BODY: Slimes and chocobos are coming to the Yokohama waterfront. From November 11, 2026 through January 11, 2027, Square Enix and Mitsubishi Jisho Property Management will stage "Yokohama Minato Mirai Winter Holiday 2026 — A Winter Fantasy Woven by Dragon Quest × Final Fantasy," a two-month event spreading across the city's best-known shopping complexes.
The centerpieces are large-scale photo spots built around characters from both franchises, installed at Landmark Plaza's 1F Sakata no Tane Garden Square and the Grand Galleria on the first floor of MARK IS Minato Mirai. Life-size figures, standees and panels will be scattered through both malls, and a stamp rally links six checkpoints across the two buildings, with a limited-supply original sticker for anyone who completes the circuit.
Food and crafts fill out the lineup. A collaboration café branded "Slime Chocolate Kitchen" opens at Cafe Fan Base on Landmark Plaza's fifth floor, serving a menu themed on both series; seats require a ¥550 advance reservation, visitors receive an A5 clear file, and menu orders come with one of seven randomly assigned coasters. A hands-on workshop running daily from 11:30 to 18:40 lets participants build slime and chocobo perler-bead keychains for ¥1,760.
Pop-up shops at MARK IS will carry the merchandise that fans will actually queue for: goods using newly commissioned illustrations, plus existing figures, apparel and music releases from both series.
The insider take
Minato Mirai's winter programming has quietly become one of the most reliable IP showcases in the Kanto region — Mitsubishi Jisho's malls have the floor space and the foot traffic that central Tokyo venues can't spare for two straight months. The timing is no accident, either: Dragon Quest passed its 40th anniversary in May 2026, and Final Fantasy hits the same milestone in December 2027, so Square Enix is entering a long stretch of celebration for both of its pillars. Pairing them in one event is rarer than overseas fans might assume; the two teams historically kept their worlds separate outside of mobile crossovers. For visitors, Yokohama is roughly 30 minutes from Shibuya — an easy day trip, and far less crowded than an equivalent event in Shinjuku would be.
Originally reported by GAME Watch (Japanese).