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Entrance and merchandise floor at the MIGHTEEZ (ATEEZ x LINE FRIENDS) pop-up at LINE FRIENDS SQUARE Shibuya

ATEEZ × LINE FRIENDS MIGHTEEZ Pop-Up 2026 Shibuya: Reservation Day + How to Get In

Three Halloween pastries shaped like Chiikawa, Hachiware, and Usagi in black-cat costumes

Chiikawa Bakery Halloween 2026: How to Get In — Priority Ticket or Free Entry After 3 PM

Entrance to Sanrio's "Hotel Floria Tokyo" immersive exhibition on the 4th floor of Tokyu Kabukicho Tower in Shinjuku

Hotel Floria Tokyo (Sanrio), Shinjuku: Tickets, Prices & How to Book

Green view over Yoyogi Park from a hotel near Harajuku in Tokyo

Harajuku & Yoyogi Park Hotels: 5 Picks for Every Budget

Exterior of a ski-in/ski-out luxury hotel on the snowy Hanazono slopes in Niseko, with snow-capped mountains behind.

Niseko Luxury Hotels 2026-27: 5 Onsen Picks, 3 Ski-In/Ski-Out

A convenience store lit up and open at night in Tokyo during the New Year holiday, when konbini keep running

Is Japan Open at New Year? Shops, Banks, Trains & Shrines (Dec 31–Jan 3, 2026–27)

Food stalls at the Hokkaido Fair in Yoyogi Park, with a visitor holding a seafood rice bowl

Hokkaido Fair in Yoyogi 2026: Free Entry, Dates & What to Eat (Oct 1–4)

A skier carving through deep powder at a Niseko ski resort in Hokkaido, with snow-covered Mount Niseko-Annupuri behind

Niseko Ski 2026-27: Opens Nov 28, Lift Pass Prices, and Getting There

A lantern-lit ornate festival float rolling through old streets on an autumn evening in Japan

Autumn Festivals in Japan 2026: Which to See, and Which Day to Go

The Ja Odori dragon dance moving along the Nagasaka steps at Suwa Shrine during Nagasaki Kunchi (to be shot)

Nagasaki Kunchi 2026: Box Seats Are Sold Out — How to Still See It on Oct 7–9

A Jusanya display of moon-viewing dumplings, chestnuts, edamame, and pampas grass beneath the slightly imperfect thirteenth-night moon

Jusanya 2026: Japan's Second Moon-Viewing Night Is Oct 23

Autumn foliage at Yamazaki-yama in Kenrokuen Garden, Kanazawa, with red maples and yukitsuri rope cones in November

Kenrokuen Autumn Leaves 2026: 7 Free Illumination Nights from November 7

Giant flaming torches and bearers lighting up the stone temple steps at Kurama Fire Festival after dark

Kurama Fire Festival 2026: Access, Road Closures, and the Last Train Out (October 22)

Inside a Japanese karaoke box with a tablet remote, microphones, and sofa seating

Karaoke in Japan: What "Free Time" Means, Pricing, Bringing Food, and Going Solo

BIG Hello Kitty and Kuromi plush toys from Sanrio's Happy Kuji PUNKS Party Halloween 2026

Sanrio Halloween Happy Kuji 2026: Price, Where to Buy, Hello Kitty & Kuromi Prizes

Products from IKEA's KUSTFYR Halloween collection, including ghost-print cushion covers and black-cat motifs

IKEA Halloween 2026 in Japan: The KUSTFYR Range from ¥199, and Where to Buy

Shoppers picking up colorful sealed fukubukuro lucky bags at a Japanese department store's New Year first sale

Fukubukuro 2027: When Japan's Lucky Bags Drop, How to Enter the Lotteries, and the New Tax-Free Rule

New Year worshippers filling the approach to Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo on January 1

Hatsumode in Tokyo 2027: Which Shrine, When to Go & What to Wear for the New Year Crowds

Chiikawa x CITEN special collection: satin and velour loungewear plus bags and accessories

Chiikawa x CITEN 2026: Release Date, Prices for All 6 Items, and Where to Buy

The giant shimenawa rope at the Kagura-den hall of Izumo Taisha, with worshippers during the Kamiarisai

Kamiarizuki 2026 at Izumo Taisha: Dates & How to Attend

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