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From September 16 to 29, Grand Castella marks its 5th anniversary in Japan with a "Mochi QQ" pop-up shop at Yokohama Takashimaya — a new-genre baked sweet blending fluffy, poofy, and chewy textures across three flavors.
From September 18 to October 17, Naruto Taiyaki Honpo's 25 stores nationwide and a special website will offer original Haikyu!! collaboration merchandise, including plush toys, can badges, clear cards, and acrylic stands featuring the anime's 16 characters.
From September 1 to October 31, Hamamatsu Marriott Hotel's teppanyaki restaurant Inanba is holding an autumn-limited "Live Abalone and Premium Wagyu Shizuoka Sodachi Steak Fair," pairing the Shizuoka Wagyu brand "Shizuoka Sodachi" with fresh live abalone and New Caledonian angel shrimp grilled tableside on the teppan.
From October 7 to 19, 2026, Hankyu Umeda Main Store's 9th floor celebrates the 100th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's birth with the British sweets, afternoon tea, fashion, and equestrian-inspired goods she loved, plus a talk show by her former personal assistant Angela Kelly.
Fukuoka sweets brand Harapecolab is bringing back its Birthstone Tart (September Sapphire) ice cake, inspired by September's birthstones sapphire and kunzite, in a limited quantity from noon on September 11, 2026, through its official online store.
Bag brand ace. is releasing the third installment of its cat-motif bag series with wire art brand HAyU, including a new suitcase, fresh colors for existing styles, and limited-edition travel accessories.
HIROKO HAYASHI, the leather goods brand from World Group's Hirof Co., Ltd., is releasing three new Fragment Case designs on September 9 — GIRASOLE, DAMASCO, and CARDINALE — each pairing a minimal silhouette with a distinctive leather material.
Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo will open reservations on September 17, 2026, for its "Santa Claus and Christmas Stay" plans, in which Santa Claus delivers a pre-collected gift and poses for a photo with guests over a three-day window in December, alongside seasonal garden decorations from November 10 and a separate members-only Santa photo event.
Takuji Kadoya of French restaurant FOURGRAINS at Hotel Metropolitan Edmont has taken first place at the JR Hotel Group's annual culinary contest, and the restaurant is marking the win with a special course menu featuring his winning dish throughout October.
Hotel Granvia Osaka is offering an afternoon tea inspired by the film Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom at its 1st floor Tea Lounge and 19th floor River Head lounge, available October 1 to November 30, 2026, as the film opens in theaters nationwide on October 23.
From September 21 to 27, 2026, Hotel Intergate Kyoto Shijo Shinmachi is collaborating with long-established Kyoto honey specialty store miel mie, offering guests a rare Kyoto wildflower honey during Afternoon Service, a Kyoto-brewed mead during Happy Hour, and a one-day honey tasting event led by miel mie's "Honey Concierge" on September 22.
Frontier Works unveils new Identity V Kindergarten — Nap Time merchandise for the second edition of the Identity V POP UP SHOP in Hands stores, with online reservations opening today ahead of the October 15 launch.