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From November 5 to December 25, 2026, Roppongi Hills in Tokyo holds ROPPONGI HILLS CHRISTMAS 2026, featuring the roughly 400 m Keyakizaka Illumination with about 970,000 LEDs, illuminations at 66 Plaza and Mohri Garden, a West Walk Christmas tree, and a German-style Christmas market.
From November 25 to December 25, 2026, THE 7th TERRACE at The Royal Park Hotel Iconic Nagoya serves a Christmas-season-only afternoon tea with ornament- and tree-themed sweets and seasonal savories, paired with a TWG Tea free-flow.
Ryokan Onomichi Nishiyama, an inn in Onomichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, has been listed in the MICHELIN Guide 2026 with 1 MICHELIN Key, marking the third consecutive year it has earned the rating since 2024.
From October 1, 2026, The Bakery & Pastry at Sapporo Grand Hotel sells "Corn Bread" baked with the hotel's traditional corn soup, packed in an original drawstring pouch for ¥1,500 (tax included) to mark the 55th anniversary of its canned corn soup.
From October 1 to November 15, 2026, Sarabeth's BASEGATE Yokohama Kannai is offering a terrace-only set of six bistro-style dishes with free-flow drinks for ¥6,300, by reservation.
Sendai Royal Park Hotel will hold a garden illumination from November 6, 2026 to February 28, 2027, featuring about 25,000 LED lights, a new limited-time photo spot, and a bonfire cafe on the terrace.
Dahlias and cockscombs (celosia) are now in full bloom at the Dahlia and Garden Mum Festival at Sera Kogen Farm in Hiroshima, which runs through November 3, 2026. Dahlia bouquet sales and dahlia bulb pre-orders are also offered during the festival.
During the Shibu-Art & Walk 2026 stamp rally, Shibuya will host a special gallery talk at Jissen Women's University Kosetsu Memorial Museum on October 31 and a museum goods talk session on November 11.
The 18th SHIBUYA ART SCRAMBLE 2026 runs for seven days from November 2 to 8, 2026, using Shibuya Hikarie Hall, Miyashita Park and other spaces around Shibuya as an art park.
From November 1, 2026 to January 17, 2027, Bar & Dining "TORRENT" at SHIBUYA STREAM HOTEL in Shibuya serves an afternoon tea that puts chocolate in both the sweets and the savory dishes, with unlimited TWG Tea and coffee.
Starting October 1, the Japanese-style izakaya Shimokita Rokkaku, a 10-second walk from Shimokitazawa Station, serves an eight-dish autumn yakiniku course with Senba beef from Chiba Prefecture and all-you-can-drink options at its terrace seats.
To mark the 20th anniversary of the Shugo Chara! serialization, Amulet Spade has become a 1/7 scale completed figure from Kotobukiya. Pre-orders are open at Amiami for 22,000 yen (tax included), with release scheduled for April 2027.