{"rewrite":{"id":"r_1928d1f15a432794e1d25e8d","clusterId":"c_633a287d42550f8985156807","slug":"dragon-quest-island-winter-carnival-sets-christmas-tree-and-pop-up-store","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Dragon Quest Island Winter Carnival Sets Christmas Tree and Pop Up Store","summary":"Nijigen no Mori will hold Dragon Quest Island Winter Carnival 2026 at PASONA SQUARE in Minato-ku, Tokyo, from November 17 through December 25, with free admission. The event marks the release of Dragon Quest Monsters 4: Bianca and Flora of the Withered Land, due December 3 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, Steam, and Windows. A 3.6-meter Dragon Quest Island Christmas tree and a seven-day pop up store at Annex Aoyama are part of the program.","whyItMatters":"The carnival ties a free public installation in Minami-Aoyama to the December 3 launch of Dragon Quest Monsters 4, putting the series in front of passersby in central Tokyo during the holiday shopping weeks.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe Christmas tree stands in the PASONA SQUARE plaza and is lit daily from 16:30 to 21:00. Original design panels place familiar Dragon Quest Island monsters alongside Bianca and Flora, the two protagonists of Dragon Quest Monsters 4, and the tree itself is decorated with Slime LED lights.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe pop up store runs a shorter window, December 19 to 25, at Annex Aoyama next to the plaza, open 11:00 to 19:00. Goods include the Dragon Quest Fukubiki-sho Special lottery item, normally sold only on-site at Nijigen no Mori.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Dragon Quest Island Winter Carnival runs free at PASONA SQUARE, so the paid draw is the seven-day pop up at Annex Aoyama, timed to Dragon Quest Monsters 4's December 3 launch.","twitterPost":"Dragon Quest Island Winter Carnival is free entry. The paid pull is the seven-day Annex Aoyama pop up, timed to Dragon Quest Monsters 4.","threadsPost":"Dragon Quest Island Winter Carnival opens free at PASONA SQUARE from November 17 to December 25. The commercial weight sits in the seven-day pop up store at Annex Aoyama, scheduled around Dragon Quest Monsters 4's December 3 release.","newsletterBlurb":"Nijigen no Mori's Dragon Quest Island Winter Carnival 2026 opens November 17 at PASONA SQUARE in Minato-ku and runs to December 25 with free admission. A 3.6-meter Christmas tree with Slime LED lights and character panels goes up in the plaza, and a pop up store at Annex Aoyama sells collaboration goods from December 19 to 25. The event marks the December 3 release of Dragon Quest Monsters 4.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GAME Watch (Impress)\",\"url\":\"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2154772.html\",\"title\":\"Dragon Quest Christmas Tree Appears in Minami-Aoyama! 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