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Donguri Kyowakoku, the nationwide Studio Ghibli goods store operated by Benelic Co., Ltd., is releasing a Totoro pen stand and a Spirited Away tray, each doubling as a paperweight, from August 22, 2026, with online pre-orders opening August 21.
Gibson Brands Japan is joining "Nakatsugawa WILD WOOD 2026," a two-day outdoor music festival in Nakatsugawa City, Gifu Prefecture on September 19–20, 2026, bringing premium live stages, talk shows, and a hands-on guitar exhibition booth to the event.
GODIVA's autumn 2026 limited baked sweets lineup goes on sale August 26, featuring the Moon-Viewing series' first cookie assortment alongside a Mont Blanc langue de chat cookie assortment and an Anno sweet potato tigre assortment.
GODIVA Japan's "Autumn Collection" arrives at GODIVA shops, cafés, and its online store nationwide from August 26, 2026, featuring moon- and rabbit-motif chocolates inspired by autumn moon-viewing.
From September through November 2026, Grand Mercure Okinawa Cape Zanpa Resort serves a rice whisky in its Executive Lounge, holds an awamori tasting event in the lobby, and hosts a Pineapple Fair pairing pineapple sweets with wine at its buffet restaurant Le Sensoriel.
For three days from September 20 to 22, 2026, the all-day dining restaurant Le Jardin at Grand Nikko Tokyo Bay Maihama will offer an Autumn Sweets Buffet featuring about 25 seasonal desserts alongside a full lunch menu built around grapes, pears, chestnuts, and sweet potatoes.
From August 26 to October 6, 2026, Hankyu Umeda Main Store's 8th floor Living Goods section hosts the "Better Sleep, Better Life" event, offering the latest mattresses, an AI-equipped smart bed, sleep devices, and bed yoga sessions to help visitors build a comfortable sleep environment and ease the fatigue of this summer's heat.
From August 26 to September 1, Hankyu Umeda Main Store's 8th floor Promotion Space 81 gathers six brands spanning amphibious wear, fine jewelry, and hats, including a brand making its first appearance in Kansai and a popular collaboration jewelry line rarely available to try on in person.
Kaiyodo is turning popular illustrator "苏安Lily"'s Azure Dragon-themed artwork of Hatsune Miku into a 1/7 scale painted figure, faithfully capturing the illustration's delicate coloring and dragon-motif accents.
A new lineup of hand-connecting plush prizes from the anime Hetalia: World Stars, called "Patchigyu!", begins rolling out at Mollyfantasy, PALO, and other amusement facilities on August 21, 2026, while supplies last.
From November 7 to 23, 2026, Musashi Ichinomiya Hikawa Shrine in Saitama's Omiya Ward will glow with the "Tokimusubi no Mori" light-up event, featuring illuminated torii gates and projection mapping themed around Omiya's history and traditions.
From October 13 to November 28, 2026, Hotel Metropolitan's Japanese restaurant Shikisai Saryo "Shunka" is running a "Nagano & Toyama Fair," serving charcoal-grilled and teppanyaki dishes made with regional ingredients such as Shinshu salmon, branded chicken and pork, and Toyama Bay seafood.