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The online lottery "eeo Kuji" for The False Alice -Retold Tale- is on sale at eeo Store online through September 16, 2026, offering new merchandise featuring official illustrations as prizes.
From September 1 to November 15, Jardin All-Day French Bistro at Four Seasons Hotel Osaka offers a Shine Muscat Afternoon Tea that pairs the sweetness of shine muscat grapes with autumn flavors like yuzu, matcha, and chestnut across a lineup of sweets and savories featuring foie gras, lobster, black truffle, and porcini.
The hardboiled mystery adventure Fukakutei Sekai no Tantei Shinshi: Agyō Sōma no Jiken File comes to Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 as a download-only title on September 10, 2026, with a limited-time launch sale offering about 30% off.
A Galaxy Angel pop-up store celebrating Gamers' 30th anniversary runs September 19 to October 4, 2026, at seven Gamers stores nationwide and online, featuring new merchandise, purchase bonuses, and a giveaway campaign for an autographed shikishi board by illustrator Kanan.
ANIGA-TER begins selling a seven-item Grand Blue Dreaming Season 3 merchandise lineup, including T-shirts, a tote bag, and other apparel and goods inspired by the series, starting September 4, 2026.
Hakone Retreat före & villa 1/f in Sengokuhara is offering a yukata experience with salon mizu timed to the mid-autumn moon, featuring both a self-dressing plan and a creator-styled plan for hotel guests on September 25, 2026.
Ahead of its September 26, 2026 grand opening in Hakone, the forest sweets resort Hakone Tokinomi has revealed the retail, cafe, and takeout lineup for its Japanese chestnut confections, nut-filled galette, and freshly piped Mont Blanc.
The Japan e-Lantern Association is bringing its first LED lantern release experience to Hamamatsu this October, with the Lake Hamana Lantern on October 3 and the Hamamatsu Halloween Lantern on October 10 and 31, inviting participants — costumes welcome — to send wish-filled lanterns into the night sky.
From September 2 to 22, 2026, Hankyu Umeda Main Store's 8th-floor GREEN AGE curates a Travel Bag & Cosmetics feature ahead of Japan's fall Silver Week holidays, spotlighting suitcases, backpacks, and Boston bags from PROTECA, THE NORTH FACE, and Aer alongside travel-size cosmetics and comfort goods for the journey.
From September 4, 2026, Fukuoka's Harapecolab releases a quantity-limited autumn edition of its Kobutsu no Kakera kohakuto candy, with flavors inspired by kinmokusei, cosmos, and other autumn flowers alongside mineral motifs.
Ahead of Hatsune Miku YOZORA PROGRAM 2026 in Niigata, Gugenka Inc. has launched 12 original Hatsune Miku items in the VRChat store, alongside a special virtual world recreating Niigata's Bandai Bridge and a VRChat greeting planned for Tokyo Game Show 2026.
HAY unveils two new chairs — the flat-pack Pack Chair by Jasper Morrison and the folding wooden Backflip Chair by newcomer Gudmundur Ludvik — debuting at DESIGNART TOKYO 2026 and going on sale October 30, 2026 at HAY TOKYO, HAY OSAKA, and the HAY Online Store.