Square Enix's two biggest role-playing game series, Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy, are joining forces for their first simultaneous collaboration, a winter event down on Yokohama's Minato Mirai waterfront. It runs from November 11, 2026 to January 11, 2027.
The thing to know before you go is that the event is split across two separate buildings: Yokohama Landmark Tower (横浜ランドマークタワー) and MARK IS Minato Mirai. Turn up without a plan and you will spend the day walking between the mall with the cafe and the mall with the shop.
So here is what you actually need to settle first: what to book, what ends early, and which building holds what. If you are mapping out a Yokohama winter day, the Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse Christmas Market pairs well with this one.
Reservations for the collaboration cafe, "Slachoco Kitchen" (スラチョコキッチン), opened on October 15, 2026. Only the cafe and the iron-bead workshop take bookings. The decorations are free to see, and the merchandise store needs no booking.
The basics and the two venues
Getting into either building is free, since both are shopping malls, and the event is organized by Mitsubishi Estate with Square Enix. You only pay if you order at the cafe, join the workshop, or buy something at the store. Seeing the tree and the photo spots costs nothing.
Once you know the split, it is simple. The cafe, the iron-bead workshop, the holiday tree, and the stamp-rally exchange counter are all inside Yokohama Landmark Tower (the Landmark Plaza mall).
The merchandise POP UP STORE and the Slime-and-Chocobo display are over at MARK IS Minato Mirai. The two buildings are a short walk apart, and both connect to Minato Mirai Station.
Here is where everything is, and what needs a booking.
Venue | What's there | Booking | Price (tax incl. |
|---|---|---|---|
Yokohama Landmark Tower, 5F | Collaboration cafe "Slachoco Kitchen" | Reserve in advance | 550 yen seating + food |
Yokohama Landmark Tower, 5F | Square Enix iron-bead workshop | Reserve in advance (LINE) | 1,760 yen participation |
Yokohama Landmark Tower, 1F / 3F | Holiday tree / stamp-rally exchange | None | Free |
MARK IS Minato Mirai, 1F / 5F | Merchandise POP UP STORE | None (numbered tickets if busy) | Cost of goods |
MARK IS Minato Mirai, 1F | Slime and Chocobo display | None | Free |
A few things close before the event itself does, so the date you pick matters. Here is when each part starts, changes, or ends.
Date | What changes |
|---|---|
Nov 11 (Wed) | Event opens (cafe, store, decorations, stamp rally) |
Through Dec 11 (Fri) | Cafe first-period menu |
From Dec 12 (Sat) | Cafe second-period menu (not yet announced) |
Through Dec 25 (Fri) | Shop-and-win campaign |
From Dec 26 (Sat) | Tree and display decorations change |
Through Dec 27 (Sun) | Stamp rally |
Dec 31 (Thu) | Cafe on shortened hours |
Jan 1 (Fri) | Cafe closed (planned) |
Jan 11 (Mon, holiday) | Final day |
Booking the "Slachoco Kitchen" cafe
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The one thing worth sorting out early is the cafe. Bookings opened on October 15, 2026, at 6 p.m. Japan time, through the official cafe site and its linked reservation page.
Bookings for each day close at 11:59 p.m. the night before, or earlier if all slots fill. There is a 550-yen seating charge per person.
You pay the same 550 yen whether you reserve ahead or walk in on the day, so you only need to reserve if you want a guaranteed table on a specific day.
The cafe is open from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. and runs 75-minute seatings. Last entry is 10 minutes after each seating begins. Food and drink are charged on top of the seating charge.
The menu rotates. There is a first-period menu (November 11 to December 11), a second-period menu (December 12 onward, not yet announced), and a set of dishes served throughout the run.
The dishes served throughout include the DQ×FF 40th Anniversary Plate at 6,600 yen, the Moogle white omurice at 1,870 yen, and mini cakes and drinks at 1,100 yen each. The first period adds dishes such as a Momonja stew (1,870 yen).
On arrival each guest gets a clear plastic file. For each food, dessert, or drink you order, you also get one coaster (one of seven, at random, while supplies last). If you only do the bead workshop, you won't get these, since they come with cafe orders only.
The iron-bead workshop (booked separately)
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On the same fifth floor of Landmark Tower, the Square Enix iron-bead workshop lets you build pixel-art sprites out of iron beads.
The point to watch: it is a separate booking from the cafe. A cafe reservation will not get you into the workshop, and a workshop reservation will not get you into the cafe.
You book through the LINE ticket system "mogily" (the account shows up as "THEキャラ" / THE Chara). The booking itself is free; the 1,760-yen participation fee (one bead-making session plus a drink) is paid on the day.
Hours are 11:30 a.m. to 6:40 p.m., in 30-minute slots, with last entry at 6:10 p.m.
Merchandise at MARK IS Minato Mirai
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The limited-edition merchandise is sold at the POP UP STORE in MARK IS Minato Mirai, split between 1F ("Minna no Atelier") and 5F (the event space).
The first floor focuses on merch with newly drawn art and early-release items; the fifth floor carries that range plus a broader selection, including music releases.
No booking is needed, but at busy times the store may limit entry or hand out numbered tickets. Hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Thursday, and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Fridays, weekends, holidays, and the day before a holiday.
Sample items include acrylic keychains (six designs) at 990 yen each and a Final Fantasy Chocobo plush (Moogle hoodie version) at 4,180 yen. A 3D monster-encyclopedia figure at 1,650 yen comes in one of nine designs, chosen at random, so you cannot pick which you get.
The official site notes that product images are "in production," so the lineup and prices may still change. Everything is sold in store only, and no online shop is listed.
Free decorations and the stamp rally: end dates to watch
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Some of the best parts cost nothing. There is a holiday tree in Landmark Tower 1F and a Slime-and-Chocobo display in MARK IS 1F. Both get new decorations from December 26, so an early visit and a late one look different.
A stamp rally runs across both malls, with six spots and the exchange counter in Landmark Tower 3F (open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.). Collect three stamps for an app coupon, or all six for a special sticker, while supplies last.
Keep an eye on the dates. The stamp rally runs to December 27, and the shop-and-win campaign — a hologram sticker for every 2,000 yen (tax incl.) spent at participating stores — runs to December 25.
Both finish before the event's final day on January 11. The cafe remains open and merchandise sales continue to the end, but if the stamp-rally sticker is your goal, go before December 27, or before December 25 for the shop-and-win campaign.
Getting there and the year-end
Both malls connect directly to Minato Mirai Station on the Minatomirai Line, and Sakuragicho Station (JR and municipal subway) is within walking distance too. Because the two buildings are close, one day is enough to see both.
Hours shift over the new year: the cafe runs shortened hours on December 31 and is closed on January 1 (planned). If the cafe is your main reason for going over the holidays, check the official site for the latest before you set out.
This article was translated from the original Japanese with AI assistance and reviewed by our editorial team. The Japanese version is authoritative.