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Starting Friday, September 4, the bakery Land Bageri at Hakata Station's Meiji Park begins a casual evening bread bistro, serving its bread alongside cooked dishes and wine, with product development by baker Tetsuo Hirayama and design by architect Kei Sasaki.
Hobby Search has opened pre-orders for two new Madoka Kaname figures in her new magical girl costume from Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie -Walpurgisnacht Rising-, releasing from クレーネル. The lineup includes a display figure and a poseable BUZZmod. action figure with six interchangeable face parts.
Marc Jacobs, the New York-born lifestyle brand, opens a new store on the 2nd floor TOKYO Closet of Isetan Shinjuku's Main Building, offering the latest ready-to-wear, shoes, handbags, jewelry, and more, with a RUNWAY 2026 pop-up running through September 8.
Mihama Town and Kihoku Town in Mie Prefecture, home to the prefecture's largest mikan-growing region, are hosting the fourth year of the Mikan Harvest Workation from September 12, 2026, inviting participants to join local farmers in harvesting, sorting, and packing mikan.
Characters from the My Hero Academia anime are getting their own hanafuda playing card set, finished with a premium traditional lining by Kyoto's Oishi Tengudo, with pre-orders opening September 4.
Sync Innovation has opened pre-orders for new NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE anime merchandise, including acrylic stands, can badges, pouches, and mirrors, with orders open from September 4 to 25, 2026 and shipping expected in late November 2026.
Starting August 29, 2026, Suigian in Nihonbashi, Tokyo is holding regular Miko Taikenkai sessions where participants wear the robes of a Shinto priest or shrine maiden and spend three hours learning traditional bearing, manners, and dance in a space steeped in centuries of history.
With International Red Panda Day and Japan's first five-day Silver Week in 11 years both falling this September, Shizuoka City suggests a refreshing family getaway built around Nihondaira Zoo's special program, easy access from central Tokyo, and a night spent at a hotel with a view of Mount Fuji.
Royal Hotel Co., Ltd. has announced that its previously revealed hotel in Hakone's Gora area will open as "Noir by RIHGA Hakone Gora," a new hot spring resort brand offering 90 rooms that each include a private open-air hot-spring bath. The hotel is set to complete construction in September 2028, with opening planned for around the end of December 2028.
From September 19 to October 7, 2026, Ginza Tsutaya Books' in-store art space FOAM CONTEMPORARY hosts the group exhibition "On Transience," bringing together painter Izumi Akiyama, artist Nobuaki Onishi, painter Yugo Kohrogi — curating for the first time — and painter Jin Jiachen around the shared theme of transience.
To mark the release of Onimusha: Way of the Sword, 20 winners will be chosen by lottery to walk the Kyoto locations that serve as the game's setting alongside the game's developers. Entry is open to customers who purchase the game at Capcom Town Store.
Orion Beer is collaborating with creator label "Akaku" for the first time, releasing original goods featuring artwork by illustrators Yoshida Natsumi, NEONERDYBOY, and Poki from September 12, 2026, alongside a pop-up event at CARBON COFFEE in Fukuoka running September 12 to 25.