# Japanese restaurant seasonal menu launches

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/japanese-restaurant-seasonal-menu-launches
> Updated: 2026-09-30T22:58:05.000Z. Sources: 7. Developments: 3.

Japanese restaurant chains have launched various seasonal menu items for late September and early October 2026, focusing on seafood and meat-based dishes.

In the seafood category, Katsuya is offering an ‘Autumn Seafood Fry’ series featuring large shrimp, squid, and Hiroshima oysters, available in set meals, rice bowls, or bento boxes. Ootoya is also introducing an annual ‘Large Oyster Fry’ starting October 2, which includes four or six large oysters served with an anchovy-based house-made tartar sauce. Previously announced seafood options include Tenya’s ‘Good JAPAN’ initiative, featuring flounder from Fukui and Spanish mackerel from Ishikawa.

Meat-based seasonal items include Karayama’s ‘Black Pepper Tori-ten Lemon Steak Set’, which launched on September 25. This iron plate dish features chicken tempura with black pepper, lemon, soy sauce, and butter. Matsunoya is debuting its ‘Back Fat Ginger Sauce Rib Loin Pork Fried Steak Set’ on September 30, featuring aged chilled pork with a rich back fat and ginger sauce.

## Claims

- Matsunoya will release the 'Back Fat Ginger Sauce Rib Loin Pork Fried Steak Set' on September 30, 2026, at 15:00. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- The Pork Fried Steak set is priced at 1,090 yen (tax included). (corroborated by 2 sources)
- Matsunoya is offering combination sets including pork fried steak with loin cutlet or fried chicken for 1,090 yen. (corroborated by 2 sources)
- Karayama will launch the 'Black Pepper Tori-ten Lemon Steak Set' on September 25, 2026. (single source)
- The Black Pepper Tori-ten Lemon Steak Set is priced at 1,089 yen in regular stores and 1,090 yen in ticket machine stores. (single source)

## Timeline

### 2026-09-30: Japanese restaurant chains launch seasonal Hiroshima oyster menus

Japanese restaurant chains Ootoya and Katsuya have launched seasonal autumn menus featuring Hiroshima oysters and large shrimp.

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/japanese-restaurant-chains-launch-seasonal-hiroshima-oyster-menus

### 2026-09-24: Matsunoya and Karayama announce new seasonal menu items

Japanese food chains Matsunoya and Karayama are launching new seasonal menu items in late September 2026, featuring pork fried steak and black pepper chicken tempura.

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/matsunoya-and-karayama-announce-new-seasonal-menu-items

### 2026-09-24: Tenya and Katsuya launch new seasonal seafood menus

Japanese food chains Tenya and Katsuya are launching limited-time seasonal seafood menus featuring regional ingredients like Hokuriku seafood and Hiroshima oysters.

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/tenya-and-katsuya-launch-new-seasonal-seafood-menus

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