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.
This autumn, Toyama's long-awaited Kurobe-Unazuki Canyon Route finally opens to tours on October 2, and the season also brings craft festivals in Takaoka, seasonal flavors like Kazumi apples and genge fish, a craft-filled stay in Kanaya-machi, and hidden autumn foliage spots at Ainokura and Jinzu-kyo Gorge.
At Taiyo no Oka Engaru Park's Cosmos Garden in Engaru Town, part of Hokkaido's Okhotsk region, around 10 million cosmos flowers across roughly 20 varieties are in full bloom over 10 hectares, with the current Cosmos Festa running through late September.
Bricoleuse and the Ogasawara Village government are opening a small-group tour with a selection process from November 7 to 12, 2026, giving people considering a move to the remote Pacific islands a firsthand look at local jobs and daily life, with a preview online event on September 15.
From December 5, 2026 to February 28, 2027, Oirase Keiryu Hotel by Hoshino Resorts will serve "Ice Fall Afternoon Tea," a heated-dome dining experience featuring sweets and drinks inspired by the gorge's frozen winter waterfalls.
TREE HOTEL NIKKA Komono in Mie Prefecture has added a new "room-stay" option alongside its tree house and tent stays, with three family rooms from ¥28,000 per room, a kids' space open until 9:00 PM, and BBQ left as an optional add-on rather than built into the price.