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On Tuesday, November 17, 2026, the Nagoya Touken Museum is holding a special viewing where participants can hold the Nihon-go Replica spear in natural light, with its blade engraver as a guest and a preview of the second half of the current special exhibition.
On December 31, 2026, NARUTO & BORUTO Shinobi-Zato at the Nijigennomori anime park on Awaji Island holds a one-night-only New Year's Eve Lantern Festival. A special photo spot lit by original lanterns appears, and visitors help create a Konoha symbol illumination from lanterns bearing their New Year wishes.
NATTO SHA opens at VISON in Mie on October 31 with exclusive fresh hikiwari natto made from edamame, red beans, and black beans, plus a NATTO BAR menu and a NATTO CELLAR shop for finding a favorite.
Baumkuchen specialty shop Nenrinya will hold a limited-time store at Shokusaikan Irodori Hiroba in Shizuoka Station Building Parche from October 30 to November 8, 2026, offering its signature Mount Baum and the winter-limited Mount Baum Brownie.
Nippachi Festival 2026 (ニッパチ祭) takes place on December 12, 2026 at the Kanda Myojin Cultural Exchange Hall in Tokyo, with 18 acts, a sake listening party, a glass-walled DJ floor and art inspired by the Kanda Festival.
From November 1 (Sunday) to November 3 (Tuesday, public holiday), 2026, Nyoirinji Temple (如意輪寺) in Ogori, Fukuoka lights up its grounds for "Fukoue" (楓光会), with autumn leaves, bamboo lanterns, Japanese umbrellas, and paper balloons glowing softly after dark.
Oriental Chocolat by côte cour will release the limited-time Oriental Chocolat Rouge on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at its Haneda Airport Terminal 1 shop. Raspberry sauce is blended into moist baked chocolate batter and wrapped in a mellow chocolate coating, in a 5-piece box for ¥2,268 (tax included).
Plush toys, ballpoint pens, a blanket and more featuring the anime Pandorobo will arrive at amusement facilities across Japan in stages from late October 2026, with six items rolling out through November.
From November 11 to 17, 2026, a collaboration pop-up between PEACEMINUSONE and ZO&FRIENDS takes place at Hankyu Umeda Main Store in Osaka, with 10 collaboration items and purchase novelties exclusive to the store. Entry is by advance lottery reservation on some dates and times.
An ice cream-themed collaboration cafe based on the TV anime Ranma 1/2 opens at Share CAFE in Harajuku from November 21, 2026, in Nagoya from December 5, and in Shinsaibashi from December 10, featuring newly drawn illustrations.
From December 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027, OTTO SETTE TOMAMU at Risonare Tomamu in Hokkaido serves a winter-only dinner course of eight Italian dishes featuring horsehair crab, Hanasaki crab and king crab, with alcohol, non-alcohol and mixed pairings.
From November 12 to 29, 2026, the EDITION88 Flagship Shop in Gotanda, Tokyo, will hold The Rose of Versailles Print Exhibition, displaying and selling about 50 types of prints made from the illustrations in the art book The World of The Rose of Versailles.