Osasa Ranch in Nikko holds a one-day autumn festival on Saturday, October 24, with free Brown Swiss beef yakiniku, free milk, free butter-making, a mobile petting zoo and 10% off souvenirs.
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Senjakuame Honpo is handing out free two-piece samples of its renewed Naoshichi throat drops and gummies, made with a rare citrus from Sukumo, Kochi. Samples are given out at Tokyo Kotsu Kaikan on October 2 and at the Marugoto Kochi antenna shop in Ginza on October 3–4.
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Aiya Maru Kids is a celebration meal for children of elementary school age and younger, served in a two-tier, ship-shaped container with fried shrimp, a hamburger steak, bluefin tuna sashimi, karaage and pudding à la mode. It goes on sale on October 8, 2026, for ¥2,199 including tax, and kids who order it get chitose ame through November 23 while supplies last. Aiya, a Japanese restaurant chain operated by Skylark Restaurants Co., Ltd. of the Skylark group, will launch Aiya Maru Kids on Thursday, October 8, 2026. The new menu is exclusively for children of elementary school age and younger. It is designed for celebrations of a child’s growth, such as Shichi-Go-San and birthdays. A limited-time campaign will also give away chitose ame, a traditional long candy, through Monday, November 23 (a national holiday). Here is a rundown of the menu, prices and key notes for families looking
Zetteria’s autumn Wa Burger Fair centers on the new Wasabi Tartar Maitake Beef Burger, which stacks a teriyaki-coated 100% beef patty with batter-free fried maitake, hisui negi, tomato and a tartar sauce made with Japanese-grown hon-wasabi. It sells for ¥620 including tax from October 7, 2026, at a planned 270 stores. Sales run until late October or until supplies run out. Zetteria Holds an Autumn-Only “Wa Burger Fair” Zetteria, the hamburger chain operated by Burger One Co., Ltd., will hold a limited-time “Wa Burger Fair” (Japanese-style burger fair) starting Wednesday, October 7, 2026. Zensho Holdings Co., Ltd. announced the fair in a press release on October 1, 2026. The star of the fair is the new Wasabi Tartar Maitake Beef Burger. It brings together maitake mushrooms, wasabi and hisui negi (jade green onion), Japanese ingredients chosen to put the flavors of autumn front and center. Image: 株式会社ゼンショーホールディングス (PR
Yokosuka’s autumn curry festival comes to Verny Park on Saturday, October 10, from 10:00 to 16:00. It has Navy and JMSDF curries, a 5-curry tasting set limited to 1,000 servings and a curry bread festival limited to 1,000 sets.
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From October 1 to November 30, 2026, each serving of raw take-home gyoza bought at any Gyoza no Ohsho or GYOZA OHSHO location in Japan earns one stamp, and 15 stamps trade for an andST eco bag set. Instagram photos of your home-cooked raw gyoza enter a draw where 200 winners get vouchers for 10 servings. In-store gyoza now use Aomori garlic harvested this June. Gyoza no Ohsho Launches Its “Raw Gyoza Stamp Campaign” on October 1 Ohsho Food Service Corp. (headquartered in Kyoto), operator of the Chinese restaurant chain Gyoza no Ohsho, will hold its “Raw Gyoza Stamp Campaign” at all Gyoza no Ohsho and GYOZA OHSHO locations across Japan from Thursday, October 1 to Monday, November 30, 2026. Customers earn stamps when they buy uncooked take-home gyoza, and 15 stamps can be exchanged for an original-design “Eco Bag Large & Small Set.” Image: 株式会社王将フードサービス (PR TIMES
SAKE PARK returns to the rooftop lawn of MIYASHITA PARK in Shibuya from 13 to 15 November 2026. Entry is free. Sake and food are paid with ¥300 SAKE tickets plus the event’s own masu cup. Here are the hours, the brewery list, the live music line-up and the six early-bird sets on Makuake.
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Burger King Japan’s two Big Mouth Guilty burgers arrive on October 2, 2026, for a limited time, both topped with a Special Garlic Sauce made from garlic paste, fried garlic and garlic powder. The Double Beef & Bacon costs ¥1,640 and the Beef & Double Hash ¥1,390, with sets ¥300 more. Cheese Chicken Nuggets also return, with 16 pieces at a special ¥810. Burger King® Adds Two “Guilty” Burgers to the Big Mouth Series Starting Friday, October 2, 2026, Burger King® Japan, operated by BK Japan Co., Ltd., will release two new burgers from its popular Big Mouth series for a limited time: the Double Beef & Bacon Big Mouth Guilty and the Beef & Double Hash Big Mouth Guilty. Both feature fragrant, flame-grilled 100% beef patties paired with a “Special Garlic Sauce” made with three types of garlic, delivering a bold, indulgent bite. Image: 株式会社ビーケー・ジャパン (PR TIMES
KFC stores across Japan now accept V Point. Customers earn 1 point per ¥200 spent before tax and can redeem points at 1 point = ¥1 in units of 10. Through October 31, 2026, showing an eligible card earns double points with no entry required, and registering an anniversary story on the campaign site enters customers in a draw for 3,300 points with 365 winners. Earn and Use V Point at KFC Stores Across Japan Kentucky Fried Chicken Japan (hereafter “Japan KFC”) began offering V Point, a common loyalty point program, at Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) stores nationwide on Thursday, October 1, 2026. V Point is operated by V Point Marketing Co., Ltd. and Sumitomo Mitsui Card Co., Ltd. Introduced to make shopping even more convenient for customers, the service lets you earn and use V Point when paying at KFC. Image: 日本ケンタッキー・フライド・チキン株式会社 (PR TIMES press release) To
Bikkuri Donkey’s 10th Gulliver fair starts October 7 with 400g hamburg steaks, two new dishes, and supersized sides and desserts. This guide covers the lineup, rice add-on prices, ordering rules and the X and Instagram giveaways.
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Ebi Kani Fes 2026, a new shrimp and crab food festival, runs October 31 to November 3 at Saitama Shintoshin Keyaki Hiroba. Entry is free and payment is cashless only. This guide covers the first six dishes with prices, the stations to use, and accepted payment methods.
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Matsuya Foods’ 2027 Lucky Bag packs 14 items and 26 meals, from six gyumeshi toppings to four curries and Hakata motsunabe, for ¥6,390 with free shipping in Japan. That’s about ¥246 a meal, roughly 60% below the combined individual price. Buyers can also enter a draw with 100 winners and ¥1 million in prizes; sales run October 3, 2026, to February 28, 2027, or until stock runs out. Matsuya Foods’ Hit Lucky Bag Returns for 2027 Matsuya Foods Co., Ltd. (headquartered in Musashino, Tokyo; President and Representative Director: Kazutoshi Kawarabuki) will sell its “2027 Lucky Bag with Prize Draw (14 items, 26 meals)” for a limited time starting Saturday, October 3, 2026. It will be available through the Matsuya Official Online Shop and other channels. This is the latest edition of a hit offering that sold more than 20,000 sets last season. It brings together popular products from
About 60 bakeries from Hokkaido to Okinawa come to the United Nations University courtyard in Aoyama over October 10–12. Entry is free and it goes ahead in rain. This guide covers hours, the daily bakery changes, the BREAD LAB shop, workshops that need booking, and the free BALMUDA toaster reheat booth.
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JMSDF Tateyama Air Base in Chiba opens to the public on Saturday, October 10 for its once-a-year Helicopter Festival. Entry is free and there is nothing to book. The day includes training flights, ground displays and a dog tag workshop, and a free shuttle runs from JR Tateyama Station.
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Tigerair Taiwan’s Taiwan Day Commemorative Sale offers one-way fares from ¥9,400 (taxes extra) between Kansai, Okayama, Yonago or Kochi and Taipei/Taoyuan, with Kaohsiung also served from Kansai and Okayama. Tickets sell for one day only, September 30, 2026, for travel through March 27, 2027. Travelers aged 2 and over pay the adult fare, and Yonago and Kochi flights are charters that may run on fewer days. Overview of Tigerair Taiwan’s “Taiwan Day Commemorative Sale” Tigerair Taiwan, the low-cost carrier (LCC) of the China Airlines Group, is holding a “Taiwan Day Commemorative Sale” to mark the “Taiwan Day” event at Hanshin Koshien Stadium. Tickets are on sale on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. — one day only. The sale covers routes linking four airports — Kansai, Okayama, Yonago and Kochi — with Taipei (Taoyuan) and Kaohsiung, with one-way fares starting from ¥9,400. The travel
Roppongi Hills Christmas runs from November 5 to December 25. The 400m Keyakizaka avenue glows with about 970,000 white and blue LEDs from 17:00 to 22:00, and the 20th Christmas Market opens on November 21. This guide covers dates, hours, photo spots and a suggested evening route.
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The 40th Hokkaido Product and Tourism Fair runs at SOGO Omiya from 1 to 12 October 2026. Here are the dates, the vendors in each half, the daily-limited bento and sweets, and the eat-in hours.
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Yoshinoya and Hello Kitty team up for the 10th time, pairing an original made-in-Japan Shirayuki fukin (kitchen cloth) with frozen Yoshinoya food sets from October 1 to November 30, 2026. The three sets cost 4,212 to 5,300 yen (tax included) on Yoshinoya’s official online shop and marketplace stores. Buyers also have a chance to win one of 50 Arita porcelain collab bowls by lottery. Yoshinoya and Hello Kitty Team Up for the 10th Time: Ouchi Yoshinoya Campaign 2026 Yoshinoya Co., Ltd. will hold the Ouchi Yoshinoya Campaign 2026 (roughly, Yoshinoya at Home), a collaboration with Sanrio’s popular character Hello Kitty. The campaign runs on the official Yoshinoya online shop and at its stores on major e-commerce marketplaces. This is the 10th collaboration between the two brands. The first release of the campaign is a set that pairs an original-design Shirayuki fukin (a Japanese kitchen cloth) with Yoshinoya frozen