Spend this New Year’s holiday with us at HANZ OUTDOOR RESORT Kawaguchiko.
From the end of 2026 through the beginning of 2027, HANZ OUTDOOR RESORT Kawaguchiko will offer a variety of special events where you can experience the traditions of the Japanese New Year.
Enjoy a memorable year-end and New Year’s holiday, HANZ style, with your family, friends, and loved ones.
Year-End Mochi-Pounding Experience
Mochi is an auspicious rice cake eaten during the Japanese New Year to wish for good health and longevity. Mochi pounding is a traditional Japanese activity in which steamed glutinous rice is pounded with a wooden mallet in a mortar as everyone prepares to welcome the New Year together.
- Dates: Saturday, December 26–Wednesday, December 30, 2026
- Time: From 3:30 p.m. each day (once daily)
New Year’s Eve Soba & Countdown Celebration
In Japan, people eat toshikoshi soba on New Year’s Eve, wishing for a long and healthy life. After enjoying the noodles, join us for the countdown to the New Year. As midnight arrives, celebrate the beginning of a new year beneath fireworks illuminating the night sky in the HANZ forest.
- Date: Thursday, December 31, 2026
Osechi Breakfast: A Taste of the Japanese New Year
Osechi is a traditional Japanese New Year meal enjoyed with wishes for happiness, good health, prosperity and the continuation of the family line. Each dish and ingredient carries a special meaning and expresses the hope that the family will enjoy happiness throughout the coming year.
- Served at breakfast from Friday, January 1 to Sunday, January 3, 2027
Write Your New Year’s Wish on an Ema
An ema is a traditional Japanese wooden plaque on which people write their wishes or goals before offering it at a shrine. Write your hopes and goals for the coming year on an original HANZ ema.
- Dates: Saturday, December 26, 2026–Sunday, January 10, 2027
※ Event details and schedules are subject to change or cancellation due to weather conditions, ingredient availability, or other circumstances. Thank you for your understanding.
