsue Excel Hotel Tokyu in Shimane is hosting an Autumn Dinner Buffet from September 19 to November 25, 2026, featuring live-kitchen sirloin steak, oden, saury sasazushi, and desserts made with chestnut, sweet potato, and pumpkin.
Aoyama Decarbo is releasing an evolved candy tin exclusively at Isetan Shinjuku's main store — the "Merry-Go-Round Jewel Box," a peacock-motif case co-created with ceramicist Hijiri Tougane and glass paint artist Alisa Horita, complete with four customizable magnets and rice-flour almond tuiles inside, from September 5, 2026.
Shobido has opened pre-orders for the second Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express merchandise series on its official EC site, featuring plush toys, tote bags, pouches, charms, and card cases, with shipping expected from late December 2026.
Starting September 4, 2026, merchandise from the MILKY☆SUBWAY THE GALACTIC LIMITED EXPRESS x Yokohama Marine Tower event goes on sale at 14 select Village Vanguard stores across Japan, including newly drawn illustrations by Takeuchi Ryosuke and a new Trading Hologram Clear Sticker.
Starting September 5, 2026, Minami-Chita Beachland in Aichi is launching "Sakana Quest," an AI image-recognition aquarium exploration game where visitors use a tablet to find sea creatures around the park and take on related quizzes and puzzles.
To coincide with the Minami-Koshigaya Awa Odori on August 22 and 23, 2026, the Minami-Koshigaya Rakuun shopping complex will host up to 16 food trucks, a nationwide "Ice Cream Championship" where visitors vote for their favorite regional ice cream, and a "Shaved Ice Lab" where two juices can be mixed into a custom-made shaved ice.
From September 12 to October 25, 2026, Moominvalley Park in Hanno, Saitama celebrates the autumn harvest with a Joxter-inspired lakeside terrace, the new participatory show "Apple Pop Playtime!," an umbrella-and-kochia photo spot, and story-themed decor — plus a new character joining the park.
To mark the 10th anniversary of the anime My Hero Academia, a merchandise lineup featuring a newly drawn key visual has been revealed for "Heroes' Footsteps," an immersive virtual exhibition on VRChat, with items available to order through the Anique Shop.
On September 11, 2026, Nagasaki Marriott Hotel's all-day dining restaurant HARBELLA will hold the 5th installment of its gourmet dinner series, themed around Australian wine, featuring a special course by Executive Chef Masayuki Haeiwa paired with sommelier-selected wines for 40 guests.