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A new initiative called "PROJECT YAGURA" is inviting vacation rental guests and staff in Tokyo to join local neighborhood association festivals, from helping with operations to carrying a mikoshi.
KADOKAWA celebrates the 20th anniversary of the visual combat book Queen's Blade with a new online lottery on Kujibikido, featuring mini books, lenticular cards, and other original-illustration merchandise starting August 27, 2026.
Starting September 1, 2026, tart specialty shop Quil Fait Bon is rolling out the first wave of its autumn menu at all 12 stores nationwide — 23 tarts built around chestnut, pear, and fig, including a Chestnut and Maple Tart, an Autumn Fruits Tart, and a Hokkaido "Raiden" Melon Tart.
Quiz RPG: The World of Mystic Wiz has launched its "Black Cat Eve Festival 2026" campaign on August 21, 2026, offering a free 100-pull gacha, a character present campaign, and an upcoming official livestream ahead of "Black Cat Festival 2026."
The Sagamihara City Museum will hold a planetarium reading event called "Hoshi Furu Yoru no Rodokukai" (a night of falling stars) on Saturday, September 12. Actor Junko Miura will read works by screenwriter So Kuramoto and author Kenji Miyazawa beneath the planetarium's night sky.
Kids' brand Samansa Mos2 Lagom is releasing a collection inspired by Disney's Zootopia on August 20, 2026, with a six-item lineup of tees, a shoulder bag, a cap, and a plush pouch featuring Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde.
SEN.RETREAT, a series of unmanned lodges along Wakayama's Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route, is offering guests a 15% discount on stays throughout September to mark Jugoya, the traditional harvest moon.
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Netmarble's Seven Knights Re:BIRTH welcomes the new magic-type legendary character "[Legend] Yungon," alongside a balance adjustment for Trude, new costumes, and a lineup of summer in-game events.
Gran Cafe at Sheraton Grande Tokyo Bay Hotel will host a Thai Food Buffet from September 1 to October 31, 2026, supervised by a Bangkok Marriott executive chef and featuring a limited-time collaboration with Thai skincare brand THANN.
From September 11 to 13, 2026, Sheraton Miyako Hotel Osaka's Restaurant & Lounge Bar eu will offer a three-day-only French course crafted by Chef Minoru Asada, using Osaka's Kawachi duck, sweet Pure White corn, and autumn persimmons and figs to capture the shift from summer into fall in every dish.
Tonkatsu Shinjuku Saboten is releasing a second edition of "Sabo Ale," an upcycled happoshu brewed from the bread crusts trimmed off its popular katsu sando, in limited quantities at select restaurant locations from Monday, August 24, 2026.
SHISEIDO's 2026 holiday collection reunites with fashion designer TOMO KOIZUMI for a limited-edition lineup of skincare, lip, and makeup items inspired by vivid color and Ginza's sense of wonder.